Blacklake, California

Blacklake
census-designated place
Blacklake Position in California.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Luis Obispo
Area
• Total	1.045 sq mi (2.708 km2)
• Land	1.045 sq mi (2.708 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	930
• Density	890/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature ID	2582945
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blacklake, California

Blacklake is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. Blacklake sits at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m). The 2010 United States census reported Blacklake's population was 930.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Blacklake had a population of 930. The population density was 889.5 people per square mile (343.5/km²). The racial makeup of Blacklake was 865 (93.0%) White, 8 (0.9%) African American, 7 (0.8%) Native American, 24 (2.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 14 (1.5%) from other races, and 12 (1.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 70 persons (7.5%).

The Census reported that 930 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 472 households, out of which 39 (8.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 326 (69.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 9 (1.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 6 (1.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 13 (2.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 111 households (23.5%) were made up of individuals and 80 (16.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97. There were 341 families (72.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.28.

The population was spread out with 70 people (7.5%) under the age of 18, 10 people (1.1%) aged 18 to 24, 83 people (8.9%) aged 25 to 44, 240 people (25.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 527 people (56.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 66.9 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

There were 605 housing units at an average density of 578.7 per square mile (223.4/km²), of which 406 (86.0%) were owner-occupied, and 66 (14.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 23.6%. 779 people (83.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 151 people (16.2%) lived in rental housing units.