Rollingwood, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 sqmi, all of it land.

History

The federal government contracted David Bohannon, one of the nation's lead mass production developers, to develop Rollingwood. Federal officials approved bank loans to finance construction, requiring that the homes not be sold to African-Americans.

In 1952, Wilbur Gary, an African-American navy war veteran, former shipyard worker, and building contractor, purchased a home in Rollingwood from fellow navy war veteran Lieutenant Commander Sidney Hogan. Gary's purchase provoked anger among residents of the formerly all-white town. Soon after the Garys arrived, a mob of 300 white residents gathered in front of Gary's house. The mob shouted racial epithets, hurled a brick through the family's window, and burned a cross on their front lawn.

Demographics

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Rollingwood first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Rollingwood had a population of 3,015. The population density was 17,427.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Rollingwood was 13.6% White, 3.6% African American, 2.5% Native American, 17.2% Asian, 1.2% Pacific Islander, 48.3% from other races, and 13.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.6% of the population.

The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% were institutionalized.

There were 727 households, out of which 47.5% included children under the age of 18, 57.1% were married-couple households, 5.4% were cohabiting couple households, 23.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 6.7% of households were one person, and 3.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.13. There were 638 families (87.8% of all households).

The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% aged 18 to 24, 28.8% aged 25 to 44, 25.5% aged 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 34.4years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males.

There were 745 housing units at an average density of 4,306.4 /mi2, of which 727 (97.6%) were occupied. Of these, 60.9% were owner-occupied, and 39.1% were occupied by renters.

Education

Rollingwood is in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

References

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