Woodlands, California

Not to be confused with Woodland, California.

Woodlands is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California.^[2] "The Woodlands" is a 956-acre master planned community with single- and multi-family homes, a resort hotel, retail and office space, located adjacent to Nipomo, California.^[4] Woodlands sits at an elevation of 282 feet (86 m).^[2] The 2010 United States census reported Woodlands's population was 576.

Woodlands
census-designated place
Woodlands Position in California.
Coordinates: 35°01′44″N 120°33′09″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Luis Obispo
Area [1]
• Total	1.654 sq mi (4.283 km2)
• Land	1.654 sq mi (4.283 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	282 ft (86 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,933
• Density	1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583186
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlands, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[5] reported that Woodlands had a population of 576. The population density was 348.3 inhabitants per square mile (134.5/km²). The racial makeup of Woodlands was 541 (93.9%) White, 7 (1.2%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 18 (3.1%) Asian, 1 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 3 (0.5%) from other races, and 6 (1.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27 persons (4.7%).

The Census reported that 576 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 271 households, out of which 31 (11.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 212 (78.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 5 (1.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 9 (3.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (1.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 39 households (14.4%) were made up of individuals, and 12 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13. There were 217 families (80.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.31.

The population was spread out, with 38 people (6.6%) under the age of 18, 18 people (3.1%) aged 18 to 24, 63 people (10.9%) aged 25 to 44, 305 people (53.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 152 people (26.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

There were 421 housing units at an average density of 254.6 per square mile (98.3/km²), of which 256 (94.5%) were owner-occupied, and 15 (5.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 15.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 544 people (94.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 32 people (5.6%) lived in rental housing units.

References

1. U.S. Census
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlands, California
3. "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
4. "The Woodlands" development
5. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Woodlands CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.