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Santa Cruz Valley Unified District, AZ

21,272 Population
266.6 square miles 79.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Santa Cruz County: 37.9 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,235 ±$1,816 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Santa Cruz County: $26,237 ±$945
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arizona: $42,503 ±$233
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,410 ±$4,701 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Santa Cruz County: $55,217 ±$4,149
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Arizona: $79,964 ±$407
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18% ±4.8% (3,837  ±1,035) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Santa Cruz County: 20.2% † 9,851 (±2.7% / ±1,325)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arizona: 12.5% 901,451 (±0.2% / ±13,962)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.1 minutes ±3.2 (210,800  ±29,859) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Santa Cruz County: 24.2 409,230 (±1.6 / ±32,669)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 25.4 70,165,550 (±0.1 / ±476,728)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,550 ±417 Number of households
  • Santa Cruz County: 16,966 ±329
  • Arizona: 2,856,081 ±6,374
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.2 (21,272  ±1,107) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Santa Cruz County: 2.9 48,787 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,217,416
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8% ±3% (358  ±139) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Santa Cruz County: 5.2% † 562 (±1.5% / ±165)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arizona: 5.1% 86,027 (±0.2% / ±2,866)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,298 ±455 Number of housing units
  • Santa Cruz County: 19,232 ±52
  • Arizona: 3,192,839 ±631
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$234,300 ±$8,843 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Santa Cruz County: $233,000 ±$7,183
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arizona: $394,500 ±$1,474
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±2.7% (1,742  ±569) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Santa Cruz County: 11% † 5,348 (±2.2% / ±1,067.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arizona: 14.3% 1,044,527 (±0.2% / ±12,863)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.7% ±4.1% (10,868  ±779.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Santa Cruz County: 76.6% 24,379 (±3.5% / ±1,115.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 89.4% 4,547,940 (±0.4% / ±17,663)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.4% ±2.6% (3,319  ±393.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Santa Cruz County: 23.1% 7,365 (±1.7% / ±543.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arizona: 33.3% 1,696,340 (±0.2% / ±11,215.8)
  • about two-thirds of 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

28.9% ±2.3% (6,138  ±591) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Santa Cruz County: 34.2% 16,745
  • more than double the rate in Arizona: 13% 957,784
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±1.2% (801  ±184) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Santa Cruz County: 4.3% † 1,559 (±0.6% / ±229)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arizona: 7.9% 452,729 (±0.1% / ±5,969)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
801 Total veterans ±184 725 Male ±180 76 Female ±59

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