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Santa Cruz, California Geography

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Santa Cruz Population Breakdown: Males/Females and Age

Male and Female

Sometimes to find happiness, you have to understand how many men or women there are in a new city compared to where you live now. At Radaris, we are able to provide this information and help you make better decisions. A total of 64,605 people live in Santa Cruz, of which 49.7% are male and 50.3% are female. Overall in California, the average male-to-female ratio is 49.7% and 50.3%. While across the U.S., the average population breakdown by gender is 49.2% and 50.8%.

Santa Cruz people age distribution

Let's say you're elderly. Then you'd be interested in finding more like-minded people to go golfing or just sit in the sun with, right? Or you're young and need people to turn the world around with! The information below will help you figure out if Santa Cruz is right for you.

The average age of men in Santa Cruz is 34 years, and the average age of women is 34 years. You'll find a full breakdown by age and gender below.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:64,60539,512,223328,239,523
Male:32,10519,640,794161,588,973
Under 5 years8521,215,4189,938,937
5 to 9 years1,1291,209,64810,033,518
10 to 14 years1,7131,350,64110,987,313
15 to 17 years1,138764,1746,361,859
18 and 19 years3,723531,3174,541,794
20 years1,804284,6182,318,283
21 years1,252270,3102,257,008
22 to 24 years2,228805,8446,439,169
25 to 29 years3,4721,596,19711,817,829
30 to 34 years1,7301,520,14111,281,470
35 to 39 years2,2351,412,16510,892,040
40 to 44 years1,7241,270,50610,028,675
45 to 49 years1,5051,248,27910,079,567
50 to 54 years1,5871,228,83610,075,795
55 to 59 years1,2641,210,21910,440,265
60 and 61 years455488,3564,168,435
62 to 64 years826634,2825,882,735
65 and 66 years496384,4783,538,792
67 to 69 years461497,1854,652,319
70 to 74 years1,462695,9716,529,918
75 to 79 years580460,4244,367,764
80 to 84 years417294,5482,671,396
85 years and over52267,2372,284,092
Female:32,50019,871,429166,650,550
Under 5 years1,2021,162,4219,465,898
5 to 9 years1,0331,171,1149,656,919
10 to 14 years1,2371,278,86910,436,166
15 to 17 years565738,7796,087,175
18 and 19 years4,288513,1794,362,696
20 years1,751247,9742,162,759
21 years1,352253,2242,117,048
22 to 24 years4,309776,8216,174,413
25 to 29 years1,9161,488,93511,415,470
30 to 34 years2,0131,430,77911,063,706
35 to 39 years1,5861,352,75210,836,219
40 to 44 years1,4061,263,48810,157,911
45 to 49 years2,2441,264,69210,318,659
50 to 54 years1,4141,233,01010,389,086
55 to 59 years1,4161,251,71711,043,795
60 and 61 years625506,6934,493,986
62 to 64 years1,098701,8276,438,897
65 and 66 years190419,1563,916,612
67 to 69 years446568,1035,319,290
70 to 74 years1,176826,9637,618,630
75 to 79 years474561,7035,392,000
80 to 84 years350409,1673,709,078
85 years and over409450,0634,074,137
Source

Weather in Santa Cruz

Do you love the sun as much as we do? Then you'll definitely benefit from the Santa Cruz weather information below.

Avg. Temp.
(°F)
Precipitation
(in)
Humidity
(%)
Rainy days
(d)
Avg. Sun hours
Jan515.977%87.0
Feb51.15.979%87.0
Mar52.33.978%68.0
Apr53.11.976%49.0
May55.40.977%210.0
Jun58.20.277%111.0
Jul60.2 1 (0) 78%011.0
Aug61.30.178%010.0
Sep61.60.175%110.0
Oct59.41.274%29.0
Nov552.676%48.0
Dec51.25.476%87.0

Races in Santa Cruz

The greatness of America is in the diversity of the people who live here and who build it every day.

