Garden Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 11,398 at the 2020 census, up from 10,648 at the 2010 census. It is the most populous CDP in San Joaquin County.
Geography
Garden Acres is located at (37.961373, -121.231345).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
The popular nickname of the community is Okieville. All of Okieville lies east of California Highway 99. Garden Acres is further subdivided; as north of Main Street is known as Bigville, and south of Main Street known as Littleville.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Garden Acres had a population of 11,398. The population density was .
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 2,864 || 25.1%
|-
| Black or African American || 191 || 1.7%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 297 || 2.6%
|-
| Asian || 272 || 2.4%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 15 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 5,715 || 50.1%
|-
| Two or more races || 2,044 || 17.9%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 8,863 || 77.8%
|}
99.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.3% lived in rural areas. The census also reported that 99.6% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
Income and poverty
The median household income was $62,895, and the per capita income was $21,067. About 14.2% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010 census
The 2010 United States census reported that Garden Acres had a population of 10,648. The population density was . The racial makeup of Garden Acres was 5,244 (49.2%) White, 233 (2.2%) African American, 172 (1.6%) Native American, 358 (3.4%) Asian, 40 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 3,908 (36.7%) from other races, and 693 (6.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,338 persons (68.9%). This however has changed. It has almost tripled in size.
The Census reported that 10,647 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 1 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 2,831 households, out of which 1,518 (53.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,509 (53.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 511 (18.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 273 (9.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 238 (8.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 15 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 412 households (14.6%) were made up of individuals, and 175 (6.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.76. There were 2,293 families (81.0% of all households); the average family size was 4.11.
The population was spread out, with 3,518 people (33.0%) under the age of 18, 1,216 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 2,908 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 2,158 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 848 people (8.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
There were 3,057 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,604 (56.7%) were owner-occupied, and 1,227 (43.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 5,935 people (55.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,712 people (44.3%) lived in rental housing units.