Twin Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,917 at the 2010 census.GeographyTwin Lakes is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2sqmi, of which, 0.7sqmi of it is land and 0.5sqmi of it is water.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Twin Lakes had a population of 4,917. The population density was 4,060.7 people per square mile (1,567.8/km²). The racial makeup of Twin Lakes was 3,900 (79.3%) White, 70 (1.4%) African American, 61 (1.2%) Native American, 126 (2.6%) Asian, 8 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 534 (10.9%) from other races, and 218 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,109 persons (22.6%).The Census reported that 4,782 people (97.3% of the population) lived in households, 35 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 100 (2.0%) were institutionalized.