Opal Cliffs is an

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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 San ...

, United States. The population was 6,458 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the

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defined Opal Cliffs as a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP). The Opal Cliffs CDP was abolished prior to the 2010 census and replaced with the Pleasure Point CDP. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

Geography

Opal Cliffs is located at (36.961500, -121.970920). According to the

, the CDP had a total area of , of which, of it was land and of it (61.50%) was water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,458 people, 2,843 households, and 1,410 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.87%

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, 0.98%

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, 0.77% Native American, 2.20%

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, 0.14%

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, 6.41% from

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, and 4.63% from two or more races.

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of any race were 12.51% of the population. There were 2,843 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,673, and the median income for a family was $48,258. Males had a median income of $43,705 versus $31,729 for females. The

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for the CDP was $29,617. About 8.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the

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, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Opal Cliffs is in , and in . In the

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, Opal Cliffs is in .

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{{authority control Former census-designated places in California Unincorporated communities in Santa Cruz County, California Unincorporated communities in California Populated coastal places in California