Seacliff is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Santa Cruz County, California Santa Cruz County (), officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,861. The county seat is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County comprises the Santa ...

, United States that includes

Seacliff State Beach Seacliff State Beach is a state beach park on Monterey Bay, in the town of Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California. It is located off Highway 1 on State Park Drive, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Santa Cruz, . The beach is most known for the ...

. It is identified as one of several small communities with a combined population of 24,402 forming the unincorporated town of

Aptos Aptos (Ohlone for "The People") is an unincorporated town in Santa Cruz County, California. The town is made up of several small villages, which together form Aptos: Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Aptos Village, Cabrillo, Seacliff, Rio del Mar, and S ...

by the local Chamber of Commerce along with: *

Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is identified as one of several small communities with a combined population of 24,402 forming the unincorporated town of Aptos by the loca ...

, a rural area north of State Route 1 * Cabrillo * Rio Del Mar, south of State Route 1, from Aptos Creek southeast to Seascape * Seascape, south of State Route 1, centered on

Seascape Beach Resort The Seascape Beach Resort is a resort located in Aptos, California in the United States. History Seascape Beach Resort was founded and built by Aptos Seascape Corporation in the 1960s. The resort is located on 45 acres of the privately owned Se ...

For statistical purposes, the

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has defined Seacliff as a

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(CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The 2010 United States census reported Seacliff's population was 3,267.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP covers an area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km), 99.90% of it land and 0.10% of it water. Seacliff sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Seacliff's population was 3,267.

Demographics

The

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reported that Seacliff had a population of 3,267. The population density was . The racial makeup of Seacliff was 2,758 (84.4%)

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, 28 (0.9%)

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, 40 (1.2%) Native American, 100 (3.1%)

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, 4 (0.1%)

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, 189 (5.8%) from

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, and 148 (4.5%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 482 persons (14.8%). The Census reported that 3,267 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,536 households, out of which 354 (23.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 551 (35.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 184 (12.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 76 (4.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 135 (8.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 34 (2.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 504 households (32.8%) were made up of individuals, and 142 (9.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13. There were 811

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(52.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.67. The population was spread out, with 553 people (16.9%) under the age of 18, 279 people (8.5%) aged 18 to 24, 868 people (26.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,150 people (35.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 417 people (12.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. There were 1,923 housing units at an average density of , of which 796 (51.8%) were owner-occupied, and 740 (48.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.5%. 1,614 people (49.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,653 people (50.6%) lived in rental housing units.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Santa Cruz County, California Aptos, California Census-designated places in California