Pajaro Dunes is 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
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 Sa ...
.
Pajaro Dunes is situated at an elevation of 13 feet (4.0 m) above sea level.
The
2020 United States census reported Pajaro Dunes' population was 122.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km), 99.07% of it land and 0.93% of it water.
Demographics
Pajaro Dunes first appeared 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 counte ...
in the
2010 U.S. Census.
[
The 2020 United States census reported that Pajaro Dunes had a population of 122. The population density was . The racial makeup of Pajaro Dunes was 71 (58.2%) ]White
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, 0 (0.0%) African American
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, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 8 (6.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander
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, 37 (30.3%) from other races, and 6 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 46 persons (37.7%).cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 20 (32.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 10 (16.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 22 households (36.1%) were one person, and 17 (27.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.0.[ There were 35 ]families
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(57.4% of all households).[
There were 564 housing units at an average density of , of which 61 (10.8%) were occupied. Of these, 58 (95.1%) were owner-occupied, and 3 (4.9%) were occupied by renters.][
]
References
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Census-designated places in Santa Cruz County, California
Census-designated places in California