ZIP Code 95005

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Santa Cruz County, California.

Population: 7,150
Median household income: $107,857
Median home value: $959,100

ZIP Code 95005 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Santa Cruz County, California, home to about 7,150 residents. The median household income of $107,857 is in line with the Santa Cruz County median ($109,266).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 95005's population declined 6.7% from 7,661 to 7,150, while its median gross rent rose 30.6% from $1,806 to $2,358.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.3% of the population. 69.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,150
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $107,857
Median home value: $959,100
Median gross rent: $2,358
Housing units: 2,892
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6617,150

Median household income

$95,242$107,857

Median home value

$703,500$959,100

Median gross rent

$1,806$2,358

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,661	$95,242	$703,500	$1,806
2020	7,731	$87,860	$761,400	$2,012
2021	8,020	$89,761	$804,800	$2,011
2022	7,552	$105,577	$889,800	$2,225
2023	7,150	$107,857	$959,100	$2,358

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	371	5.2%
5 to 17	1,186	16.6%
18 to 24	558	7.8%
25 to 34	564	7.9%
35 to 44	817	11.4%
45 to 54	918	12.8%
55 to 64	1,172	16.4%
65 to 74	1,198	16.8%
75 and over	366	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,026	84.3%
Black or African American	15	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	137	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.2%
Two or more races	310	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	645	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate11.0%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	2.5%
High school graduate	556	11.0%
Some college or associate's	2,023	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,640	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	688	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit2.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,347	69.5%
Carpooled	184	5.4%
Public transit	93	2.8%
Walked	68	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	687	20.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	357	13.3%
15 to 29 min	803	29.8%
30 to 44 min	596	22.1%
45 to 59 min	478	17.8%
60+ min	458	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 5.0% (357 of 7,089)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,799	64.9%
Nonfamily households	975	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,774	95.9%
Vacant	118	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,973	71.1%
Renter-occupied	801	28.9%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,330	80.6%
1-unit, attached	217	7.5%
2 to 4 units	142	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.2%
Mobile home & other	197	6.8%

ZIP Code 95005

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