Seacliff is an
unincorporated community
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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 San ...
, 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 c ...
.
[ 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 Se ...
by the local Chamber of Commerce along with:
* Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, a rural area north of State Route 1
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* 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
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau
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has defined Seacliff as a census-designated place
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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 United States Census Bureau
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, 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.
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Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Seacliff had a population of 3,267. The population density was . The racial makeup of Seacliff was 2,758 (84.4%) White
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, 28 (0.9%) African American
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, 40 (1.2%) Native American, 100 (3.1%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander
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, 189 (5.8%) from other races, and 148 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino 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
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, 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 families
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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
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Census-designated places in Santa Cruz County, California
Aptos, California
Census-designated places in California