Monte Rio (Spanish: Monte Río, meaning "River Mountain") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States, along the Russian River, near the Pacific Ocean. The town of Guerneville lies northeast of Monte Rio, and Jenner is to the west. The population was 1,080 at the 2020 census,

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.05%, is water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Monte Rio had a population of 1,080 and a population density of . 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The age distribution was 112 people (10.4%) under the age of 18, 45 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 219 people (20.3%) aged 25 to 44, 409 people (37.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 295 people (27.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 119.0 males age 18 and over.

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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census reported that Monte Rio had a population of 1,152. The population density was . The racial makeup of Monte Rio was 1,047 (90.9%) White, 10 (0.9%) African American, 6 (0.5%) Native American, 11 (1.0%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 16 (1.4%) from other races, and 61 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79 persons (6.9%).

The Census reported that 93.6% of the population lived in households and 6.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.

There were 576 households, out of which 85 (14.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 151 (26.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 43 (7.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 32 (5.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 42 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 37 (6.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 247 households (42.9%) were made up of individuals, and 61 (10.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87. There were 226 families (39.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.54.

The population was spread out, with 132 people (11.5%) under the age of 18, 63 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 253 people (22.0%) aged 25 to 44, 528 people (45.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 176 people (15.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.2 males.

There were 930 housing units at an average density of , of which 56.9% were owner-occupied and 43.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.1%. 57.0% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 36.5% lived in rental housing units.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $38,299, and the median income for a family was $46,336. Males had a median income of $29,135 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,262. About 12.1% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Monte Rio is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Monte Rio is in .

Education

The school districts are Monte Rio Union Elementary School District<!--ELM 25410--> and West Sonoma County Union High School District<!--SEC 02670-->.

References

  • Monte Rio Central
  • Monte Rio Chamber of Commerce
  • Monte Rio Community Alliance
  • Monte Rio Recreation and Park District