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Pleasure Point, California

Pleasure Point
census-designated place
Pleasure Point is located in California
Pleasure Point
Pleasure Point
Position in California.
Coordinates: 36°57′35″N 121°58′12″W / 36.95972°N 121.97000°W / 36.95972; -121.97000Coordinates: 36°57′35″N 121°58′12″W / 36.95972°N 121.97000°W / 36.95972; -121.97000
Country  United States
State  California
County Santa Cruz
Area
 • Total 2.014 sq mi (5.216 km2)
 • Land 0.753 sq mi (1.949 km2)
 • Water 1.261 sq mi (3.267 km2)  62.63%
Elevation 33 ft (10 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,846
 • Density 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature ID 2408992
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasure Point, California

Pleasure Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California. Pleasure Point sits at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m). The 2010 United States census reported Pleasure Point's population was 5,846.

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 reported that Pleasure Point had a population of 5,846. The population density was 2,903.0 people per square mile (1,120.8/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.


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