Editing Pacifica, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 20995
|1970= 36020
|1980= 36866
|1990= 37670
|2000= 38390
|2010= 37234
|2020= 38640
|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, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Pacifica had a population of 37,234. The population density was {{convert|2,941.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Pacifica was 55.6% white, 16.8% (6,243) Hispanic or Latino of any race, 976 (2.6%) African American, 206 (0.6%) Native American, 7,230 (19.4%) Asian, 315 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 1,703 (4.6%) from other races, and 2,638 (7.1%) from two or more races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0654806|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032225/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0654806|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Pacifica city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 37,052 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 64 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 118 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 13,967 households, 4,511 (32.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,385 (52.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,592 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 709 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 869 (6.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 237 (1.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,126 households (22.4%) were one person and 1,098 (7.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 9,686 families (69.3% of households); the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 7,707 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 2,842 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 10,011 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 12,155 people (32.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,519 people (12.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

There were 14,523 housing units at an average density of 1,147.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 9,545 (68.3%) were owner-occupied and 4,422 (31.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. 26,567 people (71.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,485 people (28.2%) lived in rental housing units.
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|align="left" | Total Population || 37,234 - 100.0%
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|align="left" | One Race || 34,596 - 92.9
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|align="left" | Not Hispanic or Latino || 30,991 - 83.2
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|align="left" | White alone || 20,703 - 55.6%
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|align="left" | Black or African American alone || 902 - 2.4%
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|align="left" | American Indian and Alaska Native alone || 123 - 0.3
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|align="left" | Asian alone || 7,045 - 18.9%
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|align="left" | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone || 285 - 0.8%
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|align="left" | Some other race alone || 155 - 0.4%
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|align="left" | Two or more races alone || 1,778 - 4.8%
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|align="left" | Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 6,243 - 16.8%
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===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 38,390 people in 13,994 households, including 9,655 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,038.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 14,245 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,127.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 13,994 households 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 21.2% of households were one person and 6.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.21.

The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $31,737, and the median family income was $48,361 (these figures had risen to $52,000 and $62,463 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=pacifica&_cityTown=pacifica&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 American FactFinder] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200211180745/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=pacifica&_cityTown=pacifica&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 |date=February 11, 2020 }}. Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref>). Males had a median income of $50,761 versus $40,261 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,183. About 1.2% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

The oldest person to ever live in Pacifica is Rose G. Rosenthal who was born on April 8, 1901, and died December 27, 2008.

The [[Pacifica Pier|Reverend Herschell Harkins Memorial pier]] was constructed in 1973 and was designed to carry sewage piping out to sea. It was closed in 1992 due to corrosion of some of the structure. Since then the pier has been repaired and is a well known fishing spot; on July 8–9, 1995, over 1,000 salmon were caught from the pier.