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Santa Cruz, CA Urban Area

165,263 Population
60.4 square miles 2,733.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$59,589 ±$4,267 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$112,850 ±$5,248 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.6% ±2.3% (17,802  ±3,521) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.7 minutes ±1.1 (1,774,215  ±143,367) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

67,337 ±2,184 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (150,900  ±4,855) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.8% ±1.9% (1,603  ±797) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

73,500 ±1,990 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$1,107,600 ±$42,539 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

18.4% ±3.2% (30,204  ±5,378) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.8% ±3.5% (105,114  ±4,987.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
53.5% ±2.7% (60,597  ±3,537.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

13.6% ±2% (22,473  ±3,394) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.4% ±0.7% (4,819  ±996) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,819 Total veterans ±996 4,560 Male ±958 259 Female ±285

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