Pacifica, California Census Data & Community Profile

PACIFICA GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Pacifica, CA
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Pacifica, CA was 38,390.

Pacifica Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Pacifica was 18,926, which represents 49.3 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Pacifica, CA
There are an estimated 8,272 married men in the town. 54.6 percent of men over 15 years old in Pacifica are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Pacifica is 19,464 which is 50.7 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Pacifica, California
There are an estimated 8,450 married women in the community. 53.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Pacifica, CA
The median age of people living in Pacifica, CA was 37.6 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Pacifica was 2,170. There were 29,500 people above the age of 18, which represents 76.8 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 9.7 percent of the population (3,742) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Pacifica, CA
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Pacifica, CA was 35,864.

White Population in Pacifica, CA
The estimated White population in the Pacifica community is 26,684, which is 69.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Pacifica, California
The estimated Black/African American population is 1,254, which is 3.3 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Pacifica, CA
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Pacifica, CA was 190.

Asian Population in Pacifica, California
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 5,868.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Pacifica, CA
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Pacifica was an estimated 263.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,605, while those of “two or more races” was 2,526 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Pacifica community was 5,609, or 14.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Pacifica, CA
The household population number in Pacifica was 38,209.

Group Quarters Population in Pacifica, CA
Group Quarters population in the community was 181.

Average Household Size in Pacifica, CA
The average household size in Pacifica is 2.73 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.21 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Pacifica, CA
At the time of the last census survey, there were 14,245 total housing units in Pacifica.

The number of occupied housing units was 13,994, or 98.2 of the total units in town. Of these, 9,601 were owner-occupied (68.6), and 4,393 were renter-occupied (31.4, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 251 vacant homes in Pacifica at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Pacifica, California
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 9,005, with a median value in dollars of 367,700.

Monthly Owner Costs in Pacifica, CA
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,814 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Pacifica, average costs per month were $291 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 24,189 people in the community had a high school degree, or 91.5 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Pacifica, California
8,941 people in Pacifica also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 33.8 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Pacifica, CA
The number of Civilian Veterans in Pacifica was 3,407, or 11.6 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Pacifica, CA
In 2000, there were 5,462 people in Pacifica, CA listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Pacifica, CA
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 8,892 people in Pacifica who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 24.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Pacifica, California
There were 22,083 in the labor force in Pacifica at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 72.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Pacifica was 30.8 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Pacifica, CA
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $71,737. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Pacifica, CA
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $78,361. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Pacifica, California
Per capita income in Pacifica in the last full census was 30,183. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Pacifica numbered 120, or 1.2 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Pacifica, CA
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,112, or 2.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.