Vista Santa Rosa, California

Vista Santa Rosa (Spanish for "Santa Rosa View") is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California.^[2] Vista Santa Rosa sits at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m) below sea level.^[2] The 2010 United States census reported Vista Santa Rosa's population was 2,926.

Vista Santa Rosa
census-designated place
A view of Martinez Mountain and Toro Peak of the Santa Rosa Mountains and Date palm orchards in Vista Santa Rosa, California
Location in Riverside County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 33°37′21″N 116°12′45″W
Named after	Proximity to the Santa Rosa Mountains Spanish: Vista Santa Rosa ("Santa Rosa [Mountain] View")
Area [1]
• Total	16.133 sq mi (41.785 km2)
• Land	16.121 sq mi (41.753 km2)
• Water	0.012 sq mi (0.032 km2)  0.08%
Elevation [2]	−69 ft (−21 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,607
• Density	160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583177

The community was named after its location on the eastern foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 16.1 square miles (41.8 km²), 99.92% of it land and 0.08% of it water.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Vista Santa Rosa had a population of 2,607. The population density was 162.2 inhabitants per square mile (62.6/km²). The racial makeup of Vista Santa Rosa was 23.3% White, 0.6% African American, 4.8% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 48.4% from other races, and 21.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 85.0% of the population.^[4]

The whole population lived in households. There were 711 households, out of which 44.6% included children under the age of 18, 56.4% were married-couple households, 5.9% were cohabiting couple households, 19.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 11.4% of households were one person, and 4.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.67.^[4] There were 596 families (83.8% of all households).^[5]

The age distribution was 26.4% under the age of 18, 11.7% aged 18 to 24, 23.0% aged 25 to 44, 26.2% aged 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males.^[4]

There were 746 housing units at an average density of 46.4 units per square mile (17.9 units/km²), of which 711 (95.3%) were occupied. Of these, 66.4% were owner-occupied, and 33.6% were occupied by renters.^[4]