City of Vista | |||
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South Santa Fe Ave, in the Southern Part of Vista | |||
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Location of Vista within San Diego County, California. | |||
Coordinates: 33°11′37″N 117°14′28″W / 33.19361°N 117.24111°WCoordinates: 33°11′37″N 117°14′28″W / 33.19361°N 117.24111°W | |||
Country | United States | ||
State | California | ||
County | San Diego | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Judy Ritter | ||
• City Council | John J. Aguilera, Dave Cowles, Steve Gronke, Frank Lopez | ||
Area[1] | |||
• Total | 18.678 sq mi (48.377 km2) | ||
• Land | 18.678 sq mi (48.377 km2) | ||
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% | ||
Population (2010) | |||
• Total | 93,834 | ||
• Density | 5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2) | ||
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
ZIP code | 92081, 92083, 92084, 92085 | ||
Area code(s) | 760, 442 | ||
Website | http://www.cityofvista.com/ |
Vista is a city in north San Diego County, California. It was incorporated January 28, 1963 and became a charter city on June 13, 2007. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County, the City of Vista has a Mediterranean climate. The population was 93,834 at the 2010 census.
Vista has more than 25 educational institutions for youth, and a business park home to over 800 companies. Vista was listed as the seventh-best place in the United States for family life, based on factors such as jobs and business opportunities, education, climate, and cost-of-living in a 2008 review.[2]
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.7 square miles (48 km2), all land.
Vista houses both the courthouse and the jail for northern San Diego County.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census[3] reported that Vista had a population of 93,834. The population density was 5,023.7 people per square mile (1,939.6/km²). The racial makeup of Vista was 59,551 (63.5%) White, 3,137 (3.3%) African American, 1,103 (1.2%) Native American, 3,979 (4.2%) Asian, 677 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 20,423 (21.8%) from other races, and 4,964 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45,380 persons (48.4%).
The Census reported that 91,789 people (97.8% of the population) lived in households, 661 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,384 (1.5%) were institutionalized.
There were 29,317 households, out of which 12,139 (41.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 15,024 (51.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4,030 (13.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,065 (7.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,143 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 236 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 5,784 households (19.7%) were made up of individuals and 1,963 (6.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13. There were 21,119 families (72.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.55.
The population was spread out with 25,074 people (26.7%) under the age of 18, 11,738 people (12.5%) aged 18 to 24, 27,659 people (29.5%) aged 25 to 44, 20,690 people (22.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 8,673 people (9.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.1 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
There were 30,986 housing units at an average density of 1,658.9 per square mile (640.5/km²), of which 15,194 (51.8%) were owner-occupied, and 14,123 (48.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 44,897 people (47.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46,892 people (50.0%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 89,857 people, 28,877 households, and 20,791 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,810.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,857.3/km²). There were 29,814 housing units at an average density of 1,595.9 per square mile (616.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.3% White, 4.2% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.7% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 21.3% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 38.9% of the population.
There were 28,877 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.48. The FBI crime index for 2005 was 32.9 for every 1000 residents.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,594, and the median income for a family was $45,649. Males had a median income of $32,936 versus $25,812 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,027. About 10.0% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Current estimates
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of Vista in 2005 was $60,531 (not adjusted for inflation). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $49,153.
Diversity
Vista has one of Southern California's only two Japanese American cultural centers, due to the North County region's large Japanese community and historical presence in the agricultural industries goes back to the 1890's. There are also large numbers of Filipino Americans and Chinese Americans per ratio of city population, as well in the nearby college town of San Marcos (see CSU San Marcos).
Due to the presence of the Camp Pendleton U.S. Marine Corps Base in the neighboring city of Oceanside, Vista has one of the largest mainland U.S. comunities of Pacific Islanders primarily Micronesian peoples (i.e. Guam and Northern Mariana Islands) and Samoan Americans; and even 2.5 percent of Vista's population are American Indians mostly originated from the Southwest and Western interior.
