Alhambra Valley, California

Alhambra Valley (/ɑːlˈhɑːmbrə/ ^ⓘ, Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]) is a census-designated place in the Briones Hills of central Contra Costa County, California.^[2] Alhambra Valley sits at an elevation of 525 feet (160 m).^[2] The 2020 United States census reported that Alhambra Valley's population was 805. The Spanish name of the valley was Cañada del Hambre "Valley of Hunger"; it was adapted into English with obvious influence from "Alhambra".^[3]

Alhambra Valley
census-designated place
Alhambra Valley Position in California.
Coordinates: 37°58′07″N 122°08′11″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa (Briones Hills)
Area [1]
• Total	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
• Land	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	525 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	805
• Density	498.76/sq mi (192.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code	06-00898
GNIS feature ID	2582930
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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.61 square miles (4.18 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	924		—
2020	805		−12.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2010[5]

Alhambra Valley first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[5]

The 2020 United States census reported that Alhambra Valley had a population of 805. The population density was 498.8 inhabitants per square mile (192.6/km²). The racial makeup of Alhambra Valley was 78.4% White, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 4.0% from other races, and 12.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.4% of the population.

The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 308 households, out of which 23.1% included children under the age of 18, 66.9% were married-couple households, 3.9% were cohabiting couple households, 17.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.9% of households were one person, and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61. There were 252 families (81.8% of all households).

The age distribution was 17.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% aged 18 to 24, 16.6% aged 25 to 44, 31.4% aged 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males.

There were 319 housing units at an average density of 197.6 units per square mile (76.3 units/km²), of which 308 (96.6%) were occupied. Of these, 93.2% were owner-occupied, and 6.8% were occupied by renters.^[6][7]

Education

The school district is Martinez Unified School District.^[8]