Scotts Valley

Population: 12,138
Median household income: $140,887
Median home value: $1,092,000

Scotts Valley, a community in Santa Cruz County, California, has 12,138 residents. At $140,887, its median household income sits above Santa Cruz County's $109,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scotts Valley's population grew 2.3% from 11,863 to 12,138, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $815,600 to $1,092,000.

The median resident is 47.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,138
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $140,887
Median home value: $1,092,000
Median gross rent: $2,362
Housing units: 5,440
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,86312,138

Median household income

$108,289$140,887

Median home value

$815,600$1,092,000

Median gross rent

$1,975$2,362

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,863	$108,289	$815,600	$1,975
2020	12,055	$103,783	$811,900	$1,945
2021	12,317	$114,504	$883,100	$2,124
2022	12,239	$136,867	$1,051,700	$2,322
2023	12,138	$140,887	$1,092,000	$2,362

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	613	5.1%
5 to 17	1,424	11.7%
18 to 24	941	7.8%
25 to 34	1,118	9.2%
35 to 44	1,463	12.1%
45 to 54	1,445	11.9%
55 to 64	2,187	18.0%
65 to 74	1,561	12.9%
75 and over	1,386	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,032	74.4%
Black or African American	63	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	838	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	525	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,669	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate10.2%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	433	4.7%
High school graduate	937	10.2%
Some college or associate's	2,805	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,904	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,081	22.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home24.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,098	66.7%
Carpooled	224	3.6%
Public transit	25	0.4%
Walked	106	1.7%
Bicycle	125	2.0%
Worked from home	1,504	24.5%
Other means	60	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,582	34.1%
15 to 29 min	1,338	28.8%
30 to 44 min	946	20.4%
45 to 59 min	451	9.7%
60+ min	321	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 4.8% (577 of 12,021)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,588	71.6%
Nonfamily households	1,420	28.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,008	92.1%
Vacant	432	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,631	72.5%
Renter-occupied	1,377	27.5%

1-unit, detached54.7%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,977	54.7%
1-unit, attached	676	12.4%
2 to 4 units	234	4.3%
5 to 19 units	386	7.1%
20 or more units	224	4.1%
Mobile home & other	943	17.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0670588
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0555, -122.0118