Pleasure Point

Population: 5,813
Median household income: $117,776
Median home value: $1,230,200

Pleasure Point is a community in Santa Cruz County, California, home to 5,813 residents. The median household income of $117,776 is above the Santa Cruz County median ($109,266).

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasure Point's population declined 4.3% from 6,076 to 5,813, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $913,900 to $1,230,200.

Households average 2.13 people. The median gross rent is $2,595.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,813
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $117,776
Median home value: $1,230,200
Median gross rent: $2,595
Housing units: 3,078
Homeownership rate: 56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0765,813

Median household income

$81,853$117,776

Median home value

$913,900$1,230,200

Median gross rent

$1,458$2,595

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,076	$81,853	$913,900	$1,458
2020	6,173	$92,569	$830,500	$1,968
2021	6,222	$99,615	$906,300	$1,974
2022	5,909	$117,551	$1,154,000	$2,516
2023	5,813	$117,776	$1,230,200	$2,595

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	2.5%
5 to 17	532	9.2%
18 to 24	341	5.9%
25 to 34	705	12.1%
35 to 44	717	12.3%
45 to 54	1,077	18.5%
55 to 64	1,123	19.3%
65 to 74	798	13.7%
75 and over	377	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,186	72.0%
Black or African American	31	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	83	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.8%
Two or more races	364	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,100	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate8.4%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	413	8.6%
High school graduate	404	8.4%
Some college or associate's	1,364	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,642	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	974	20.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,324	67.7%
Carpooled	130	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	1.2%
Bicycle	77	2.2%
Worked from home	803	23.4%
Other means	56	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,128	42.9%
15 to 29 min	806	30.7%
30 to 44 min	220	8.4%
45 to 59 min	139	5.3%
60+ min	335	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 8.0% (464 of 5,813)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,676	61.5%
Nonfamily households	1,049	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,725	88.5%
Vacant	353	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,548	56.8%
Renter-occupied	1,177	43.2%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,671	54.3%
1-unit, attached	368	12.0%
2 to 4 units	335	10.9%
5 to 19 units	61	2.0%
20 or more units	38	1.2%
Mobile home & other	605	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0657825
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 1.26 sq mi
Center point: 36.9597, -121.9700