2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Mountain View had a population of 2,372. The population density was 8,182.2 people per square mile (3,159.2/km²). The racial makeup of Mountain View was 1,896 (79.9%) White, 60 (2.5%) African American, 30 (1.3%) Native American, 70 (3.0%) Asian, 20 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 155 (6.5%) from other races, and 141 (5.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 524 persons (22.1%).
The Census reported that 2,344 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 28 (1.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 939 households, out of which 295 (31.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 369 (39.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 138 (14.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 71 (7.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 89 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 241 households (25.7%) were made up of individuals and 44 (4.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50. There were 578 families (61.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.99.
The population was spread out with 480 people (20.2%) under the age of 18, 253 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 708 people (29.8%) aged 25 to 44, 749 people (31.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 182 people (7.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.
There were 1,013 housing units at an average density of 3,494.3 per square mile (1,349.2/km²), of which 572 (60.9%) were owner-occupied, and 367 (39.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. 1,446 people (61.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 898 people (37.9%) lived in rental housing units.
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