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Santa Cruz County, AZ

48,209 Population
1,236.3 square miles 39 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,634 ±$1,159 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arizona: $40,736 ±$241
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$53,614 ±$3,573 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arizona: $76,872 ±$414
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

20.2% ±2.7% (9,707  ±1,275) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arizona: 12.8% 907,125 (±0.2% / ±14,212)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.3 minutes ±1.6 (420,685  ±33,680) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Arizona: 25.5 70,317,520 (±0.1 / ±410,503)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

16,816 ±318 Number of households
  • Arizona: 2,796,790 ±6,018
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.9 ±0.1 (47,998  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,105,986
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.9% ±1.5% (521  ±158) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 5.3% 87,489 (±0.2% / ±3,122)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

18,997 ±41 Number of housing units
  • Arizona: 3,142,443 ±466
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$216,100 ±$7,763 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arizona: $358,900 ±$1,200
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11% ±2.2% (5,266  ±1,032.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arizona: 14.9% 1,069,460 (±0.2% / ±13,475.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

77.7% ±3.5% (24,323  ±1,082.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 89.1% 4,446,105 (±0.3% / ±16,725.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
24.1% ±1.9% (7,534  ±600.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arizona: 32.6% 1,627,462 (±0.2% / ±10,137.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

34.1% (16,416  ±1,012) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Arizona: 12.9% 935,586
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4.7% ±0.7% (1,654  ±239) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arizona: 8.1% 459,818 (±0.1% / ±4,961)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,654 Total veterans ±239 1,544 Male ±232 110 Female ±65

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