Vista has a Hispanic/Latin American plurality (largest ethnic group) community, a common thing in much of San Diego County and communities facing the Mexican border. The Hispanic/Latino community are represented by Mexican Americans as well some Central American, South American and Caribbean American nationalities, and even Spanish American and Portugese American groups from past immigration from Spain and Portugal. The section of Buena on the southeast end of the city has a multigenerational barrio, but many races and cultures live there.
Politics
In the state legislature Vista is located in the 38th Senate District, represented by Republican Mark Wyland, and in the 74th Assembly District, represented by Republican Martin Garrick. Federally, Vista is located in California's 49th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +10[5] and is represented by Republican Darrell Issa.
Vista, a charter city, is governed by a mayor, Judy Ritter, and a city council, consisting of John J. Aguilera, Dave Cowles, Steve Gronke and Frank Lopez.
Economy
Top Employers
According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[6] the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Vista Unified School District | 1,500 |
2 | San Diego Superior Court | 602 |
3 | Watkins Manufacturing Company | 500 |
4 | DJO Global | 419 |
5 | Zodiac Pool Care | 358 |
6 | Dimension One Spas | 355 |
7 | U.S. Foodservice | 334 |
8 | Datron | 329 |
9 | City of Vista | 317 |
10 | Walmart | 300 |
Education
The Vista Unified School District serves Vista. Vista has eighteen elementary schools, six middle schools, and seven high schools, including Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista High School and Mission Vista High School. Guajome Park Academy is a charter school with joint middle and high schools that receives part of its funding from the Vista Unified School District. Alta Vista Continuation High School is another option for teens who cannot attend regular school.
Vista was mentioned in The Los Angeles Times when a group of social conservatives associated with the "Christian right" were elected to the Vista Unified School District's school board and tried to implement creationism into the curriculum in the early 1990s.[7]
Biola University and Kaplan College have a branch campus in Vista.
Recreation
Vista is home to two city-supported theaters: the recently updated Moonlight Amphitheatre and the Avo Playhouse. The Moonlight Amphitheatre is an open-air theater that specializes in musical productions, performing several during the course of the summer, and a winter season at the Avo Playhouse.
Vista houses one movie theater, a Krikorian Cinema which opened in fall 2003.
Two of the best-known parks in the city are Brengle Terrace Park and Guajome County Park. Brengle Terrace Park houses the Moonlight Amphitheatre, Alta Vista Gardens (a city-owned botanical garden), a baseball field, a senior center, a playground, and the city community center, where the main offices of the city's day camps are held. Guajome County Park has 557 acres (2.25 km2) of land, which is shared between Vista and nearby Oceanside. It features campsites, horse trails, and the Rancho Guajome Adobe, a National Historic Landmark.
The Rancho Guajome Adobe and Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, are two historic rancho buildings in Vista, built in the mid-nineteenth century, both available for touring and special occasions.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department runs the Wave Waterpark, a small but well-equipped waterpark near the downtown area open from mid-spring to early fall, and the brand new Vista Community Sports Park. Another attraction is the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, an open-air museum demonstrating agricultural equipment from the 19th and early 20th centuries. A Boomers family fun park is also located in Vista.
Vista is home of a Japanese-American Cultural Center and Buddhist Temple, one of only two in California, and over 75 other churches and temples of various denominations.
Media
Vista has one radio station, AM 1000 KCEO and a repeater TV station KHAX-LP ch. 49 which is a translator for KBNT ch. 17 in San Diego.
Notable Residents
- Darrell Issa, Republican U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lives in Vista.
External links
- Official website for the City of Vista, California
- Vista Historical Society & Museum
- Vista Chamber of Commerce
- Vista, California at the Open Directory Project
References
- ^ U.S. Census
- ^ 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family, 3rd Ed. 2006 Kathleen Shaputis
- ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ City of Vista CAFR
- ^ (CAROL MASCIOLA (1992, November 16). Judgment Day Approaches for Vista Schools Education: A new Christian right majority tries to reassure the community it will do a good job. But some fear there may be controversial changes :[San Diego County Edition]. Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext),p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2008, from Los Angeles Times database. (Document ID: 61711213)).
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