Vincent, California
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Vincent is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in the central San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
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, in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
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, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 15,922 at the 2010 census, up from 15,097 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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 serving the census area is 91722, which is served by Covina
Covina, California
Covina is a small city in Los Angeles County, California about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley region. The population was 47,796 at the 2010 census, up from 46,837 at the 2000 census...

. Vincent is named after Vincent Avenue which passes through the community.

Geography

Vincent is located at 34°5′55"N 117°55′28"W (34.098555, -117.924395).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Vincent had a population of 15,922. The population density
Population density
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 was 10,827.3 people per square mile (4,180.4/km²). The racial makeup of Vincent was 8,670 (54.5%) White, 312 (2.0%) African American, 146 (0.9%) Native American, 1,128 (7.1%) Asian, 31 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 4,857 (30.5%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 778 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,921 persons (74.9%).

The Census reported that 15,899 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 18 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,900 households, out of which 2,063 (52.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,367 (60.7%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 661 (16.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 361 (9.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 217 (5.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 22 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 364 households (9.3%) were made up of individuals and 149 (3.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.08. There were 3,389 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (86.9% of all households); the average family size was 4.21.

The population was spread out with 4,536 people (28.5%) under the age of 18, 1,823 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 4,488 people (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 3,656 people (23.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,419 people (8.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

There were 4,016 housing units at an average density of 2,731.0 per square mile (1,054.4/km²), of which 3,085 (79.1%) were owner-occupied, and 815 (20.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%. 12,261 people (77.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,638 people (22.8%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

In the census
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of 2000, there were 15,097 people, 3,804 households, and 3,267 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 10,039.3 inhabitants per square mile (3,886.0/km²). There were 3,879 housing units at an average density of 2,579.5 per square mile (998.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.74% White, 2.67% African American, 1.27% Native American, 6.86% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 31.80% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.41% of the population.

There were 3,804 households out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.97 and the average family size was 4.17.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,349, and the median income for a family was $52,086. Males had a median income of $34,075 versus $28,895 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $15,522. About 7.3% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
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 Vincent is located in the 24th Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero, and in the 57th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Democrat Edward P. Hernandez
Edward P. Hernandez
Edward P. Hernández is a California State Senate member representing the 24th district since 2010. Previously he served in the California Assembly, representing the 57th Assembly District from 2006 until he was term-limited in 2010. The district includes the cities of Azusa Baldwin Park Covina, La...

. Federally, Vincent is located in California's 32nd congressional district
California's 32nd congressional district
California's 32nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The district covers East Los Angeles and includes El Monte, Monterey Park and West Covina in Greater Los Angeles....

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of D +17 and is represented by Democrat Judy Chu
Judy Chu
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