page_title: Santa Susana, California
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Santa Susana, California / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Santa Susana Pass, Simi Valley, CA.
context_page_description: Santa Susana is a former railroad town located mostly within the City of Simi Valley. A small portion of the community, outside the Simi Valley city limits to the south of the Ventura County Metrolink rail line, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place. The community is in the eastern part of the Simi Valley. 87.2% of the population identify as being Caucasian in the 2010 U.S. Census.
  The town by the Santa Susana Mountains in the Simi Valley was founded in 1903, shortly after the Southern Pacific Company built the Santa Susana Depot. It is also spelled Santa Susanna, while it is currently more commonly referred to as the Santa Susana Knolls, which is the officially designated name, or the Simi Knolls. The name of Santa Susana is now more generally applied to a larger area at the very east end of the Simi Valley in easternmost Ventura County, which was the name of the early settlement located at Tapo Street and East Los Angeles Avenue that is now within the city limits. The historic Santa Susana Depot was located there before being moved farther east along the coast route railroad and made into a museum.
context_section_description: The 2010 United States Census reported that the CDP portion of Santa Susana had a population of 1,037. The population density was 931.5 people per square mile (359.7/km²). The racial makeup of Santa Susana was 904 (87.2%) White, 17 (1.6%) African American, 2 (0.2%) Native American, 23 (2.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 33 (3.2%) from other races, and 58 (5.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 156 persons (15.0%).
  The Census reported that 1,031 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
  There were 405 households, out of which 111 (27.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 207 (51.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 35 (8.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 29 (7.2%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 30 (7.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (2.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 88 households (21.7%) were made up of individuals, and 14 (3.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55.  There were 271 families (66.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.93.
  The population was spread out, with 186 people (17.9%) under the age of 18, 87 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 252 people (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, 418 people (40.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 94 people (9.1%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.
  There were 439 housing units at an average density of 394.4 per square mile (152.3/km²), of which 307 (75.8%) were owner-occupied, and 98 (24.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%.  804 people (77.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 227 people (21.9%) lived in rental housing units.
caption: Santa Susana Pass with the Simi Valley and Simi Hills in the far back
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