Mountain View Ranches, Arizona
census-designated place in Arizona, United States
Mountain View Ranches is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It lies to the northeast of Flagstaff and was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Mountain View Ranches had a population of 1,508. The median age was 45.7 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.5 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 561 households in Mountain View Ranches, of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.2% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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