China Lake Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 1,757 at the 2020 census, down from 1,876 at the 2010 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Indian Wells Valley, showing [[Ridgecrest, California and the China Lake area.]]
China Lake Acres is located at .<br> 1860–1870 1880-1890<br> 1900 1910 1920<br> 1930 1940 1950<br> 1960 1970 1980<br> 1990 2000 2010<br> 2020
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,493
|1,482
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,218
|84.78%
|79.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69.32%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|21
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|1.19%
|1.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.11%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|13
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.74%
|0.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.65%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|14
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.80%
|0.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.80%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|4
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.23%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.11%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|49
|59
|style='background: #ffffe6; |121
|2.78%
|3.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.89%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|165
|265
|style='background: #ffffe6; |327
|9.37%
|14.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.61%
|-
|Total
|1,761
|1,876
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,757
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, China Lake Acres had a population of 1,757 and a population density of . The median age was 42.9 years. The age distribution was 374 people (21.3%) under age 18, 131 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 410 people (23.3%) aged 25 to 44, 502 people (28.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 340 people (19.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males.
Income and poverty
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $67,438, and the per capita income was $45,774. About 16.9% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010 census
At the 2010 census China Lake Acres had a population of 1,876. The population density was . The racial makeup of China Lake Acres was 1,601 (85.3%) White, 35 (1.9%) African American, 29 (1.5%) Native American, 16 (0.9%) Asian, 7 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 84 (4.5%) from other races, and 104 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 265 people (14.1%).
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 755 households, 219 (29.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 376 (49.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 87 (11.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 (6.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 204 households (27.0%) were one person and 78 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48. There were 511 families (67.7% of households); the average family size was 2.95.
The age distribution was 433 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 127 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 410 people (21.9%) aged 25 to 44, 593 people (31.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 313 people (16.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
There were 855 housing units at an average density of 164.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 561 (74.3%) were owner-occupied and 194 (25.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%. 1,337 people (71.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 539 people (28.7%) lived in rental housing units.