Amesti, California

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Population in 2010: 3,478. Population change since 2000: +42.8%

Males: 1,697	(48.8%)
Females: 1,781	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	31.3 years
California median age:	45.6 years

Zip codes: 95076.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,202 (it was $45,558 in 2000)

Amesti:	$61,202
California:	$58,931

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,970

Amesti CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $460,182 (it was $243,900 in 2000)

Amesti:	$460,182
California:	$384,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $522,129; Detached houses: $681,168; Townhouses or other attached units: $319,139; In 2-unit structures: $1,227,457; Mobile homes: $141,788

Median gross rent in 2009: $878.

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Hispanic - 2,273 (65.4%)
White alone - 1,063 (30.6%)
Asian alone - 75 (2.2%)
Two or more races - 39 (1.1%)
American Indian alone - 17 (0.5%)
Black alone - 9 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.03%)
Other race alone - 1 (0.03%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Amesti: 143.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (10.3%), Irish (9.3%), German (8.7%), United States (6.6%), French (4.8%), Italian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 130 feet

Land area: 2.92 square miles.

Population density: 1189 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Amesti:

High school or higher: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 10.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amesti CDP:

Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 11.2%

461 residents are foreign born (16.7% Latin America).

This place:	18.9%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,515 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $786 (0.3%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Cruz, CA (13.5 miles , pop. 54,593).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Jose, CA (24.4 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (276.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Freedom, CA (1.2 miles ), Interlaken, CA (1.4 miles ), Corralitos, CA (1.6 miles ), Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA (1.7 miles ), Watsonville, CA (1.7 miles ), Pajaro, CA (2.1 miles ), Day Valley, CA (2.3 miles ), Rio del Mar, CA (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 36.96 N, Longitude: 121.78 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 831

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.4%
California:	10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (19%)
Retail trade (19%)
Health care and social assistance (11%)
Transportation and warehousing (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Utilities (5%)

Educational services (20%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (16%)
Health care and social assistance (16%)
Retail trade (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Other services, except public administration (7%)
Manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other financial specialists (4%)

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Earthquake activity:

Amesti-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2428% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 10.5 miles away from Amesti center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 24.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 12.7 miles away from Amesti center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 52.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Santa Cruz County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Fires: 7, Storms: 7, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Amesti:

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; WATSONVILLE, CA)
DOMINICAN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
SUTTER MATERNITY & SURGERY CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 12 miles away; SANTA CRUZ, CA)

Amtrak stations near Amesti:

4 miles: WATSONVILLE (W. LAKE AVE. & RODRIGUEZ ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
13 miles: GILROY (7250 MONTEREY HWY.) - Bus Station . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, public transit connection.
14 miles: SANTA CRUZ (920 PACIFIC AVE.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amesti:

Cabrillo College (about 9 miles; Aptos, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,785)
Gavilan College (about 13 miles; Gilroy, CA; FT enrollment: 2,093)
University of California-Santa Cruz (about 15 miles; Santa Cruz, CA; FT enrollment: 16,254)
Hartnell College (about 21 miles; Salinas, CA; FT enrollment: 3,152)
California State University-Monterey Bay (about 22 miles; Seaside, CA; FT enrollment: 4,115)
Evergreen Valley College (about 24 miles; San Jose, CA; FT enrollment: 2,895)
West Valley College (about 25 miles; Saratoga, CA; FT enrollment: 3,930)

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Churches in Amesti include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Amesti include: Mesa Village Park (1), Pinto Lake County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Santa Cruz County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 SO₂

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.3. This is better than average.

City:	26.3
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.388. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.388
U.S.:	0.334

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.66. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	5.66
U.S.:	9.39

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	24.9
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 15.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.8
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 6.85. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	6.85
U.S.:	9.59

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.16. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.16
U.S.:	2.88

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.2%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 16.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 44.4% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This place:	3.5 people
California:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	80.4%
Whole state:	65.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amesti, CA

Amesti compared to California state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Amesti mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (80%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Cruz County California:

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Religion statistics for Amesti (based on Santa Cruz County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.47%

Here		34.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Jewish	Conservative Baptist Association of America	LDS (Mormon) Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	62.8%	6.8%	5.1%	3.0%	2.3%
Congregations	9.3%	2.7%	3.3%	4.0%	8.0%

Name	Muslim Estimate	Episcopal Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	2.1%	1.8%	1.8%	1.5%	12.6%
Congregations	0.7%	3.3%	3.3%	4.7%	60.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 64

Santa Cruz County:	2.55 / 10,000 pop.
California:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16

Santa Cruz County:	0.64 / 10,000 pop.
California:	0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39

Santa Cruz County:	1.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 246

Here:	9.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	6.1%
California:	7.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Santa Cruz County:	17.8%
California:	21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	19.2%
State:	17.9%

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
California average:	5.75%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($386 average AGI)
Santa Cruz County:
0.11%
California average:
0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Santa Clara County, CA	1.02% ($94,361 average AGI)
from Monterey County, CA	0.62% ($42,670)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.28% ($44,151)

7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
California average:	6.27%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($810 average AGI)
Santa Cruz County:
0.08%
California average:
0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Santa Clara County, CA	1.15% ($85,093 average AGI)
to Monterey County, CA	0.62% ($38,459)
to San Francisco County, CA	0.35% ($43,984)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amesti:

KSCO (1080 AM; 10 kW; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KDBV (980 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KSRK (540 AM; 10 kW; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
KION (1460 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA)
KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
KZSJ (1120 AM; 5 kW; SAN MARTIN, CA; Owner: BUSTOS MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
KAZA (1290 AM; 5 kW; GILROY, CA; Owner: RADIO FIESTA CORPORATION)
KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amesti:

KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KDON-FM (102.5 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
K202DU (88.3 FM; SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KBTU (93.5 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KLVM (89.7 FM; PRUNEDALE, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
K265DG (100.9 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
K206BQ (89.1 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
KTEE (93.7 FM; FELTON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KHRI (90.7 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K240CD (95.9 FM; SOQUEL, ETC., CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K260AA (99.9 FM; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KUSP (88.9 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL B/CING. FOUNDATION,INC.)
KWAV (96.9 FM; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING OF MONTEREY)
KTOM-FM (100.7 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
K291AE (106.1 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: MAPELTON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KSQQ (96.1 FM; MORGAN HILL, CA; Owner: COYOTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K216AX (91.1 FM; LAUREL, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Amesti:

KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
K21EV (Channel 21; SALINAS, CA; Owner: LIVING FAITH BROADCASTING)
KDJT-CA (Channel 33; SALINAS/MONTEREY,ETC, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
KSBW (Channel 8; SALINAS, CA; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
KCBA (Channel 35; SALINAS, CA; Owner: SEAL ROCK BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
KCAH (Channel 25; WATSONVILLE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
KTEH1 (Channel 54; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	5	$293,930	18	$259,224	28	$308,860	0	$0	2	$218,720	3	$100,087
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	2	$336,235	1	$352,060	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	6	$233,430	16	$312,013	2	$300,740	0	$0	5	$151,570
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	3	$342,150	7	$444,293	0	$0	1	$230,230	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	3	$250,377	2	$485,885	0	$0	0	$0	1	$190,900

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1231.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$271,960	1	$289,710
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$371,250	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$332,880	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1231.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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#49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores"
#56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
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#92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"

#35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
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#60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"

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