Pajaro Dunes

Population: 103
Median home value: $2,000,001

Pajaro Dunes is a community in Santa Cruz County, California, home to 103 residents. The median home value of $2,000,001 is above the Santa Cruz County median ($1,015,200).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pajaro Dunes's population declined 63.7% from 284 to 103, while its median home value rose 170.2% from $740,200 to $2,000,001.

Households average 1.81 people. 33.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 103
Median age: 70.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 513
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

284103

Median home value

$740,200$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,977$3,010

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	284	—	$740,200	—
2020	235	—	$1,250,000	$2,977
2021	228	—	$1,234,400	$3,010
2022	93	$84,115	$2,000,001	—
2023	103	—	$2,000,001	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7468.0%

75 and over21.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	11	10.7%
65 to 74	70	68.0%
75 and over	22	21.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	103	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	33	32.0%
Some college or associate's	36	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	12	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22	21.4%

Commute to work

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means100.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	12	100.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	12	100.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 10.7% (11 of 103)

	Count	Share
Family households	46	80.7%
Nonfamily households	11	19.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57	11.1%
Vacant	456	88.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	57	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached49.9%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units23.2%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	256	49.9%
1-unit, attached	52	10.1%
2 to 4 units	26	5.1%
5 to 19 units	119	23.2%
20 or more units	60	11.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655048
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.8682, -121.8057