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Santa Cruz CCD, Santa Cruz County, CA

157,781 Population
101.3 square miles 1,557.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Santa Cruz County: 39.8 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$65,004 ±$1,834 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Santa Cruz County: $56,941 ±$1,210
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$120,750 ±$2,653 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Santa Cruz County: $111,093 ±$2,734
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.6% ±1% (17,058  ±1,500) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Santa Cruz County: 11.6% 29,478 (±0.8% / ±1,994)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.7 minutes ±0.2 (1,447,310  ±48,515) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Santa Cruz County: 25.7 2,606,840 (±0.5 / ±77,774)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

61,515 ±860 Number of households
  • Santa Cruz County: 96,898 ±687
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0 (145,030  ±1,495) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Santa Cruz County: 2.6 249,999 (±0 / ±262)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±0.8% (1,364  ±340) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Santa Cruz County: 4.6% † 2,924 (±0.7% / ±462)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

68,660 ±760 Number of housing units
  • Santa Cruz County: 106,977 ±177
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,139,400 ±$14,323 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Santa Cruz County: $1,027,500 ±$15,133
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.5% ±1.2% (27,339  ±1,831.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Santa Cruz County: 13.8% 36,309 (±0.8% / ±2,004)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±1.9% (101,949  ±2,340.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Santa Cruz County: 88.6% 158,482 (±1.6% / ±2,896.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
53.7% ±1.4% (57,837  ±1,658.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Santa Cruz County: 43.9% 78,603 (±1.1% / ±1,950.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

11.9% ±0.7% (18,799  ±1,067) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Santa Cruz County: 18% 47,705
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±0.4% (4,950  ±547) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Santa Cruz County: 3.7% 8,035 (±0.3% / ±674)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4,950 Total veterans ±547 4,547 Male ±484 403 Female ±166

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