Sand City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, located on the shores of Monterey Bay, and surrounded on most sides by the larger city of Seaside. Sand City is located northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m).
Geography
Sand City is located at .
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Sand City had a population of 325. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sand City was 174 (53.5%) White, 17 (5.2%) African American, 7 (2.2%) Native American, 19 (5.8%) Asian, 3 (0.9%) Pacific Islander, 49 (15.1%) from other races, and 56 (17.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 96 persons (29.5%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 163 households, out of which 33 (20.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 41 (25.2%) were married-couple households, 18 (11.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 43 (26.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 61 (37.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 73 households (44.8%) were one person, and 17 (10.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.99.
The age distribution was 47 people (14.5%) under the age of 18, 28 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 100 people (30.8%) aged 25 to 44, 106 people (32.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 44 people (13.5%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.4years. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males.
The census reported that 291 people (87.1% of the population) lived in households, 43 (12.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 128 households, 37 (28.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43 (33.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 12 (9.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (3.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 16 (12.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 42 households (32.8%) were one person and 3 (2.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27. There were 59 families (46.1% of households); the average family size was 2.98.
The age distribution was 59 people (17.7%) under the age of 18, 33 people (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 147 people (44.0%) aged 25 to 44, 86 people (25.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 9 people (2.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.1 males.
There were 145 housing units at an average density of 49.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 18 (14.1%) were owner-occupied and 110 (85.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 10.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. 45 people (13.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 246 people (73.7%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median family income 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.
See also
- Coastal California
- List of school districts in Monterey County, California
- List of tourist attractions in Monterey County, California