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Santa Cruz County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Designated Market Area: Monterey-Salinas, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 264,370   ( 1,988 from 2010 , 6,499 from 2020)
Land area: 445.1 square miles
Population density: 593.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:147,953 55.96% 5.4%
Black:2,6971.02% 17.1%
Indian:1,0230.39% 4.6%
Asian:13,0194.92% 18.9%
2+ races:8,4233.19% 19.5%
Hispanic:91,25534.52% 8.5%
Total non-White:116,41744.04% 9.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,984 9.2
Deaths:4,4018.1
Net Migration: -7,152-13.2
Net Immigration: 4350.8
Change in White population:-8,444 -3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:10,432 4.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
262,382
156,39759.61%
2,3040.88%
9780.37%
10,9504.17%
7,0492.69%
84,09232.05%
105,98540.39%

2000
255,602
167,46465.52%
2,1600.85%
1,1800.46%
8,7753.43%
6,6792.61%
68,48626.79%
88,13834.48%

1990
229,734
171,95974.85%
2,1010.91%
1,3060.57%
8,5413.72%
n/a
45,82719.95%
57,77525.15%

1980
188,141
152,63781.13%
1,4540.77%
9860.52%
5,2102.77%
n/a
27,52314.63%
35,50418.87%

1970
123,790
104,41484.35%
7250.59%
3180.26%
2,7602.23%
n/a
14,64811.83%
19,376 15.65%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
32,171 12.6
15,0455.9
-25,431-9.9
10,0473.9
-11,067 -4.3
17,847 7.0
1990's
NumberRate
37,113 16.2
16,8547.3
-17,924-7.8
15,2296.6
-4,495 -2.0
30,363 13.2
1980's
NumberRate
35,921 19.1
17,068 9.1
24,232 12.9
n/a
19,322 10.3
22,271 11.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
56,425 45.6
n/a
48,223 39.0
16,128 13.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.2
50,320 19.0%
214,050 81.0%
47,668 18.0%
96,487
2.64
61,034 63.3%
46,417 76.1%
4,419 7.2%
35,453 36.7%

2010
NumberPercent
36.9
55,418 21.1%
206,964 78.9%
29,158 11.1%
94,355
2.66
57,770 61.2%
43,334 75.0%
5,349 9.3%
36,585 38.8%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
60,435 23.6%
195,167 76.4%
25,308 9.9%
91,244
2.70
57,858 63.4%
44,106 76.2%
5,784 10.0%
33,386 36.6%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
54,395 23.7%
175,339 76.3%
26,090 11.4%
84,017
2.65
54,663 65.1%
44,125 80.7%
4,693 8.6%
29,354 34.9%

1980
NumberPercent
30.8
45,271 24.1%
142,870 75.9%
24,779 13.2%
71,958
2.53
46,946 65.2%
38,763 82.6%
4,111 8.8%
25,012 34.8%

