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Santa Cruz County

Population in July 2007: 6,353.
Males: 3,250  (51.2%)
Females: 3,103  (48.8%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95062.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,402 (it was $42,673 in 2000)
Opal Cliffs:  $50,402
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $37,878
Opal Cliffs:  $37,878
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $709,246 (it was $331,100 in 2000)
Opal Cliffs:  $709,246
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $692,351; Detached houses: $959,118; Townhouses or other attached units: $713,561; In 2-unit structures: $795,117; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $656,161; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $889,411; Mobile homes: $52,442

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Races in Opal Cliffs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.2%)
  • Hispanic (12.5%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Opal Cliffs: 196.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.8%), Irish (16.7%), English (14.8%), Italian (7.4%), French (6.3%), United States (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 48 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 8218 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in Opal Cliffs

  • High school or higher: 88.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Opal Cliffs CDP

  • Never married: 35.6%
  • Now married: 35.1%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 18.5%

513 residents are foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 1.7% Europe).

This place:  7.9%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Opal Cliffs:  0.7% ($2,438)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Cruz, CA (3.1 miles , pop. 54,593).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Jose, CA (24.3 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (283.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Twin Lakes, CA (1.1 miles ), Capitola, CA (1.2 miles ), Live Oak, CA (1.2 miles ), Soquel, CA (1.5 miles ), Santa Cruz, CA (1.8 miles ), Aptos, CA (1.9 miles ), Rio del Mar, CA (2.1 miles ), Scotts Valley, CA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 36.96 N, Longitude: 121.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,387 (-37.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 501 (13.9%)

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)



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Opal Cliffs-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above California state average. It is 2013% 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 91.4 miles away from Opal Cliffs 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 15.1 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 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, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 27.8 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 21.9 miles away from Opal Cliffs 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 53.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/27/1988 at 18:43:22, a magnitude 5.7 (4.8 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 12.7 miles away from Opal Cliffs center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Opal Cliffs:
  • DOMINICAN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
  • SUTTER MATERNITY AND SURGERY CENTER (about 4 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
  • WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WATSONVILLE, CA)

Amtrak stations near Opal Cliffs:
  • 3 miles: SANTA CRUZ (920 PACIFIC AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, public transit connection.
  • 13 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Opal Cliffs:
  • CABRILLO COLLEGE (about 5 miles; APTOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,638)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ (about 6 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA; FT enrollment: 11,773)
  • FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; FT enrollment: 7,415)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)
  • SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,229)
  • WEST VALLEY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SARATOGA, CA; FT enrollment: 5,880)
  • GAVILAN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GILROY, CA; FT enrollment: 2,791)

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Notable location: Advent Christian Conference Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Opal Cliffs: Advent Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Moran Lake (A), Corcoran Lagoon (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Opal Cliffs include: Moran Lake Park (1), Twentyfirst Avenue County Park (2), Rockview Drive County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Moran Lake Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  49.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.1%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.2%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Opal Cliffs, CA


People in group quarters in Opal Cliffs
  • 75 people in nursing homes
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Opal Cliffs compared to California state average:
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Cruz County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Opal Cliffs

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchConservative Baptist Association of AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodMuslim Estimate
Adherents62.8%5.1%3.0%2.3%2.1%
Congregations9.3%3.3%4.0%8.0%0.7%
NameEpiscopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.8%1.5%1.3%18.2%
Congregations3.3%3.3%4.7%3.3%60.0%
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.


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 Opal Cliffs:
  • KSCO (1080 AM; 10 kW; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
  • KOMY (1340 AM; 1 kW; LA SELVA BEACH, CA; Owner: ZWERLING BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD)
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSRK (540 AM; 10 kW; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
  • KDBV (980 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KION (1460 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Opal Cliffs:
  • 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)
  • KTEE (93.7 FM; FELTON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KZSC (88.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • K216AX (91.1 FM; LAUREL, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KSRI (90.7 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K240CD (95.9 FM; SOQUEL, ETC., CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, 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.)
  • KFJC (89.7 FM; LOS ALTOS, CA; Owner: FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KLVM (89.7 FM; PRUNEDALE, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
  • KUSP (88.9 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL B/CING. FOUNDATION,INC.)
  • K260AA (99.9 FM; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWAV (96.9 FM; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING OF MONTEREY)
  • KTOM-FM (100.7 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K265DG (100.9 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KUFX (98.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Opal Cliffs:
  • KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
  • KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • K21EV (Channel 21; SALINAS, CA; Owner: LIVING FAITH BROADCASTING)
  • KDJT-CA (Channel 33; SALINAS/MONTEREY,ETC, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTEH1 (Channel 54; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED66$592,490111$490,5429$293,84650$672,30720$110,713
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED13$640,81223$402,4603$413,8539$536,4512$118,555
APPLICATIONS DENIED22$476,21233$567,9925$598,00010$660,2657$121,889
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN13$489,15414$594,7730$08$673,7542$94,285
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$1,015,6505$604,5340$02$1,014,2500$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1216.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$372,470
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1216.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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