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Watsonville, CA
Demographic Data



Watsonville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Watsonville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

50,867

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.1%
5 - 17:
22.7%
18 - 24:
10.3%
25 - 34:
12.1%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
12.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
65.5%
65.5%
12.7%
12.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Watsonville
USA
$27,296
$27,296
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Watsonville
USA
$74,785
$74,785
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.1%

Employment Industries

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Agriculture
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Construction
Manufacturing
Administration
Accommodation
Transportation
Other
Wholesale
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
15.0%
15.0%
12.7%
12.7%
10.1%
10.1%
7.8%
7.8%
7.3%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
83.5%
83.5%
12.1%
12.1%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Portuguese
Italian
Scottish
Syrian
French
Swedish
European
Dutch
Croatian
Danish
Scots-Irish
Russian
British
Palestinian
Norwegian
Romanian
Scandinavian
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Tagalog
Portuguese
Arabic
Native American languages
Japanese
Pacific Island languages
Chinese
French
Slavic languages
Navajo
Langs. of India
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
African languages
Hungarian
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
71.0%
71.0%
25.2%
25.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Watsonville Residents

35.1%

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Zip Codes in Watsonville, CA