Pajaro Dunes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. 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, the CDP covers an area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km), of which 99.07% is land and 0.93% is water.
Demographics
Pajaro Dunes first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Pajaro Dunes CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)816956.25%56.56%Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)563.47%4.92%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)302.08%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)110.69%0.82%Hispanic or Latino (any race)544637.50%37.70%Total144122 100.00%100.00%
2020 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, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 8 (6.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 37 (30.3%) from other races, and 6 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46 persons (37.7%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 61 households, out of which 11 (18.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 28 (45.9%) were married-couple households, 3 (4.9%) were cohabiting 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 (57.4% of all households).
The age distribution was 15 people (12.3%) under the age of 18, 11 people (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 36 people (29.5%) aged 25 to 44, 21 people (17.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 39 people (32.0%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.0years. There were 65 males and 57 females.
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.
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