Corralitos, California

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Corralitos (Spanish for "Small pens") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is a rural area known for its agriculture of apples and strawberries, and its notable Corralitos Market and Sausage Co. Moreover, its location near the Pacific Ocean optimizes viticulture.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The population was 2,342 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Corralitos is located at Template:Coord (36.991303, -121.802013).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located on Corralitos Creek, a tributary of Salsipuedes Creek which is in turn the lowest tributary of the Pajaro River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert of it is land and 0.16% is water.

Demographics

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2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Corralitos had a population of 2,342. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Corralitos was 68.7% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 15.2% from other races, and 13.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.1% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 837 households, out of which 29.0% included children under the age of 18, 62.4% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 20.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 10.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.5% of households were one person, and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.8.<ref name=DP1/> There were 643 families (76.8% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 17.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% aged 18 to 24, 20.8% aged 25 to 44, 27.7% aged 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 47.2Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 875 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 837 (95.7%) were occupied. Of these, 82.0% were owner-occupied, and 18.0% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $165,670, and the per capita income was $105,084. About 1.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Corralitos had a population of 2,326. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Corralitos was 1,980 (85.1%) White, 16 (0.7%) African American, 12 (0.5%) Native American, 48 (2.1%) Asian, 190 (8.2%) from other races, and 79 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 532 persons (22.9%).

The Census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.

There were 829 households, out of which 257 (31.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 511 (61.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 62 (7.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 42 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 51 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 150 households (18.1%) were made up of individuals, and 65 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 615 families (74.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.09.

The population was spread out, with 504 people (21.7%) under the age of 18, 174 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 482 people (20.7%) aged 25 to 44, 829 people (35.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 337 people (14.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

There were 888 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 73.9% were owner-occupied and 26.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.3%. 74.5% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25.2% lived in rental housing units.