Pleasure Point, California
Pleasure Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California.[2] Pleasure Point sits at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m).[2] The 2020 United States census reported Pleasure Point's population was 5,821.[3] Prior to the 2010 census, this CDP was called Opal Cliffs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), 0.8 square miles (1.9 km2) of it is land, and 1.3 square miles (4.4 km2) of it (62.63%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census[4] reported that Pleasure Point had a population of 5,846. The population density was 2,903.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,120.9/km2). The racial makeup of Pleasure Point was 4,847 (82.9%) White, 63 (1.1%) African American, 45 (0.8%) Native American, 144 (2.5%) Asian, 5 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 506 (8.7%) from other races, and 236 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,140 persons (19.5%).
The Census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households and 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.
There were 2,650 households, out of which 625 (23.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 943 (35.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 267 (10.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 114 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 248 (9.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 26 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 914 households (34.5%) were made up of individuals, and 251 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20. There were 1,324 families (50.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.85.
The population was spread out, with 1,026 people (17.6%) under the age of 18, 481 people (8.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,879 people (32.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,859 people (31.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 601 people (10.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.
