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La Selva Beach, CA

2,302 Population
5.3 square miles 434.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.8 ±13.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$82,484 ±$22,321 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $56,941 ±$1,210
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$160,833 ±$41,150 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $111,093 ±$2,734
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.2% ±8.5% (209  ±198) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 11.6% 29,478 (±0.8% / ±1,994)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.4 minutes ±7.1 (27,020  ±11,673) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 25.7 2,606,840 (±0.5 / ±77,774)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

908 ±161 Number of households
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 96,898 ±687
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (2,143  ±409) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 2.6 249,999 (±0 / ±262)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5% ±7% (24  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 4.6% † 2,924 (±0.7% / ±462)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,166 ±175 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 106,977 ±177
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,325,700 ±$245,203 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $1,027,500 ±$15,133
  • nearly double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.1% ±7.3% (365  ±177.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 13.8% 36,309 (±0.8% / ±2,004)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.3% ±22.1% (1,671  ±259.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 88.6% 158,482 (±1.6% / ±2,896.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
62.5% ±6.7% (1,063  ±207.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 43.9% 78,603 (±1.1% / ±1,950.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.8% ±3.1% (111  ±74) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 18% 47,705
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±1.7% (50  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 3.7% 8,035 (±0.3% / ±674)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
50 Total veterans ±35 50 Male ±35 N/A Female ±14

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