Del Rio, California
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Del Rio is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 (CDP) in Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County, California
Stanislaus County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. As the price of housing has increased in the San Francisco Bay Area, many people who work in the southern reaches of the Bay Area have opted for the longer commute and moved to Stanislaus County for the...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,270 at the 2010 census, up from 1,168 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Modesto
Modesto, California
Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The CDP's name del río is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 for "of the river". This area was probably formed as a collection of homes surrounding the adjacent Del Río Country Club on the banks of the Stanislaus River
Stanislaus River
The Stanislaus River in California is one of the largest tributaries of the San Joaquin River. The river is long and has north, middle and south forks...

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Geography

Del Rio is located at 37°44′47"N 121°0′42"W (37.746449, -121.011604).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (12.17%) is water.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Del Rio had a population of 1,270. The population density
Population density
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 was 611.8 people per square mile (236.2/km²). The racial makeup of Del Rio was 1,027 (80.9%) White, 25 (2.0%) African American, 5 (0.4%) Native American, 143 (11.3%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 27 (2.1%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 42 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 107 persons (8.4%).

The Census reported that 1,270 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 485 households, out of which 144 (29.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 359 (74.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 27 (5.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 12 (2.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 14 (2.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 1 (0.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 72 households (14.8%) were made up of individuals and 40 (8.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62. There were 398 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (82.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.89.

The population was spread out with 254 people (20.0%) under the age of 18, 72 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 175 people (13.8%) aged 25 to 44, 523 people (41.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 246 people (19.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.6 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

There were 515 housing units at an average density of 248.1 per square mile (95.8/km²), of which 454 (93.6%) were owner-occupied, and 31 (6.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 1,187 people (93.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 83 people (6.5%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,168 people, 407 households, and 361 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 800.5 people per square mile (308.9/km²). There were 419 housing units at an average density of 287.2 per square mile (110.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.27% White, 1.63% African American, 0.51% Native American, 8.13% Asian, 2.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.25% of the population.

There were 407 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $108,285, and the median income for a family was $134,354. Males had a median income of $0 versus $31,100 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $60,837. About 2.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Planning functions

Del Rio has been subject to a number of planning activities, beginning with the 1992 analysis by Stanislaus County regarding the projected growth impacts of this area. This plan, an integral part of the county General Plan
General plan
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, emphasized a continuation of the low density development of the Del Rio area, with balanced uses based upon the historic residential, agricultural and open space
Open space reserve
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 precedent land uses. The plan included prioritization of high quality residential development and the undergrounding
Undergrounding
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 of all utility infrastructure.

In regard to environmental factors the 1992 plan called for extensive protection of riparian zone
Riparian zone
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s along the Stanislaus River
Stanislaus River
The Stanislaus River in California is one of the largest tributaries of the San Joaquin River. The river is long and has north, middle and south forks...

. The plan also analyzed air quality impacts of future land development and transportation change; these studies were carried out in a companion document prepared by Earthmetrics, and these analyses were used to size the future roadway system and intersection controls.

Politics

In the state legislature
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 Del Rio is located in the 14th Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
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 Tom Berryhill
Tom Berryhill
Tom Berryhill is a Republican politician in the United States who currently represents the 14th district in the California State Senate...

, and in the 25th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Republican Kristin Olsen
Kristin Olsen
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. Federally, Del Rio is located in California's 19th congressional district
California's 19th congressional district
California's 19th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California that covers parts of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus counties....

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of R +10 and is represented by Republican Jeff Denham
Jeff Denham
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