Garnet, California

Garnet
census-designated place
Garnet with San Jacinto Peak in the background
Location of Garnet in Riverside County, California
Garnet Position in California.
Coordinates: 33°55′08″N 116°29′23″W / 33.91889°N 116.48972°W / 33.91889; -116.48972
Country	United States
State	California
County	Riverside
Area [2]
• Total	7.884 sq mi (20.420 km2)
• Land	7.884 sq mi (20.420 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [3]	797 ft (243 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	7,118
• Density	902.8/sq mi (348.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2629132

Garnet is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California.^[3] Garnet sits at an elevation of 797 feet (243 m).^[3] The 2020 United States census reported Garnet's population as 7,118.^[4]

In 1875, Garnet was a railroad station for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Since then, it has had various names: Palms (original name), Seven Palms (1889), Palm Springs (1900), Pierce (1906), Gray (1917), Noria (1918), and finally Garnet (1923).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.9 square miles (20.4 km²), all land.^[2]

As of the 2020 census, Garnet had a population of 7,118 and a population density of 902.8 inhabitants per square mile (348.6/km²). The median age was 33.1 years; 29.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.1% were 65 years of age or older. The age distribution was 10.4% aged 18 to 24, 26.3% aged 25 to 44, and 23.2% aged 45 to 64. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.^[22][23][24]

93.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.1% lived in rural areas. The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 1 person (0.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 32 people (0.4%) were institutionalized.^[25][22][23]

There were 2,083 households in Garnet, of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.3% were married-couple households, 9.6% were cohabiting couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.4. There were 1,575 families (75.6% of all households).^[22][23][26]

There were 2,372 housing units at an average density of 300.9 units per square mile (116.2 units/km²), of which 2,083 (87.8%) were occupied. Of these, 73.1% were owner-occupied, and 26.9% were occupied by renters. About 12.2% of housing units were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.9%.^[22][23]

Garnet first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.^[21]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 43.0% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 24.5% spoke only English at home, 74.0% spoke Spanish, 1.2% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.2% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 60.5% were high school graduates and 8.8% had a bachelor's degree.^[27]

The median household income was $63,082, and the per capita income was $22,985. About 14.8% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line.^[28]