| Aromas is a census-designated place (CDP)
in Monterey County, and San Benito County, California, United States.
The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Monterey County
to the west and San Benito County to the east. Santa Cruz County sits
less than a mile to the Northwest, and Santa Clara County about two miles
to the North. The population was 2,797 at the 2000 census and was almost
equally distributed between the two counties at 1,427 in Monterey County
and 1,370 in San Benito County. Aromas is the only CDP in California that
is divided between two or more counties.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,797 people, 889 households,
and 731 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 589.2
people per square mile (227.4/km²). There were 915 housing units
at an average density of 192.7/sq mi (74.4/km²). The racial makeup
of the CDP was 79.23% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 1.32% Native
American, 2.61% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 11.01% from other races,
and 5.58% from two or more races. 22.92% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino of any race.
There were 889 households out of which 45.0% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.9%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families.
11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.42.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of
18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and
7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For
every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18
and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,145, and the median
income for a family was $70,000. Males had a median income of $51,771
versus $41,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,220.
About 5.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or
over.
The Aromas-San Juan School District has three schools – Aromas
Elementary School, San Juan School and Anzar High School. Aromas has one
K-8 school, Aromas Elementry School with less than 400 students, (in 2000).
Stephanie Siddens is the current principal of Aromas School. Anzar High
School, which opened in 1994, was named after early area pioneers.
Aromas is also home to a Granite Rock quarry.
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