In all, 64,605 people of all races live in Santa Cruz. Of these, 1.4% identify as Black, 9.9% as Asian, 25.6% Hispanic and Latino, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.1% American Indians or Alaska Natives, and 56.7% as white. 0.6% of people in Santa Cruz identify themselves as other races, and 5.7% identify themselves as two or more races. A comparison of Santa Cruz racial distribution with the California and U.S. averages is shown in the graph below.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:64,60539,512,223328,239,523
Not Hispanic or Latino:48,04223,937,341267,757,777
White alone36,60914,356,081196,789,401
Black or African American alone8942,171,98940,596,040
American Indian and Alaska Native alone86149,0632,236,348
Asian alone6,3865,786,71118,427,914
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone-141,846565,473
Some other race alone380107,538839,270
Two or more races:3,6871,224,1138,303,331
Two races including Some other race28552,948312,842
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races3,4021,171,1657,990,489
Hispanic or Latino:16,56315,574,88260,481,746
White alone9,7209,128,87739,686,000
Black or African American alone561110,1551,393,631
American Indian and Alaska Native alone361172,049610,988
Asian alone18478,724209,070
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone-14,02563,210
Some other race alone4,2625,317,02015,513,283
Two or more races:1,475754,0323,005,564
Two races including Some other race499369,0501,353,333
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races976384,9821,652,231
Source

Poverty

There are 9,520 people living below the poverty line in Santa Cruz, which is 17.54% of the total population. And males with incomes below the poverty level are 7.21% and females are 10.34%. You can see a comparison of the national poverty rate and the poverty rate by California in the graph below.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:54,26138,733,295320,118,791
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level:9,5204,552,83739,490,096
Male:3,9122,060,23117,473,451
Under 5 years-182,7561,755,965
5 years-34,513338,372
6 to 11 years240232,2062,089,994
12 to 14 years-126,084991,916
15 years-40,126329,253
16 and 17 years13773,108587,469
18 to 24 years1,955282,1692,373,524
25 to 34 years516248,5292,008,604
35 to 44 years130219,2201,668,264
45 to 54 years67181,3921,581,794
55 to 64 years167213,7651,932,142
65 to 74 years588135,4801,110,958
75 years and over11290,883705,196
Female:5,6082,492,60622,016,645
Under 5 years-179,5191,701,724
5 years-34,570334,386
6 to 11 years241224,4571,994,455
12 to 14 years86126,153974,855
15 years-40,664313,871
16 and 17 years-69,418588,210
18 to 24 years3,516316,1132,838,809
25 to 34 years599346,1253,196,183
35 to 44 years149306,4462,559,899
45 to 54 years585226,8182,003,957
55 to 64 years331248,8092,341,181
65 to 74 years45183,8141,598,994
75 years and over56189,7001,570,121
Income in the past 12 months at or above poverty level:44,74134,180,458280,628,695
Male:22,66517,084,141139,270,039
Under 5 years8521,003,3097,966,478
5 years191190,7211,601,101
6 to 11 years1,2941,263,65210,113,589
12 to 14 years1,117662,6045,466,999
15 years535212,9271,787,123
16 and 17 years167426,6913,575,290
18 to 24 years2,4081,456,89111,503,514
25 to 34 years4,2872,789,69420,369,354
35 to 44 years3,7052,404,81518,681,219
45 to 54 years2,9942,254,06618,194,842
55 to 64 years2,3782,085,99318,267,027
65 to 74 years1,8001,422,31413,408,392
75 years and over937910,4648,335,111
Female:22,07617,096,317141,358,656
Under 5 years1,202958,7657,577,995
5 years-190,0071,530,561
6 to 11 years1,0451,190,3109,640,402
12 to 14 years688642,0995,224,060
15 years87210,5211,734,691
16 and 17 years478413,6533,414,694
18 to 24 years3,7891,350,23610,460,313
25 to 34 years3,1232,562,54119,171,787
35 to 44 years2,8432,303,06318,362,059
45 to 54 years3,0732,266,33118,647,222
55 to 64 years2,8082,202,81519,541,316
65 to 74 years1,7671,615,57915,097,790
75 years and over1,1731,190,39710,955,766
Source

The appeal of living in Santa Cruz

This is America, and people move from place to place all the time. It is the heart of our culture. So it's no surprise that people move to Santa Cruz all the time, just as they do to other cities in our country. But we have prepared for you a comparison with the frequency of moving to other cities in California and the entire U.S., and a graph of the dynamics of moving to Santa Cruz.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total population in occupied housing units:53,92638,685,702320,155,161
Owner occupied:22,78321,766,552212,731,827
Moved in 2017 or later4,5952,966,06534,018,237
Moved in 2015 to 20161,7252,187,67324,027,455
Moved in 2010 to 20144,0113,949,93736,691,556
Moved in 2000 to 20096,1155,950,20057,623,306
Moved in 1990 to 19992,9733,596,14231,716,769
Moved in 1989 or earlier3,3643,116,53528,654,504
Renter occupied:31,14316,919,150107,423,334
Moved in 2017 or later15,4296,670,76453,684,181
Moved in 2015 to 20165,9272,885,01218,552,251
Moved in 2010 to 20145,8013,804,64318,868,228
Moved in 2000 to 20093,2212,523,73211,263,131
Moved in 1990 to 1999765724,4623,080,029
Moved in 1989 or earlier-310,5371,975,514
Source

