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Santa Cruz County (North)--Watsonville & Scotts Valley Cities PUMA, CA

142,254 Population
405.6 square miles 350.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,376 ±$3,928 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$101,641 ±$7,605 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.7% ±2.6% (16,603  ±3,749) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30 minutes ±1 (1,597,435  ±128,529) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

50,556 ±2,041 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0.1 (139,473  ±4,343) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±2.7% (1,820  ±784) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

53,472 ±2,037 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$918,700 ±$45,577 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.1% ±2.7% (15,563  ±3,767.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

83.1% ±3.4% (81,453  ±4,466.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38.9% ±2.7% (38,156  ±2,985.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

40.2% ±2% (57,051  ±2,852.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

21.6% ±2% (30,765  ±2,972) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.9% ±0.9% (4,213  ±986) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,213 Total veterans ±986 4,126 Male ±986 87 Female ±120

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