California / AIANNHCE 2115 / Federally-recognized area

Manzanita

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

0.0%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

3Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Manzanita within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In California, this federally recognized tribe uses Manzanita Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 7.2 square miles. FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 16 service locations, with current availability of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in California, Manzanita is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: caltribalfamilies.org/places/manzanita-band-of-diegueno-mission-indians

The California Tribal Families Coalition page for Manzanita functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe. The page includes sections on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Developmental Disabilities, Education, and Mental Health.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	88	88	263	70	87	66
Households	28	25	53	18	26	21
Median age	22.7	30.8	24.4	24.8	26.2	45.3
Male / Female	40.9% / 59.1%	38.6% / 61.4%	38.8% / 61.2%	52.9% / 47.1%	48.3% / 51.7%	43.9% / 56.1%
Avg. household size	3.14	3.52	4.96	3.89	3.35	3.14
Pop. density (per sq mi)	12.3	12.3	36.7	9.8	12.1	9.2
HH density (per sq mi)	3.9	3.5	7.4	2.5	3.6	2.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$46,667	$48,750	$47,981	$47,500	$44,583	$58,750
Per capita income	$22,966	$21,177	$12,228	$23,884	$20,882	$19,150
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.4%	42.2%	45.7%	56.3%	57.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	46.5%	59.2%	40.2%	67.6%	58.0%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	24.5%	9.0%	32.4%	20.0%	19.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	87.0 Mbps	57.6 Mbps
2020Q1	23.6 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2020Q2	19.8 Mbps	3.4 Mbps
2020Q3	55.3 Mbps	15.6 Mbps
2020Q4	16.0 Mbps	36.9 Mbps
2021Q1	36.6 Mbps	41.5 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	15.6 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2022Q2	21.9 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2022Q3	31.9 Mbps	36.5 Mbps
2022Q4	11.9 Mbps	4.3 Mbps
2023Q1	11.8 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2023Q2	72.9 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2023Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q4	33.9 Mbps	29.9 Mbps
2024Q1	31.0 Mbps	41.4 Mbps
2024Q2	53.8 Mbps	34.6 Mbps
2024Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	33.3%	0.0%
2018	40.0%	0.0%
2019	42.9%	0.0%
2020	32.0%	0.0%
2021	17.0%	0.0%
2022	16.7%	0.0%
2023	7.7%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	0.0%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	0.0%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	3
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	16

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	Verizon Communications Inc.

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	47.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	23.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	7.5%
Total area (sq mi)	16.748

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3
All Fixed Wireless	9.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.7	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	9.7	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.