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Santa Cruz County, CA

261,547 Population
445.1 square miles 587.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,931 ±$3,419 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$105,631 ±$7,565 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13% ±2% (32,330  ±4,906) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27 minutes ±1 (2,886,275  ±152,605) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

99,069 ±1,509 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (244,853  ±352) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±1.5% (2,827  ±940) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

107,127 ±151 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$1,011,300 ±$43,233 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.4% ±2.3% (39,832  ±5,935.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

86.7% ±3.4% (152,648  ±6,085) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
44.4% ±2.4% (78,259  ±4,172.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

18.2% ±38,660.1% (47,603  ±3,655) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.3% ±0.5% (6,991  ±1,165) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,991 Total veterans ±1,165 6,645 Male ±1,099 346 Female ±312

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