Veterans

There are about 2,167 wartime veterans living in Santa Cruz, which is about 3.35% of all Santa Cruz residents. The average percent of veterans by California is 3.7% and their average percentage in the US is 5.3%.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:2,1671,471,46717,418,351
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) no Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era299225,5372,449,751
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era4190,5941,257,922
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era-4,57065,035
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era152167,1752,233,613
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era1518,460278,423
Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II982494,4715,735,736
Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II-11,305101,789
Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II-2,03311,894
Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II14294,0871,013,648
Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era-3,73828,765
World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era7534,234339,668
Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only159207,4462,508,911
Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only302113,5281,338,116
Between Korean War and World War II only-4,05753,111
Pre-World War II only-2321,969
Source

Education in Santa Cruz

Education is the new gold. The number of educated people nearby largely determines the quality of a city. Education enables a city's economic growth, so the higher the proportion of educated people, the greater its potential.

Men and women can have the same or a different proportion of people with higher education. The closer these values are to each other, the better.

Male

Among men in Santa Cruz, 18.0% have no education, 5.6% are high school graduates. 15.0% have a master's degree, and 12.3% of Santa Cruz residents have a doctorate. The California average is 5.4%, 21.6%, 8.5% respectively.

Female

Among Santa Cruz women, 16.0% have a high school education. A master's degree is held by 9.9%, and a doctoral degree is earned by 18.5%.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:35,02926,937,872224,898,568
Male:18,26613,208,824108,711,092
No schooling completed473335,6541,591,189
Nursery to 4th grade-183,192706,919
5th and 6th grade361418,8411,496,973
7th and 8th grade7173,7281,606,588
9th grade-245,9871,617,970
10th grade-162,6211,826,937
11th grade31235,9832,076,284
12th grade, no diploma158385,6072,164,070
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,7332,845,94530,551,814
Some college, less than 1 year711725,1676,549,331
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree3,0201,984,16815,029,194
Associate's degree1,656951,9678,391,409
Bachelor's degree4,7752,806,33221,645,659
Master's degree2,2561,118,4208,861,244
Professional school degree1,104360,6942,724,406
Doctorate degree981274,5181,871,105
Female:16,76313,729,048116,187,476
No schooling completed253391,6621,713,339
Nursery to 4th grade-212,745726,045
5th and 6th grade299436,2161,472,903
7th and 8th grade-194,1971,560,729
9th grade109249,6261,508,589
10th grade70160,2251,682,900
11th grade36195,4531,930,657
12th grade, no diploma26319,7761,936,449
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,6562,700,76629,930,539
Some college, less than 1 year1,518798,3927,356,877
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree1,5082,034,64515,978,684
Associate's degree1,1881,166,82510,990,528
Bachelor's degree5,3553,083,39224,084,820
Master's degree3,0991,282,49811,694,266
Professional school degree887311,6132,167,406
Doctorate degree759191,0171,452,745
Source

Languages in Santa Cruz

As you know, the Tower of Babel led to a mixture of languages. Well, let's see what it led to Santa Cruz and if you have a chance to learn a new language from its residents! We will also compare language proficiency in Santa Cruz with the state and the country as a whole.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:62,55137,134,384308,834,688
5 to 17 years:6,8156,513,22553,562,950
Speak only English4,3003,710,63141,478,983
Speak Spanish2,0312,169,7178,584,628
Speak other Indo-European languages367200,0781,582,757
Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages58368,9351,267,640
Speak other languages5963,864648,942
18 to 64 years:49,22324,786,161201,197,710
Speak only English33,58013,190,290153,739,862
Speak Spanish8,4077,516,09329,127,154
Speak other Indo-European languages3,1861,183,9177,838,587
Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages3,4672,608,3127,897,299
Speak other languages583287,5492,594,808
65 years and over:6,5135,834,99854,074,028
Speak only English5,9583,715,65945,813,498
Speak Spanish406997,8514,045,609
Speak other Indo-European languages92310,0872,044,287
Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages57755,7771,808,378
Speak other languages-55,624362,256
Source

