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Scotts Valley, CA

12,138 Population
4.6 square miles 2,628.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.8 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$79,348 ±$9,711 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $55,717 ±$1,283
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$140,887 ±$22,776 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $109,266 ±$2,959
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

4.8% ±2.3% (577  ±273) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 11.2% 28,613 (±0.8% / ±2,134)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

24.8 minutes ±1.3 (114,800  ±13,924) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 26.6 2,807,385 (±0.7 / ±94,651)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

5,008 ±282 Number of households
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 96,873 ±848
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
2.4 ±0.1 (11,855  ±61) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 2.6 251,642 (±0 / ±251)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

5.6% ±2.7% (130  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 4.6% † 2,947 (±0.6% / ±403)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

5,440 ±304 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 106,635 ±139
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$1,092,000 ±$40,030 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $1,015,200 ±$15,187
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

11.2% ±3.9% (1,351  ±463.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 14% 36,975 (±0.9% / ±2,324.2)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

95.3% ±6.8% (8,727  ±736.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 88.5% 159,011 (±1.7% / ±2,979.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
54.4% ±5% (4,985  ±511.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 43.6% 78,268 (±1.1% / ±1,948.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

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

12.3% ±2.7% (1,487  ±328) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 17.7% 47,143
  • about half the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

4.5% ±1.4% (457  ±142) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 4% 8,560 (±0.3% / ±615)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
457 Total veterans ±142 457 Male ±142 N/A Female ±21

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