Elkhorn, California
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States.
Elkhorn was originally a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad north of Castroville, at an elevation of. The settled part of the community now occupies the hills to the east of the railroad. The population of the Elkhorn CDP was 1,588 at the 2020 census. Local understandings of the extent of Elkhorn may vary from the Census definition.
Elkhorn was named after the elk in the area that have since gone extinct.
Geography
Elkhorn is in northern Monterey County, northwest of Salinas, the county seat; south of Watsonville; and northeast of Monterey. The community receives mail within the ZIP Code areas of 95012 and 93907. Elkhorn Slough, the largest tidal salt marsh in the area outside of San Francisco Bay, borders the northwest side of the community. The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve promotes education about and preservation of the salt marsh environs.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Elkhorn CDP has a total area of, of which, or 0.46%, are water.
Streets
Main county roads include Castroville Boulevard, Dolan Road, Elkhorn Road, and Meridian Road. Castroville Boulevard leads southwest to Highway 156 and east to the Prunedale area and U.S. Route 101. Dolan Road leads west to Highway 1. Minor county roads include Del Monte Farms, Bayview Road, Walker Valley Road, Long Valley Road, Amaral Road, Paradise Canyon Road.Demographics
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Elkhorn had a population of 1,588. The population density was. The racial makeup of Elkhorn was 767 White, 1 African American, 31 Native American, 58 Asian, 3 Pacific Islander, 405 from other races, and 323 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 753 persons.The whole population lived in households. There were 539 households, out of which 178 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 304 were married-couple households, 49 were cohabiting couple households, 116 had a female householder with no partner present, and 70 had a male householder with no partner present. 100 households were one person, and 52 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.95. There were 407 families.
The age distribution was 328 people under the age of 18, 148 people aged 18 to 24, 368 people aged 25 to 44, 431 people aged 45 to 64, and 313 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.9years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males.
There were 558 housing units at an average density of, of which 539 were occupied. Of these, 408 were owner-occupied, and 131 were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $124,464, and the per capita income was $52,221. About 0.0% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010
At the 2010 census Elkhorn had a population of 1,565. The population density was. The racial makeup of Elkhorn was 1,122 White, 9 African American, 7 Native American, 63 Asian, 3 Pacific Islander, 286 from other races, and 75 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 588 people.The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 532 households, 183 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 329 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 58 had a female householder with no husband present, 27 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 33 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 95 households were one person and 29 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94. There were 414 families ; the average family size was 3.21.
The age distribution was 364 people under the age of 18, 149 people aged 18 to 24, 349 people aged 25 to 44, 519 people aged 45 to 64, and 184 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
There were 565 housing units at an average density of 117.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 380 were owner-occupied and 152 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 0.6%. 1,098 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 467 people lived in rental housing units.