Owner-occupied Housing Units in Santa Cruz by value

There are 7,586 houses in Santa Cruz worth from $10,000 to $1,000,000. The total of homes worth up to $100,000 make up 2.10%, $100,000 to $200,000 is 1.58%, 200,000 to 400,000 is 3.81% , and over 400,000 is 92.51%.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:10,6177,218,74278,724,862
Less than $10,0007159,743981,675
$10,000 to $14,999-15,015516,243
$15,000 to $19,9991014,962458,264
$20,000 to $24,999-16,432516,240
$25,000 to $29,9992615,869470,993
$30,000 to $34,999-17,667545,809
$35,000 to $39,999811,494402,736
$40,000 to $49,9993227,8981,019,693
$50,000 to $59,999-30,2541,257,260
$60,000 to $69,9992926,9901,462,600
$70,000 to $79,9992025,9611,684,756
$80,000 to $89,9992129,4541,977,761
$90,000 to $99,999620,8591,651,114
$100,000 to $124,9993579,8984,662,586
$125,000 to $149,9992751,6664,350,518
$150,000 to $174,99987110,3105,896,683
$175,000 to $199,9991990,5974,528,197
$200,000 to $249,99972301,0478,624,395
$250,000 to $299,99961363,5117,454,903
$300,000 to $399,999271876,68910,584,277
$400,000 to $499,999425923,4966,286,456
$500,000 to $749,9992,4111,823,5167,359,105
$750,000 to $999,9994,026968,5362,934,918
$1,000,000 to $1,499,9992,162691,4461,663,399
$1,500,000 to $1,999,999493276,308614,045
$2,000,000 or more305349,124820,236
Source

Santa Cruz people born abroad

You may also want to know how many people in Santa Cruz have a different culture and language. There are 14.6% of people in Santa Cruz who were not born in the United States, but chose Santa Cruz as their place of residence.

In Santa Cruz, 6.2% of people were born in Western Europe. From Eastern Europe came 2.6% of people, and Northern Europe gave 4.0% of people to Santa Cruz.

Those born in and moved from Asia account for 35.1% of Santa Cruz residents. Africa is the birthplace of 3.1%, Australia and New Zealand account for 0.0% of people. Central America, North America and South America gave 36.4%, 4.5% and 0.1% of people.

