Dustin Acres, California

Dustin Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Dustin Acres is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north-northeast of Taft, at an elevation of 384 feet (117 m). The population was 677 at the 2020 census, up from 652 at the 2010 census. Geography Dustin Acres is located at 35°13′10″N 119°23′26″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.676 square miles (9.521 km2), all of it land. Demographics Dustin Acres first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census. 2020 The 2020 United States census reported that Dustin Acres had a population of 677. The population density was 184.2 inhabitants per square mile (71.1/km2). The racial makeup of Dustin Acres was 469 (69.3%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 26 (3.8%) Native American, 4 (0.6%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 98 (14.5%) from other races, and 78 (11.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 160 persons (23.6%). The whole population lived in households. There were 247 households, out of which 98 (39.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 129 (52.2%) were married-couple households, 19 (7.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 51 (20.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 48 (19.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 54 households (21.9%) were one person, and 22 (8.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.74. There were 182 families (73.7% of all households). The age distribution was 139 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 26 people (3.8%) aged 18 to 24, 176 people (26.0%) aged 25 to 44, 206 people (30.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 130 people (19.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. There were 268 housing units at an average density of 72.9 units per square mile (28.1 units/km2), of which 247 (92.2%) were occupied. Of these, 198 (80.2%) were owner-occupied, and 49 (19.8%) were occupied by renters. 2010 At the 2010 census Dustin Acres had a population of 652. The population density was 177.4 inhabitants per square mile (68.5/km2). The racial makeup of Dustin Acres was 539 (82.7%) White, 4 (0.6%) African American, 9 (1.4%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 71 (10.9%) from other races, and 28 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 129 people (19.8%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 224 households, 83 (37.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 139 (62.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 22 (9.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 10 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 15 (6.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 38 households (17.0%) were one person and 11 (4.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91. There were 171 families (76.3% of households); the average family size was 3.26. The age distribution was 175 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 56 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 169 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 170 people (26.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 82 people (12.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males. There were 252 housing units at an average density of 68.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 187 (83.5%) were owner-occupied and 37 (16.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 549 people (84.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 103 people (15.8%) lived in rental housing units. References