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Santa Cruz, CA Urban Area

163,368 Population
60.4 square miles 2,702.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$65,122 ±$3,441 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$113,986 ±$8,648 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±1.7% (16,324  ±2,703) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±1 (1,772,100  ±124,790) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

66,269 ±2,620 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (149,370  ±4,818) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3% ±1.6% (1,273  ±699) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

73,510 ±2,119 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,064,500 ±$51,663 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.5% ±1.8% (25,110  ±2,956.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.6% ±3.5% (104,962  ±5,141.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
53.6% ±2.8% (59,521  ±3,686.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10% ±1.4% (16,254  ±2,321) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±0.7% (4,225  ±944) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,225 Total veterans ±944 3,895 Male ±855 330 Female ±366

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