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Rio del Mar, CA

9,201 Population
3 square miles 3,066.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.4 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.3
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$91,703 ±$12,574 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $56,941 ±$1,210
  • nearly double the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$159,929 ±$26,135 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $111,093 ±$2,734
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.3% ±1.1% (214  ±103) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 11.6% 29,478 (±0.8% / ±1,994)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30 minutes ±8.9 (96,640  ±14,769) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 25.7 2,606,840 (±0.5 / ±77,774)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,800 ±375 Number of households
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 96,898 ±687
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.3 (9,188  ±880) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 2.6 249,999 (±0 / ±262)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.4% ±0.9% (6  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 4.6% † 2,924 (±0.7% / ±462)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,856 ±357 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 106,977 ±177
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,338,100 ±$137,763 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: $1,027,500 ±$15,133
  • nearly double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±2.9% (686  ±277.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 13.8% 36,309 (±0.8% / ±2,004)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.1% ±12.9% (6,815  ±602.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 88.6% 158,482 (±1.6% / ±2,896.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
65.2% ±1.1% (4,531  ±445.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 43.9% 78,603 (±1.1% / ±1,950.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • nearly double 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

8.3% ±2.5% (766  ±244) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 18% 47,705
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.1% ±1.8% (391  ±143) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: 3.7% 8,035 (±0.3% / ±674)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
391 Total veterans ±143 321 Male ±129 70 Female ±77

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