Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is identified as one of several small communities with a combined population of 24,402 forming the unincorporated town of Aptos by the local Chamber of Commerce along with:

Aptos Village
Cabrillo
Seacliff, south of State Route 1, west of Aptos Creek
Rio Del Mar, south of State Route 1, from Aptos Creek southeast to Seascape
Seascape, south of State Route 1, centered on Seascape Beach Resort<ref name=chamber>Template:Cite web</ref>

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 2,383 as of the 2020 United States census.<ref name="quif"/>

Geography

Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is located at Template:Coord (36.960860, -121.831386).<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 (0.36%) is water.

Demographics

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The 2020 United States census reported that Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley had a population of 2,383. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley was 72.2% White, 0.8% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 11.8% from other races, and 12.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.9% of the population.

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 903 households, out of which 24.0% included children under the age of 18, 54.2% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 24.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.3% of households were one person, and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63. There were 635 families (70.3% of all households).

The age distribution was 14.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% aged 18 to 24, 19.9% aged 25 to 44, 30.3% aged 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 51.4Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.

There were 956 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 903 (94.5%) were occupied. Of these, 80.2% were owner-occupied, and 19.8% were occupied by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $154,591, and the per capita income was $76,597. About 1.1% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>