Twin Lakes, California

Template:Other places Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Twin Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census, up from 4,917 at the 2010 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Twin Lakes is located at Template:Coord (36.963450, -121.993498).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:Convert of it (42.93%) is water.

Twin Lakes also has Twin Lakes State Beach. It is a mile long beach popular for swimming and picnicking. It has some hiking trails, but it also known for stand-up paddle boarding, and other beach activities.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that the Twin Lakes CDP had a population of 4,944. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.5% White, 1.3% African American, 1.2% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 12.4% from other races, and 12.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.5% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 96.1% of the population lived in households, 2.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.3% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,227 households, out of which 19.6% included children under the age of 18, 32.0% were married-couple households, 10.9% were cohabiting couple households, 35.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 22.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 38.2% of households were one person, and 18.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,064 families (47.8% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 14.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% aged 18 to 24, 29.8% aged 25 to 44, 25.5% aged 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 43.0Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,765 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 2,227 (80.5%) were occupied. Of these, 41.9% were owner-occupied, and 58.1% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $81,288, and the per capita income was $61,328. About 10.8% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

At the 2010 census Twin Lakes had a population of 4,917. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Twin Lakes was 3,900 (79.3%) White, 70 (1.4%) African American, 61 (1.2%) Native American, 126 (2.6%) Asian, 8 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 534 (10.9%) from other races, and 218 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,109 persons (22.6%).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 4,782 people (97.3% of the population) lived in households, 35 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 100 (2.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,223 households, 463 (20.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 669 (30.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 232 (10.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 102 (4.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 227 (10.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 21 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 813 households (36.6%) were one person and 274 (12.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15. There were 1,003 families (45.1% of households); the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 770 people (15.7%) under the age of 18, 651 people (13.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,572 people (32.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,220 people (24.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 704 people (14.3%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

There were 2,741 housing units at an average density of 2,263.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 820 (36.9%) were owner-occupied and 1,403 (63.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.9%. 1,673 people (34.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,109 people (63.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Twin Lakes is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Twin Lakes is in Template:Representative.<ref name=gt19>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>