Home Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. It is within the City of Corona's sphere of influence. The population was 11,203 at the 2020 census, down from 11,507 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Home Gardens is located at (33.879450, -117.511951).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.<br> 1850–1870 1880-1890<br> 1900 1910 1920<br> 1930 1940 1950<br> 1960 1970 1980<br> 1990

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Home Gardens first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census;

The census reported that 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

The whole population lived in households. There were 2,799 households, out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.8% were married-couple households, 6.3% were cohabiting-couple households, 14.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.0. There were 2,362 families (84.4% of all households).

2010 census

At the 2010 census Home Gardens had a population of 11,570. The population density was . The racial makeup of Home Gardens was 5,275 (45.6%) White, 364 (3.1%) African American, 126 (1.1%) Native American, 667 (5.8%) Asian, 51 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 4,500 (38.9%) from other races, and 587 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8,524 persons (73.7%).

The census reported that 11,562 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 8 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 2,760 households, 1,553 (56.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,687 (61.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 434 (15.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 215 (7.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 172 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 17 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 306 households (11.1%) were one person and 123 (4.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.19. There were 2,336 families (84.6% of households); the average family size was 4.35.

The age distribution was 3,618 people (31.3%) under the age of 18, 1,404 people (12.1%) aged 18 to 24, 3,358 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,328 people (20.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 862 people (7.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

There were 2,865 housing units at an average density of 1,841.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,952 (70.7%) were owner-occupied and 808 (29.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.5%. 7,749 people (67.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,813 people (33.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

Municipal

In the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Home Gardens is in the Second District, represented by Karen Spiegel.

State

In the California State Senate, Home Gardens is in . In the California State Assembly, Home Gardens is in .

Federal

In the United States House of Representatives, Home Gardens is in . Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff represent California in the United States Senate.

Education

The western portion of Home Gardens is under the jurisdiction of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. Home Gardens Elementary School on 13550 Tolton Avenue is the primary and only school in the Home Gardens unincorporated area.

Current zoning for graduates from Home Gardens Elementary are directed to Citrus Hills Intermediate School in Corona. From Citrus Hills Intermediate, graduates are then directed to Santiago High School, also in Corona.

The eastern portion of Home Gardens is under the jurisdiction of the Alvord Unified School District,