Cutler, California

At the 2010 census Cutler had a population of 5,000. The population density was 6,194.8 people per square mile (2,391.8/km²). The racial makeup of Cutler was 2,421 (48.4%) White, 50 (1.0%) African American, 53 (1.1%) Native American, 64 (1.3%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,241 (44.8%) from other races, and 170 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,829 persons (96.6%).[4]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,085 households, 729 (67.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 651 (60.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 190 (17.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 141 (13.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 114 (10.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 65 households (6.0%) were one person and 28 (2.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.61. There were 982 families (90.5% of households); the average family size was 4.55.

The age distribution was 1,859 people (37.2%) under the age of 18, 681 people (13.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,376 people (27.5%) aged 25 to 44, 826 people (16.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 258 people (5.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 24.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.8 males.

There were 1,136 housing units at an average density of 1,407.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 474 (43.7%) were owner-occupied and 611 (56.3%) were rented.The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 2,137 people (42.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,863 people (57.3%) lived in rental housing units.

At the 2000 census there were 4,491 people, 909 households, and 826 families in the CDP. The population density was 5,911.7 people per square mile (2,281.6/km²). There were 973 housing units at an average density of 1,280.8 per square mile (494.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.45% White, 0.38% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 58.63% from other races, and 4.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 96.24%.[5]

Of the 909 households 60.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 5.1% of households were one person and 3.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.94 and the average family size was 4.81.

The age distribution was 37.4% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% 65 or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.4 males.

The median household income was $24,330 and the median family income was $24,432. Males had a median income of $18,250 versus $16,622 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,254. About 33.2% of families and 39.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.2% of those under age 18 and 35.7% of those age 65 or over.

Cutler much like many communities in the Central Valley experienced an influx of immigrants from Mexico over the past 50 years. Where once it was an Anglo dominated community is now primarily a Hispanic dominated community. The larger populations from Mexico that encompass the community derive from Michoacan, Zacatecas and Nuevo Leon with a smaller population deriving from Sinaloa. Filipinos have also made their presence felt as they have added their rich culture to both communities of Cutler-Orosi. Filipinos along with their distinct dialect of Ilocano and Tagalog have introduced their rich foods such as Lumpia, Adobo, and Lechon to name a few.