Bonny Doon

Population: 2,946
Median household income: $163,125
Median home value: $1,135,600

Bonny Doon, a community in Santa Cruz County, California, has 2,946 residents. At $163,125, its median household income sits above Santa Cruz County's $109,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bonny Doon's population declined 4.8% from 3,096 to 2,946, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $868,600 to $1,135,600.

49.9% of workers drive to work alone. 91.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,946
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $163,125
Median home value: $1,135,600
Median gross rent: $1,767
Housing units: 1,002
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0962,946

Median household income

$109,231$163,125

Median home value

$868,600$1,135,600

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,096	$109,231	$868,600	$1,170
2020	2,962	$105,938	$919,300	$1,224
2021	2,881	$120,170	$996,400	$1,740
2022	2,858	$139,375	$1,147,100	$1,917
2023	2,946	$163,125	$1,135,600	$1,767

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	2.8%
5 to 17	406	13.8%
18 to 24	308	10.5%
25 to 34	439	14.9%
35 to 44	297	10.1%
45 to 54	287	9.7%
55 to 64	500	17.0%
65 to 74	529	18.0%
75 and over	97	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,376	80.7%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	70	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	91	3.1%
Two or more races	88	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	320	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree31.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	1.6%
High school graduate	418	19.5%
Some college or associate's	590	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	438	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	668	31.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone49.9%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit2.0%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	729	49.9%
Carpooled	220	15.0%
Public transit	29	2.0%
Walked	100	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	344	23.5%
Other means	40	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	14.0%
15 to 29 min	453	40.5%
30 to 44 min	139	12.4%
45 to 59 min	155	13.9%
60+ min	214	19.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 9.9% (291 of 2,934)

	Count	Share
Family households	691	74.9%
Nonfamily households	231	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	922	92.0%
Vacant	80	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	779	84.5%
Renter-occupied	143	15.5%

1-unit, detached91.7%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	919	91.7%
1-unit, attached	41	4.1%
2 to 4 units	36	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0607470
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0436, -122.1370