Population 3,688 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Squaw Valley
Household size in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.63 | 3.29 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.69 | 3.31 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.95 | 3.27 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.92 | 3.25 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.29 | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Squaw Valley are large by national standards, averaging 2.92 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Even so, the typical household here is smaller than in the Fresno area as a whole, where it has 3.25 people. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.63, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.2 | 32.4 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.6 | 33.1 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.2 | 33.9 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.3 | 34.5 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.1 | +2.2 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Squaw Valley skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.3, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.7% | 17.2% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 18.5% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 17.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 17.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Squaw Valley as they are nationally: 11.1%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the Fresno area overall (17.7%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Squaw Valley
Renters in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.6% | 44.0% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.0% | 45.9% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.3% | 45.3% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 43.0% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | −1.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Squaw Valley rent their homes (25.6%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 49.0% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.5% | 9.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 26.7% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.5% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Squaw Valley: 17.5% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1985 | 1977 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1980 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1981 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1984 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +6 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Squaw Valley is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Fresno area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,170 | $968 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $869 | $1,042 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $943 | $1,170 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,386 | $1,635 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$216 | +$667 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Squaw Valley runs $1,386 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 26.6% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Squaw Valley
Bachelor's degrees in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.3% | 18.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 18.6% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.3% | 19.6% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.2% | 23.1% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.9 pts | +4.4 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Squaw Valley have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 24.2%, against 35.6% nationally. That is in line with the rest of the Fresno area.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.9% | 71.6% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.5% | 72.0% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.8% | 74.4% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.6% | 77.5% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | +5.9 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Squaw Valley never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Still, the rate is higher than in the Fresno area as a whole (77.5%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Squaw Valley
| Period | Squaw Valley | Fresno area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.7% | 11.7% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 19.3% | 14.0% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.6% | 9.0% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.5% | 9.0% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.2 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Squaw Valley: 7.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Even so, the rate is lower than in the wider Fresno area (9.0%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Squaw Valley compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squaw Valley | 2.92 | 44.3 | 11.1% | 25.6% | 17.5% | 1986 | $1,386 | 24.2% | 87.6% | 7.5% |
| Dunlap | 2.50 | 46.7 | 16.0% | 34.1% | 15.9% | 1986 | $1,219 | 28.5% | 92.6% | 6.9% |
| Miramonte | 2.23 | 40.4 | 4.9% | 50.0% | 43.2% | 1979 | $832 | 18.3% | 96.5% | 5.7% |
| Orange Cove | 3.95 | 26.9 | 27.5% | 54.8% | 4.7% | 1987 | $1,018 | 11.0% | 52.5% | 16.9% |
| Hartland | 2.44 | 41.6 | 4.8% | 43.3% | 37.3% | 1977 | $868 | 18.4% | 92.7% | 5.2% |
| Pinehurst | 1.69 | 26.9 | 4.4% | 78.5% | 59.0% | 1974 | $235 | 10.9% | 100.0% | 3.9% |
| Badger | 2.93 | 44.7 | 4.0% | 26.6% | 23.1% | 1969 | $737 | 20.9% | 77.3% | 2.7% |
| Piedra | 3.02 | 45.0 | 8.9% | 9.8% | 19.7% | 1988 | $1,321 | 31.7% | 96.2% | 8.1% |
| Minkler | 2.69 | 48.2 | 8.1% | 20.3% | 13.6% | 1982 | $1,176 | 32.3% | 92.0% | 5.7% |
| Wilsonia | 1.40 | 68.1 | 2.8% | 37.3% | 62.3% | 1975 | $738 | 55.5% | 86.4% | 7.4% |
| Wahtoke | 3.81 | 33.0 | 25.5% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 1998 | $1,731 | 24.5% | 92.5% | 6.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Squaw Valley. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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