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

147,895 Population
405.6 square miles 364.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$51,380 ±$3,361 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$109,705 ±$11,289 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.4% ±2.4% (13,827  ±3,485) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.1 minutes ±1.4 (1,597,330  ±124,037) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

51,371 ±2,036 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.8 ±0.1 (145,284  ±4,370) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,154,104
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

8.5% ±2.5% (2,585  ±776) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

54,436 ±2,081 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$922,300 ±$39,968 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

7.2% ±1.3% (10,522  ±1,917.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

83.4% ±3.3% (86,306  ±4,338.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
38.1% ±2.4% (39,485  ±2,793.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

40.2% ±2.1% (57,320  ±3,033.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 43.9% 16,288,124 (±0.1% / ±47,296.3)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

21.5% ±2.2% (31,759  ±3,399) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,428,025
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

4.2% ±1% (4,900  ±1,206) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
4,900 Total veterans ±1,206 4,604 Male ±1,181 296 Female ±192

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