Below we have compared these data for you with averages for California and the entire U.S.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:9,44510,564,22044,932,799
Europe:1,467656,3494,665,173
Northern Europe:375158,924911,519
Ireland4114,345111,886
Denmark107,12531,872
Norway52,71020,143
Sweden2912,16243,506
United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies):290118,591677,856
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland17559,508335,503
England10851,463291,089
Scotland77,62051,264
Other Northern Europe-3,99126,256
Western Europe:588154,309907,942
Austria555,98539,083
Belgium95,24332,323
France21140,819171,452
Germany24472,255537,691
Netherlands4217,91882,603
Switzerland2711,45242,958
Other Western Europe-6371,832
Southern Europe:25577,185719,214
Greece-10,838119,571
Italy11927,840314,867
Portugal3821,085161,500
Azores Islands386,35822,420
Spain9815,841116,077
Other Southern Europe-1,5817,199
Eastern Europe:249264,9302,117,473
Albania-2,08594,856
Belarus-8,33057,315
Bosnia and Herzegovina-5,289104,612
Bulgaria-8,80166,950
Croatia735,43137,044
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)97,79868,312
Hungary-12,24364,852
Latvia-3,45623,300
Lithuania-4,14932,655
North Macedonia (Macedonia)-1,47230,359
Moldova88,79846,388
Poland2724,757404,107
Romania724,259167,751
Russia6373,131392,422
Serbia254,57839,020
Ukraine-54,084354,832
Other Eastern Europe3716,269132,698
Europe, n.e.c.-1,0019,025
Asia:3,3184,244,00414,099,479
Eastern Asia:1,6631,390,4834,241,673
China:1,367968,1992,853,550
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan1,165692,0612,250,230
Hong Kong33104,645231,469
Taiwan169171,493371,851
Japan111102,392333,273
Korea163315,2781,038,885
Other Eastern Asia224,61415,965
South Central Asia:644896,5494,259,436
Afghanistan-55,977132,160
Bangladesh618,657261,348
India446522,3712,688,075
Iran143212,629385,473
Kazakhstan-6,41533,438
Nepal4916,817166,651
Pakistan-46,920398,399
Sri Lanka-9,29151,695
Uzbekistan-5,67665,126
Other South Central Asia-1,79677,071
South Eastern Asia:8311,659,7624,380,003
Burma2930,894150,877
Cambodia750,636149,236
Indonesia2140,123101,622
Laos-45,468176,904
Malaysia1115,99276,712
Philippines337867,7942,045,248
Singapore1510,32833,736
Thailand10166,172260,820
Vietnam310532,1461,383,779
Other South Eastern Asia-2091,069
Western Asia:180285,7881,159,593
Armenia-73,93487,419
Iraq-40,618249,670
Israel7631,658132,477
Jordan-13,82890,018
Kuwait-4,60031,113
Lebanon-31,520120,065
Saudi Arabia-10,48376,840
Syria2025,27392,514
Turkey7319,737117,291
Yemen-12,87258,627
Other Western Asia1121,265103,559
Asia,n.e.c.-11,42258,774
Africa:293219,6412,475,118
Eastern Africa:10872,456736,939
Eritrea-9,19649,355
Ethiopia3626,622256,032
Kenya5212,902153,414
Somalia-8,014114,607
Uganda205,04244,150
Zimbabwe-2,29920,519
Other Eastern Africa-8,38198,862
Middle Africa:179,509195,468
Cameroon-3,03072,634
Congo-2,77738,932
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)-2,53760,512
Other Middle Africa171,16523,390
Northern Africa:7457,689380,995
Egypt4040,172205,852
Morocco346,38077,431
Sudan-4,45951,351
Other Northern Africa-6,67846,361
Southern Africa:3322,822115,742
South Africa3322,562111,116
Other Southern Africa-2604,626
Western Africa:6148,788925,633
Cabo Verde-28336,410
Ghana-6,500199,163
Liberia-3,89998,116
Nigeria3132,599392,811
Senegal201,60930,828
Sierra Leone102,21845,506
Other Western Africa-1,680122,799
Africa, n.e.c.-8,377120,341
Oceania:6390,224300,188
Australia and New Zealand Subregion:1429,880128,018
Australia-21,65898,969
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion148,22229,049
Fiji2739,76348,710
Micronesia-1,89130,136
Oceania, n.e.c.2218,69093,324
Americas:4,3045,354,00223,392,841
Latin America:3,8815,229,15922,588,239
Caribbean:6670,4164,494,211
Bahamas-76240,067
Barbados-1,81352,279
Cuba1931,2631,359,990
Dominica-74436,372
Dominican Republic476,1701,169,420
Grenada-37929,722
Haiti-7,134701,688
Jamaica-13,061772,215
St. Vincent and the Grenadines-8417,890
Trinidad and Tobago-5,514212,798
West Indies-61919,118
Other Caribbean-2,87382,652
Central America:3,4424,875,99914,714,249
Belize-16,55144,364
Costa Rica1915,49893,620
El Salvador438446,4141,412,101
Guatemala76303,6301,111,495
Honduras8068,718745,838
Mexico2,8193,951,22410,931,939
Nicaragua1062,668257,343
Panama-8,642101,076
Other Central America-2,65416,473
South America:373282,7443,379,779
Argentina2137,732210,767
Bolivia28,08779,804
Brazil5251,555502,104
Chile-15,68393,950
Colombia2953,263808,148
Ecuador8619,861431,150
Guyana392,930253,847
Peru9070,706446,063
Uruguay-3,24848,900
Venezuela5416,905465,235
Other South America-2,77439,811
Northern America:423124,843804,602
Canada423124,593797,158
Other Northern America-2507,444
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Families in Santa Cruz

