Editing Dillon Beach, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 319
|2010= 283
|2020= 246
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Dillon Beach had a population of 246. The population density was {{convert|82.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dillon Beach was 214 (87.0%) [[White Americans|White]], 1 (0.4%) [[African Americans|African American]], 1 (0.4%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 6 (2.4%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 3 (1.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 21 (8.5%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 17 persons (6.9%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Dillon Beach CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0619262 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 114 households, out of which 23 (20.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 64 (56.1%) were married-couple households, 7 (6.1%) were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 27 (23.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 16 (14.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 30 households (26.3%) were one person, and 17 (14.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16.<ref name=DP1/> There were 78 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (68.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Dillon Beach CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619262 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 29 people (11.8%) under the age of 18, 11 people (4.5%) aged 18 to 24, 40 people (16.3%) aged 25 to 44, 88 people (35.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 78 people (31.7%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 57.5{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 409 housing units at an average density of {{convert|137.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 114 (27.9%) were occupied. Of these, 87 (76.3%) were owner-occupied, and 27 (23.7%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], Dillon Beach had a population of 283. The population density was {{convert|94.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dillon Beach was 266 (94.0%) White, 3 (1.1%) Native American, 4 (1.4%) Asian, and 10 (3.5%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9 people (3.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619262|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024446/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619262|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Dillon Beach CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 147 households, 20 (13.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 79 (53.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 6 (4.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (1.4%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 6 (4.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 3 (2.0%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 48 households (32.7%) were one person and 26 (17.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.93.  There were 87 families (59.2% of households); the average family size was 2.37.

The age distribution was 28 people (9.9%) under the age of 18, 7 people (2.5%) aged 18 to 24, 44 people (15.5%) aged 25 to 44, 127 people (44.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 77 people (27.2%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 57.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

There were 440 housing units at an average density of 147.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 125 (85.0%) were owner-occupied and 22 (15.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 59.3%. 84.5% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 15.5% lived in rental housing units.