Sand City, California

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Sand City is a town in Monterey County, California, United States. The population was 261 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Sand City is located at 36°36′53″N, 121°51′0″W (36.614759, -121.850060)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²) of it (80.55%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 261 people, 80 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 180.0/km² (463.5/mi²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 60.0/km² (154.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.26% White, 4.98% African American, 3.07% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 14.56% from other races, and 4.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.59% of the population.

There were 80 households out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 151.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,455. About 17.9% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 50.0% of those sixty five or over.