Marriage statistics in Santa Cruz

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:57,43932,124,112267,720,772
Male:28,41115,865,087130,629,205
Never married18,1656,478,46048,481,154
Now married:8,2217,832,74066,120,364
Married, spouse present7,6236,940,66960,243,458
Married, spouse absent:598892,0715,876,906
Separated338246,4062,041,898
Other260645,6653,835,008
Widowed137334,4533,472,244
Divorced1,8881,219,43412,555,443
Female:29,02816,259,025137,091,567
Never married17,4075,521,28542,291,512
Now married:7,9707,728,77466,231,431
Married, spouse present7,1066,793,82559,933,781
Married, spouse absent:864934,9496,297,650
Separated172363,4292,808,171
Other692571,5203,489,479
Widowed9771,248,17511,834,834
Divorced2,6741,760,79116,733,790
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Santa Cruz Birth rate

In the last 12 months, a total of 1.6% of females have given birth in Santa Cruz. Remarkably, the females who gave birth between the ages of 15 and 19 make-up 0.0%, and those who gave birth between 45 and older is 25.6%. In California this proportion is 2.4% and 3.3% respectively, and nationally it is 2.9% and 2.5%.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:21,6829,614,15876,879,571
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months:355450,9713,877,882
15 to 19 years old-10,882110,459
20 to 24 years old-56,709597,750
25 to 29 years old-101,9911,034,050
30 to 34 years old209139,2461,141,393
35 to 39 years old5593,949676,864
40 to 44 years old-33,377219,595
45 to 50 years old9114,81797,771
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months:21,3279,163,18773,001,689
15 to 19 years old4,8531,241,07610,339,412
20 to 24 years old7,4121,221,3109,856,470
25 to 29 years old1,9161,386,94410,381,420
30 to 34 years old1,8041,291,5339,922,313
35 to 39 years old1,5311,258,80310,159,355
40 to 44 years old1,4061,230,1119,938,316
45 to 50 years old2,4051,533,41012,404,403
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Santa Cruz standard of living

We all want to be surrounded by wealthy and successful people, don't we? It makes us look like them and makes us strive to be better every day. That's why it's essential to understand how many of these people are around.

Income

There are a total of 22,166 households in Santa Cruz. 6,910 of these households earn between $10,000 and $50,000 a year. An income between $50,000 and $100,000 describes 3,821 of households, and 10,224 have household income above $100,000. In the chart below, you can also see a comparison of Santa Cruz household income to California and the whole nation.

Santa CruzCaliforniaUSA
Total:22,16613,157,873122,802,852
Less than $10,0001,211601,6857,118,907
$10,000 to $14,9991,117490,3064,940,584
$15,000 to $19,999978408,3504,838,678
$20,000 to $24,999813462,9915,322,157
$25,000 to $29,9991,581433,3674,984,288
$30,000 to $34,999-464,5085,320,934
$35,000 to $39,999653441,5134,933,391
$40,000 to $44,9991,174451,6395,114,120
$45,000 to $49,999594413,4664,620,661
$50,000 to $59,999520832,6139,080,796
$60,000 to $74,9997121,183,46612,247,929
$75,000 to $99,9992,5891,645,31815,752,484
$100,000 to $124,9992,0251,344,89311,650,162
$125,000 to $149,9992,029939,7867,652,757
$150,000 to $199,9992,5841,241,2318,802,761
$200,000 or more3,5861,802,74110,422,243
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Santa Cruz Crime Rates 2011-2020

No city is perfect, and neither is Santa Cruz. We have prepared information on the dynamics of different types of crime over the past 10 years. So, if the chart goes up, that's something to think about, isn't it? If the graph shows a steady downward trend, this city is worth a visit!

Violent crimeProperty crimeLarceny-theftMotor vehicle theft
20203092,2371,734236
20193892,9322,363221
20183902,9052,308261
20174093,6842,911361
20165213,6102,874382
20154993,5612,831299
20145243,2702,602248
20134073,1632,383228
20124333,5852,794264
20114803,3562,603185
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Residential fires in Santa Cruz 2015-2019

When you choose a new place of residence, it's really important to protect your family and your property from any accidents. Nobody wants to return from work to a burned home. These residential fire statistics for Santa Cruz reflect the general property conditions of the town along with the quality of the city's utilities, community safety resources, and common types of crime, in the case of arson.

20152016201720182019
Residential Fires145471316
Non Residential Fires57491420
Vehicle Fires1112251314
Outdoor Fires1920706845
Other Fire1611299

Causes of residential building fires in Santa Cruz

20152016201720182019
Intentional10101
Playing with heat source00000
Cooking011747
Heating00300
Smoking30621
Electrical malfunction00100
Open flame00010
Natural1041957
Exposure00010
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