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Pajaro Dunes, CA

143 Population
2.6 square miles 55.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

73.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • nearly double the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.3
  • nearly double the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • nearly double the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,247 ±$15,806 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $56,941 ±$1,210
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$112,500 ±$73,536 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $111,093 ±$2,734
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

N/A

Families

66 ±55 Number of households
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 96,898 ±687
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.5 (143  ±123) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 2.6 249,999 (±0 / ±262)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

650 ±171 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 106,977 ±177
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,750,000 ±$1,285,389 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $1,027,500 ±$15,133
  • more than double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.8% ±30.7% (24  ±48.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 13.8% 36,309 (±0.8% / ±2,004)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±106.5% (143  ±89.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 88.6% 158,482 (±1.6% / ±2,896.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
66.4% ±75% (95  ±69.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 43.9% 78,603 (±1.1% / ±1,950.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

31.5% ±21% (45  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 3.7% 8,035 (±0.3% / ±674)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
45 Total veterans ±49 45 Male ±49 N/A Female ±14

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