Lemoore Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Naval Air Station Lemoore, Kings County, California, United States. It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,568 as of the 2020 United States census.
Geography
Lemoore Station is located at (36.260534, -119.891936).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lemoore Station has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Demographics
Lemoore Station first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census;
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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
There were 1,598 households, of which 73.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 85.4% were married-couple households, 0.7% were cohabiting couple households, 7.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 6.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. About 4.5% of all households were one-person households, and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.4, and there were 1,512 families (94.6% of all households).
There were 1,799 housing units at an average density of , of which 11.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. Of occupied housing units, 1.1% were owner-occupied and 98.9% were occupied by renters.
Income and poverty
The median household income in 2023 was $65,781, and the per capita income was $27,108. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010 census
The 2010 United States census reported that Lemoore Station had a population of 7,438. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lemoore Station was 4,883 (65.6%) White, 729 (9.8%) African American, 70 (0.9%) Native American, 560 (7.5%) Asian, 53 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 418 (5.6%) from other races, and 725 (9.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,445 persons (19.4%).
The Census reported that 5,495 people (73.9% of the population) lived in households, 1,923 (25.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 20 (0.3%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,585 households, out of which 1,253 (79.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,382 (87.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 133 (8.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (1.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 8 (0.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 37 households (2.3%) were made up of individuals, and 1 (0.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 1,541 families (97.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.52.
The population was spread out, with 2,407 people (32.4%) under the age of 18, 2,205 people (29.6%) aged 18 to 24, 2,682 people (36.1%) aged 25 to 44, 130 people (1.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (0.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 144.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 166.8 males.
There were 1,627 housing units at an average density of , of which 5 (0.3%) were owner-occupied, and 1,580 (99.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.1%. 19 people (0.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,476 people (73.6%) lived in rental housing units.
Politics
In the California State Legislature, Lemoore is in , and in . Federally, Lemoore is in .
Lemoore Station is represented on the Kings County Board of Supervisors by Joe Neves.