Santa Cruz County, Arizona

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 48,209
Median household income: $53,614
Median home value: $216,100

Santa Cruz County, Arizona counts 48,209 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,614 runs below the Arizona figure of $76,872.

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Cruz County's population grew 3.7% from 46,480 to 48,209, while its median household income rose 29.9% from $41,259 to $53,614.

78.5% of workers drive to work alone. 70.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,209
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,614
Median home value: $216,100
Median gross rent: $781
Housing units: 18,997
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,48048,209

Median household income

$41,259$53,614

Median home value

$151,200$216,100

Median gross rent

$675$781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,480	$41,259	$151,200	$675
2020	46,594	$41,424	$152,700	$657
2021	47,463	$45,089	$165,500	$667
2022	47,838	$51,885	$196,700	$741
2023	48,209	$53,614	$216,100	$781

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,063	6.4%
5 to 17	9,525	19.8%
18 to 24	4,320	9.0%
25 to 34	5,685	11.8%
35 to 44	5,443	11.3%
45 to 54	5,359	11.1%
55 to 64	5,691	11.8%
65 to 74	5,321	11.0%
75 and over	3,802	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,357	15.3%
Black or African American	97	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	110	0.2%
Asian	72	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	91	0.2%
Some other race	57	0.1%
Two or more races	550	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39,875	82.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,978	22.3%
High school graduate	8,255	26.4%
Some college or associate's	8,534	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,808	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,726	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,509	78.5%
Carpooled	2,033	11.0%
Public transit	134	0.7%
Walked	231	1.3%
Bicycle	89	0.5%
Worked from home	1,166	6.3%
Other means	314	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,052	29.2%
15 to 29 min	7,988	46.1%
30 to 44 min	1,611	9.3%
45 to 59 min	703	4.1%
60+ min	1,956	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 20.2% (9,707 of 48,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,095	71.9%
Nonfamily households	4,721	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,816	88.5%
Vacant	2,181	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,498	68.4%
Renter-occupied	5,318	31.6%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,327	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1,548	8.1%
2 to 4 units	1,581	8.3%
5 to 19 units	985	5.2%
20 or more units	235	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,321	7.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 04023
State: Arizona
Land area: 1,236 sq mi
Water area: 1.18 sq mi
Center point: 31.5257, -110.8452