Cutten, a

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(CDP) in Humboldt County,

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, United States, is an unincorporated community, which is part of Greater Eureka. The city was named for David Page Cutten and his family, who were prominent figures in the history of Humboldt County during the early 1850s. Cutten is located south-southeast of downtown

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, at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m). Its population is 3,223 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,108 from the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

History

The first post office at Cutten opened in 1929. An early name for the area was the Cutten-McDonald Tract. The ZIP Code is 95534. However, the 95534 zip code is specific to the post office only and all physical addresses within the CDP have the Eureka, California 95503 zip code.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Cutten had a population of 3,223. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cutten was 75.1%

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, 1.0%

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, 5.1% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.6%

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, 4.1% from other races, and 10.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the population. The census reported that 98.3% of the population lived in households, 1.7% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 1,298 households, out of which 28.4% included children under the age of 18, 44.5% were married-couple households, 10.3% were

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couple households, 28.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 27.7% of households were one person, and 13.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44. There were 818

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(63.0% of all households). The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% aged 18 to 24, 28.0% aged 25 to 44, 22.2% aged 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.4years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. There were 1,361 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,298 (95.4%) were occupied. Of these, 58.3% were owner-occupied, and 41.7% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $93,500, and the

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was $43,431. About 4.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Cutten had a population of 3,108. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cutten was 2,628 (84.6%)

, 27 (0.9%)

, 119 (3.8%) Native American, 80 (2.6%) Asian, 11 (0.4%)

, 78 (2.5%) from other races, and 165 (5.3%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 254 persons (8.2%). The Census reported that 3,092 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 11 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 1,304 households, out of which 407 (31.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 574 (44.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 141 (10.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 80 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 94 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 390 households (29.9%) were made up of individuals, and 153 (11.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 795

(61.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.95. The population age distribution is 718 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 287 people (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 798 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 823 people (26.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 482 people (15.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. There were 1,372 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,304 were occupied, of which 713 (54.7%) were owner-occupied, and 591 (45.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%. 1,762 people (56.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,330 people (42.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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, Cutten is in , and . Federally, Cutten is in .

References

{{authority control Eureka, California Census-designated places in Humboldt County, California Census-designated places in California