Sunny Slopes, California

"Sunny Slopes" redirects here. For the unincorporated community in Indiana, see Sunny Slopes, Indiana.

Sunny Slopes, California
Census-designated place
Location in Mono County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 37°34′10″N 118°40′33″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono
Area [1]
• Total	1.884 sq mi (4.879 km^2)
• Land	1.884 sq mi (4.879 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation [2]	7,166 ft (2,184 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	139
• Density	74/sq mi (28/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583155[2]

Sunny Slopes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. It sits at an elevation of 7,198 feet (2,194 m). As of the 2020 census, the population was 139,^[3] down from 182 in 2010.

Geography

The CDP is in southern Mono County, on the north side of U.S. Route 395, which leads northwest 19 miles (31 km) to Mammoth Lakes and southeast 25 miles (40 km) to Bishop. More than half of the community is within Inyo National Forest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sunny Slopes CDP covers an area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land.^[1]

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[4] reported that Sunny Slopes had a population of 182. The population density was 96.6 inhabitants per square mile (37.3/km²). The racial makeup of Sunny Slopes was 159 (87.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (1.1%) Native American, 7 (3.8%) Asian, 4 (2.2%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 10 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3 persons (1.6%).

The Census reported that 182 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 85 households, out of which 21 (24.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47 (55.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 (2.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (4.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (2.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 28 households (32.9%) were made up of individuals, and 11 (12.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14. There were 49 families (57.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.82.

The population was spread out, with 28 people (15.4%) under the age of 18, 6 people (3.3%) aged 18 to 24, 44 people (24.2%) aged 25 to 44, 84 people (46.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 20 people (11.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

There were 156 housing units at an average density of 82.8 per square mile (32.0/km²), of which 59 (69.4%) were owner-occupied, and 26 (30.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 136 people (74.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46 people (25.3%) lived in rental housing units.

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunny Slopes, California
3. "P1. Race – Sunny Slopes CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
4. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Sunny Slopes CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.