Mount Hermon

Population: 1,203
Median household income: $161,821
Median home value: $1,032,800

Mount Hermon is a community in Santa Cruz County, California, home to 1,203 residents. The median household income of $161,821 is above the Santa Cruz County median ($109,266).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Hermon's population declined 4.4% from 1,259 to 1,203, while its median home value rose 52.7% from $676,200 to $1,032,800.

Households average 2.25 people. The median gross rent is $1,386.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,203
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $161,821
Median home value: $1,032,800
Median gross rent: $1,386
Housing units: 622
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2591,203

Median household income

$90,208$161,821

Median home value

$676,200$1,032,800

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,386

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,259	$90,208	$676,200	$1,200
2020	1,394	$131,504	$827,800	$1,163
2021	1,254	$142,782	$854,900	$2,015
2022	1,174	$152,632	$1,036,400	—
2023	1,203	$161,821	$1,032,800	$1,386

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3429.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	3.7%
5 to 17	120	10.0%
18 to 24	27	2.2%
25 to 34	354	29.4%
35 to 44	164	13.6%
45 to 54	101	8.4%
55 to 64	122	10.1%
65 to 74	209	17.4%
75 and over	61	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,018	84.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	107	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate3.9%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree51.2%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	39	3.9%
Some college or associate's	229	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	518	51.2%
Graduate or professional degree	225	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone56.4%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle5.8%

Worked from home22.6%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	419	56.4%
Carpooled	25	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	5.2%
Bicycle	43	5.8%
Worked from home	168	22.6%
Other means	49	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	40.9%
15 to 29 min	193	33.6%
30 to 44 min	4	0.7%
45 to 59 min	85	14.8%
60+ min	58	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 1,203)

	Count	Share
Family households	459	86.0%
Nonfamily households	75	14.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	534	85.9%
Vacant	88	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	368	68.9%
Renter-occupied	166	31.1%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	531	85.4%
1-unit, attached	10	1.6%
2 to 4 units	81	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0649796
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0510, -122.0533