Aptos

Population: 6,124
Median household income: $135,349
Median home value: $1,098,200

Aptos is a community in Santa Cruz County, California, home to 6,124 residents. Its median household income of $135,349 runs above the Santa Cruz County figure of $109,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Aptos's population declined 4.1% from 6,387 to 6,124, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $828,400 to $1,098,200.

Owners occupy 70.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,124
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $135,349
Median home value: $1,098,200
Median gross rent: $1,826
Housing units: 2,734
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3876,124

Median household income

$112,308$135,349

Median home value

$828,400$1,098,200

Median gross rent

$1,884$1,826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,387	$112,308	$828,400	$1,884
2020	6,245	$112,041	$850,300	$1,974
2021	6,372	$116,583	$898,100	$1,642
2022	6,614	$126,364	$1,036,900	$1,691
2023	6,124	$135,349	$1,098,200	$1,826

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	232	3.8%
5 to 17	637	10.4%
18 to 24	811	13.2%
25 to 34	733	12.0%
35 to 44	444	7.3%
45 to 54	688	11.2%
55 to 64	1,020	16.7%
65 to 74	908	14.8%
75 and over	651	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,685	76.5%
Black or African American	3	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	187	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.6%
Two or more races	150	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,060	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate12.3%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree26.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	1.7%
High school graduate	548	12.3%
Some college or associate's	1,406	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,252	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,161	26.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.8%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,946	66.5%
Carpooled	132	4.5%
Public transit	54	1.8%
Walked	200	6.8%
Bicycle	10	0.3%
Worked from home	554	18.9%
Other means	32	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	661	27.8%
15 to 29 min	745	31.4%
30 to 44 min	528	22.2%
45 to 59 min	149	6.3%
60+ min	291	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 4.0% (248 of 6,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,711	71.8%
Nonfamily households	671	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,382	87.1%
Vacant	352	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,667	70.0%
Renter-occupied	715	30.0%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,990	72.8%
1-unit, attached	199	7.3%
2 to 4 units	62	2.3%
5 to 19 units	274	10.0%
20 or more units	29	1.1%
Mobile home & other	180	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0602378
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9911, -121.8935