Santa Cruz

Population: 60,953
Median household income: $111,427
Median home value: $1,180,100

Santa Cruz is a community in Santa Cruz County, California, home to 60,953 residents. Its median household income of $111,427 runs in line with the Santa Cruz County figure of $109,266.

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Cruz's population declined 5.5% from 64,522 to 60,953, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $854,200 to $1,180,100.

The median gross rent is $2,302. 57.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,953
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $111,427
Median home value: $1,180,100
Median gross rent: $2,302
Housing units: 23,778
Homeownership rate: 47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,52260,953

Median household income

$77,921$111,427

Median home value

$854,200$1,180,100

Median gross rent

$1,889$2,302

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,522	$77,921	$854,200	$1,889
2020	65,011	$86,618	$895,800	$2,038
2021	62,714	$96,217	$933,000	$2,072
2022	61,367	$105,491	$1,116,100	$2,232
2023	60,953	$111,427	$1,180,100	$2,302

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 2429.6%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,665	2.7%
5 to 17	5,821	9.5%
18 to 24	18,056	29.6%
25 to 34	8,220	13.5%
35 to 44	6,540	10.7%
45 to 54	6,485	10.6%
55 to 64	5,822	9.6%
65 to 74	5,267	8.6%
75 and over	3,077	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,374	59.7%
Black or African American	953	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	5,815	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	52	0.1%
Some other race	588	1.0%
Two or more races	3,476	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,659	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate10.2%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree28.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,729	4.9%
High school graduate	3,622	10.2%
Some college or associate's	9,611	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	10,382	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10,067	28.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone53.0%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit4.8%

Walked9.9%

Bicycle5.2%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,013	53.0%
Carpooled	1,871	6.2%
Public transit	1,444	4.8%
Walked	2,975	9.9%
Bicycle	1,573	5.2%
Worked from home	5,823	19.3%
Other means	496	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,221	41.9%
15 to 29 min	7,583	31.1%
30 to 44 min	2,314	9.5%
45 to 59 min	2,233	9.2%
60+ min	2,021	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 17.6% (9,106 of 51,671)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,453	48.2%
Nonfamily households	11,216	51.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,669	91.1%
Vacant	2,109	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,338	47.7%
Renter-occupied	11,331	52.3%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached10.3%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,129	55.2%
1-unit, attached	2,438	10.3%
2 to 4 units	2,498	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2,608	11.0%
20 or more units	2,581	10.9%
Mobile home & other	524	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669112
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 3.09 sq mi
Center point: 36.9744, -122.0353