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Santa Cruz, CA real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Santa Cruz NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Live Oak, Seabright, Paradise Park, Bonny Doon / Majors, Portola Dr / Cliff Dr, Upper Park Rd / Brookwood Dr, High St / Highland Ave, Seabright Ave / Soquel Ave, Route 1 / Mission St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Santa Cruz, CA Aptos, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Capitola, Davenport, Day Valley, Felton, Los Gatos, Scotts Valley, Soquel
POPULATION
54,364
Santa Cruz, CA Information
| SANTA CRUZ INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 54,364 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 21,460 |
| SANTA CRUZ HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 44.18% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 50.86% |
| % VACANT | 4.96% |
| TYPE OF SANTA CRUZ HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 56.32% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 8.82% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 11.94% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 20.87% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.89% |
| OTHER | 0.16% |
| SIZE OF SANTA CRUZ HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 8.61% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 19.66% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 34.51% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 26.58% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 8.90% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.74% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 5.24% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 34.25% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 38.29% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 22.22% |
| SANTA CRUZ REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $753,736 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,445 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$95,000 | 1.43% |
| $95,001-$190,000 | 1.24% |
| $190,001-$380,000 | 4.62% |
| $380,001-$570,000 | 16.13% |
| $570,001-$759,000 | 27.36% |
| $759,001-$950,000 | 23.04% |
| $950,001-$1,424,000 | 18.98% |
| $1,424,001-$1,898,000 | 4.85% |
| > $1,898,000 | 2.35% |
| PEOPLE OF Santa Cruz | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 4.94% |
| 5 TO 17 | 12.38% |
| 18 TO 24 | 20.33% |
| 25 TO 34 | 16.95% |
| 35 TO 54 | 30.76% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.22% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 8.42% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 89.10% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 44.39% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $50,605 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $25,758 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.47% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Education (17.42%), Retail (10.68%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (9.82%), Healthcare (9.70%), Manufacturing (9.44%), Accomodation (8.61%), Construction (6.84%), Information Technology (4.29%), Other (3.92%), Public Service (3.18%), Arts (3.13%), Administration (3.10%), Wholesale (2.67%), Finance (2.24%), Real Estate (2.13%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 21.02% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 78.84% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.69% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.40% |
| ASIAN | 5.14% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.10% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 8.68% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.16% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 17.29% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (25.79%), Unclassified (13.95%), German (8.91%), Irish (7.75%), Italian (7.29%), English (7.27%), United States or American (2.60%), European (2.29%), Scottish (2.05%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 15.13% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (73.85%) , Spanish (13.49%) |
Santa Cruz is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 54,364 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Santa Cruz is the 146th largest community in California.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Santa Cruz is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Santa Cruz is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Cruz who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.34%), sales jobs (11.21%), and teaching (10.31%).
Also of interest is that Santa Cruz has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Santa Cruz is also a city of artists. Santa Cruz has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Santa Cruz's character.
Because Santa Cruz has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Santa Cruz lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Santa Cruz is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Santa Cruz, people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.
Not only is Santa Cruz a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
In addition to being popular with young singles, Santa Cruz is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
One of the nice things about Santa Cruz is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Santa Cruz Information and Demographics
The citizens of Santa Cruz are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 44.39% of adults in Santa Cruz have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Santa Cruz in 2000 was $25,758, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,032 for a family of four.
Santa Cruz is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Cruz home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Santa Cruz is White, followed by Asian. Santa Cruz also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.29% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Santa Cruz include German, Irish, Italian, English, European, and Scottish.
In addition, Santa Cruz has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.13%).
The most common language spoken in Santa Cruz is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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