Amesti, California


Amesti is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 2,637 as of the 2020 United States census.
Amesti is named for José Amesti, a Basque who came to California in 1822, and who was the grantee of Rancho Los Corralitos.

Geography

Amesti is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water.

Demographics

Amesti first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Amesti had a population of 2,637. The population density was. The racial makeup of Amesti was 42.2% White, 0.3% African American, 1.4% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 36.7% from other races, and 17.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 59.3% of the population.
The census reported that 99.1% of the population lived in households and 0.9% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.
There were 806 households, out of which 40.7% included children under the age of 18, 55.5% were married-couple households, 6.2% were cohabiting couple households, 25.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.5% of households were one person, and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.24. There were 634 families.
The age distribution was 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% aged 18 to 24, 25.7% aged 25 to 44, 24.4% aged 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.6years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males.
There were 824 housing units at an average density of, of which 806 were occupied. Of these, 71.6% were owner-occupied, and 28.4% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $102,083, and the per capita income was $41,683. About 9.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Amesti is in, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Amesti is in.