2022 Housing Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units106,433 
Median Value$951,300 
Occupied96,48790.7%
Vacant9,9469.3%
Owned57,85260.0%
Rented38,63540.0%
Median Rent$2,094 
Single-Family Units77,15472.5%
    Detached68,08764.0%
    Attached9,0678.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units13,16912.4%
Mobile Homes6,7446.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003,7523.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992,7152.8%
$15,000 to $19,9992,5062.6%
$20,000 to $24,9992,6642.8%
$25,000 to $29,9992,3822.5%
$30,000 to $34,9992,5562.6%
$35,000 to $39,9992,3622.4%
$40,000 to $44,9992,7032.8%
$45,000 to $49,9992,3102.4%
$50,000 to $59,9994,6234.8%
$60,000 to $74,9996,4646.7%
$75,000 to $99,99911,44011.9%
$100,000 to $124,9999,4609.8%
$125,000 to $149,9996,7937.0%
$150,000 to $199,99912,16212.6%
$200,000 or more21,59522.4%
Median Household Income104,409 
Per Capita Income52,887 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state135 
Compared to U.S.168 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,0605.2%
Public Assistance2,5902.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps10,05010.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed81,12270.2%
Unemployed4,4363.8%
In Armed Forces430.0%
Total Labor Force85,60174.1%
Not in Labor Force29,88325.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector47,16834,86157.5%
Non-Profit4,7207,10639.9%
Self-Employed9,8798,49853.8%
Local Government5,6957,09544.5%
State Government3,1214,01443.7%
Federal Government1,03357664.2%
Total Private + Self57,04743,35956.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.14,56918,79143.7%
Total71,61662,15053.5%
Pct. Govt.16.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts25,34518.9%
Sales and Office Occupations24,12918.0%
Professional, Technical37,28827.8%
Service Occupations22,46816.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,2783.2%
All others24,87418.5%
White Collar 64.7%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services16,82112.5%
Health care and social assistance15,72911.7%
Retail trade13,87410.3%
Professional, scientific, technical13,52510.1%
Manufacturing11,2358.4%
Accommodation and food services9,8447.3%
Construction9,5177.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6,0084.5%
Other services5,9634.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5,1993.9%
Public administration4,9183.7%
Transportation and warehousing4,4263.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,9382.9%
Information3,1612.4%
Finance and insurance3,0512.3%
Wholesale trade2,9772.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,6932.0%
Utilities1,1400.9%
Management800.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction50.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican80,80630.09%
Puerto Rican1,0290.38%
Cuban6900.26%
Dominican560.02%
Total Central American3,2641.22%
Costa Rican1200.04%
Guatemalan5820.22%
Honduran1470.05%
Nicaraguan3700.14%
Panamanian1740.06%
Salvadoran1,8170.68%
Other Central American540.02%
Total South American1,4470.54%
Argentinean2510.09%
Bolivian170.01%
Chilean1960.07%
Colombian2220.08%
Ecuadorian1140.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian4660.17%
Uruguayan260.01%
Venezuelan1550.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4,6311.72%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese3,8101.42%
Filipino2,4140.90%
Indian1,9960.74%
Japanese1,6900.63%
Korean8440.31%
Vietnamese6250.23%
Taiwanese2950.11%
Thai1400.05%
Cambodian1170.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English172,77967.4%
Spanish65,57825.6%
Other Indo-European4,2181.6%
Chinese3,1401.2%
Other Asian2,1540.8%
German, other Germanic2,1340.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,2900.5%
Arabic1,0850.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun9750.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German28,75210.7%
English28,42810.6%
Irish27,55210.3%
Italian16,1716.0%
European7,5372.8%
Scottish6,2052.3%
American6,2042.3%
French5,7952.2%
Norwegian4,7091.8%
Polish4,6481.7%
Swedish4,5171.7%
Portuguese3,8081.4%
Dutch3,7321.4%
Russian3,2121.2%
British2,9261.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen242,94490.5%
Not a citizen25,6279.5%
Native221,84882.6%
Foreign-born46,72317.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
12,950 7.2%7,391 4.1%28,468 15.8%54,825 30.4%44,286 24.6%32,251 17.9%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 12,950 7.2%
9-12 Years 7,391 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 28,468 15.8%
Some College 54,825 30.4%
Bach. Degree 44,286 24.6%
Grad Degree 32,251 17.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 135,642 125,907 9,735 7.2% 5.8%
1991 137,542 125,221 12,321 9.0% 7.8%
1992 138,967 125,421 13,546 9.7% 9.4%
1993 140,344 125,640 14,704 10.5% 9.5%
1994 140,714 126,823 13,891 9.9% 8.7%
1995 138,732 125,857 12,875 9.3% 7.9%
1996 137,987 126,117 11,870 8.6% 7.3%
1997 140,701 129,579 11,122 7.9% 6.4%
1998 140,559 130,235 10,324 7.3% 5.9%
1999 139,038 130,144 8,894 6.4% 5.3%
2000 148,261 140,770 7,491 5.1% 4.9%
2001 149,951 141,324 8,627 5.8% 5.5%
2002 147,449 136,471 10,978 7.4% 6.8%
2003 144,182 132,903 11,279 7.8% 6.9%
2004 143,438 133,367 10,071 7.0% 6.2%
2005 143,018 134,065 8,953 6.3% 5.4%
2006 143,282 135,213 8,069 5.6% 4.9%
2007 144,897 136,424 8,473 5.8% 5.3%
2008 146,188 135,383 10,805 7.4% 7.3%
2009 148,422 131,288 17,134 11.5% 11.5%
2010 141,873 122,559 19,314 13.6% 12.5%
2011 141,147 122,382 18,765 13.3% 11.9%
2012 141,801 124,756 17,045 12.0% 10.5%
2013 141,591 126,860 14,731 10.4% 9.0%
2014 142,048 129,469 12,579 8.9% 7.6%
2015 143,227 132,434 10,793 7.5% 6.3%
2016 143,764 133,730 10,034 7.0% 5.5%
2017 142,700 134,514 8,186 5.7% 4.8%
2018 141,283 134,198 7,085 5.0% 4.3%
2019 141,102 134,100 7,002 5.0% 4.2%
2020 133,646 120,932 12,714 9.5% 10.1%
2021 133,124 123,902 9,222 6.9% 7.3%
2022 134,175 127,787 6,388 4.8% 4.2%
2023 133,217 125,570 7,647 5.7% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com