Gateway Magazine-Summer 2018

Above the clouds: A view from Keller Peak • Photo by John Hummel
(0.1%) Pacific Islander, 146 (3.0%) from other races,
RUNNING SPRINGS and 265 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or
Demographics
Latino of any race were 695 persons (14.3%).
The Census reported that 4,862 people (100% of
The 2010 United States Census reported that Running
Springs had a population of 4,862. The population non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were
the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in
density was 1,154.0 people per square mile. The racial institutionalized.
makeup of Running Springs was 4,325 (89.0%) White There were 1,944 households, out of which 611
(79.8% Non-Hispanic White), 23 (0.5%) African American,
47 (1.0%) Native American, 50 (1.0%) Asian, 6 them, 1,026 (52.8%) were opposite-sex married cou-
(31.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in
ples living together, 171 (8.8%) had a female householder
with no husband present, 106 (5.5%) had a
male householder with no wife present. There were
114 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and
38 (2.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships.
477 households (24.5%) were made up of individuals
and 140 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average household size was
2.50. There were 1,303 families (67.0% of all households);
the average family size was 2.99.
The population was spread out with 1,119 people
(23.0%) under the age of 18, 375 people (7.7%) aged
18 to 24, 1,157 people (23.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,672
people (34.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 539 people (11.1%)
who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 41.7 years. For every 100 females there were
105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 103.4 males.
There were 3,729 housing units at an average density
of 885.1 per square mile, of which 1,419 (73.0%)
were owner-occupied, and 525 (27.0%) were occupied
by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was
5.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.6%. 3,450 people
(71.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied
housing units and 1,412 people (29.0%) lived in rental
housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Running
Springs had a median household income of
$59,111.
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