Santa Cruz County, CA

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Santa Cruz County, California demographics

Population: 272,138
Median age: 38.5

Median household income: 96,093

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Santa Cruz County, California.

Population

2021272,138
2020273,170
2019273,962
2018273,765
2017273,263
2016270,931
2015269,278
2014267,203
2013264,808
2012262,340
2011259,402
2010256,901
2009251,398

Santa Cruz County, CA cities

Amesti CDP - 3,307

Aptos CDP - 6,372

Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CDP - 1,649

Ben Lomond CDP - 7,528

Bonny Doon CDP - 2,881

Boulder Creek CDP - 5,308

Brookdale CDP - 1,228

Capitola city - 10,041

Corralitos CDP - 2,367

Davenport CDP - 688

Day Valley CDP - 3,397

Felton CDP - 3,467

Freedom CDP - 3,399

Interlaken CDP - 8,079

La Selva Beach CDP - 2,635

Live Oak CDP - 16,948

Lompico CDP - 925

Mount Hermon CDP - 1,254

Pajaro Dunes CDP - 228

Paradise Park CDP - 608

Pasatiempo CDP - 1,104

Rio del Mar CDP - 9,264

Santa Cruz city - 62,714

Scotts Valley city - 12,317

Seacliff CDP - 3,414

Soquel CDP - 10,806

Twin Lakes CDP - 5,369

Watsonville city - 52,966

Zayante CDP - 581

Santa Cruz County, CA ZIP Codes

Census data for Santa Cruz County, California

Demographic and housing estimates in Santa Cruz County, California

Total population
Total population272,138
Male135,431
Female136,707
Population by age
Total population272,138
Under 5 years13,075
5 to 9 years13,519
10 to 14 years15,973
15 to 19 years23,112
20 to 24 years26,474
25 to 34 years32,948
35 to 44 years32,038
45 to 54 years33,178
55 to 59 years18,643
60 to 64 years17,393
65 to 74 years29,599
75 to 84 years11,032
85 years and over5,154
Median age (years)38.5
Under 18 years51,985
16 years and over226,386
18 years and over220,153
21 years and over199,578
62 years and over56,701
65 years and over45,785
Population by race
Total population272,138
One race246,012
   White186,503
   Black or African American3,071
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,843
   Asian13,448
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander564
   Some other race40,583
Two or more races26,126
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population193,491
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population94,691
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population98,800

Social characteristics in Santa Cruz County, California

Households by type
Total households96,476
Family households (families)47,067
Married-couple family7,993
Male householder, no wife present, family16,192
Female householder, no husband present, family10,211
Nonfamily households25,224
Average household size33,231
Average family size2.69

Economic characteristics in Santa Cruz County, California

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households96,476
Less than $10,0003,990
$10,000 to $14,9992,615
$15,000 to $24,9995,697
$25,000 to $34,9995,321
$35,000 to $49,9997,407
$50,000 to $74,99912,748
$75,000 to $99,99911,972
$100,000 to $149,99916,359
$150,000 to $199,99911,290
$200,000 or more19,077
Median household income (dollars)96,093

Housing characteristics in Santa Cruz County, California

Housing occupancy
Total housing units106,110
Occupied housing units96,476
Vacant housing units9,634
Units in structure
Total housing units106,110
1-unit, detached68,358
1-unit, attached8,578
2 units3,315
3 or 4 units6,076
5 to 9 units4,116
10 to 19 units2,678
20 or more units6,371
Mobile home6,377
Boat, RV, van, etc.241
Year structure built
Total housing units106,110
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 20132,855
Built 2000 to 20097,798
Built 1990 to 19999,422
Built 1980 to 198916,221
Built 1970 to 197922,731
Built 1960 to 196915,583
Built 1950 to 195911,425
Built 1940 to 19497,872
Built 1939 or earlier12,203
Rooms
Total housing units106,110
1 room4,829
2 rooms5,063
3 rooms11,609
4 rooms21,072
5 rooms21,670
6 rooms17,427
7 rooms10,840
8 rooms6,524
9 rooms or more7,076
Median rooms5.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units106,110
No bedroom5,451
1 bedroom12,110
2 bedrooms33,851
3 bedrooms38,673
4 bedrooms13,365
5 or more bedrooms2,660
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units96,476
Owner-occupied58,321
Renter-occupied38,155
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.67
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.71
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units96,476
Moved in 2017 or later8,505
Moved in 2015 to 201623,292
Moved in 2010 to 201418,174
Moved in 2000 to 200921,304
Moved in 1990 to 199912,970
Moved in 1989 and earlier12,231
Value
Owner-occupied units58,321
Less than $50,000717
$50,000 to $99,999391
$100,000 to $149,9991,060
$150,000 to $199,999647
$200,000 to $299,9991,612
$300,000 to $499,9996,831
$500,000 to $999,99928,685
$1,000,000 or more18,378
Median (dollars)826,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units58,321
Housing units with a mortgage39,120
Housing units without a mortgage19,201
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent36,498
Less than $5002,070
$500 to $9993,160
$1,000 to $1,4995,498
$1,500 to $1,9998,848
$2,000 to $2,4997,541
$2,500 to $2,9994,116
$3,000 or more5,265
Median (dollars)1,925
No rent paid1,657

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