Brookdale

Population: 1,308
Median household income: $88,603
Median home value: $810,500

Brookdale, a community in Santa Cruz County, California, has 1,308 residents. At $88,603, its median household income sits below Santa Cruz County's $109,266.

From 2019 to 2023, Brookdale's population declined 32.5% from 1,939 to 1,308, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $648,900 to $810,500.

46.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,308
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,603
Median home value: $810,500
Median gross rent: $1,201
Housing units: 708
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9391,308

Median household income

$108,790$88,603

Median home value

$648,900$810,500

Median gross rent

$909$1,201

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,939	$108,790	$648,900	$909
2020	1,293	$70,368	$620,900	$1,012
2021	1,228	$74,026	$628,200	$1,163
2022	1,128	$85,294	$822,100	$1,195
2023	1,308	$88,603	$810,500	$1,201

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7420.1%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	3.5%
5 to 17	118	9.0%
18 to 24	126	9.6%
25 to 34	81	6.2%
35 to 44	184	14.1%
45 to 54	211	16.1%
55 to 64	234	17.9%
65 to 74	263	20.1%
75 and over	45	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,080	82.6%
Black or African American	8	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	128	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate5.6%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	4.8%
High school graduate	57	5.6%
Some college or associate's	438	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	317	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	157	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	435	67.4%
Carpooled	13	2.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	180	27.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	3.7%
15 to 29 min	132	28.4%
30 to 44 min	69	14.8%
45 to 59 min	29	6.2%
60+ min	218	46.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 10.8% (141 of 1,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	306	49.0%
Nonfamily households	319	51.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	625	88.3%
Vacant	83	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	404	64.6%
Renter-occupied	221	35.4%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached13.6%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	566	79.9%
1-unit, attached	96	13.6%
2 to 4 units	46	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0608478
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1057, -122.1106