Santa Cruz, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	54,593	100.0

Male	27,180	49.8
Female	27,413	50.2

Under 5 years	2,664	4.9
5 to 9 years	2,563	4.7
10 to 14 years	2,619	4.8
15 to 19 years	5,054	9.3
20 to 24 years	7,751	14.2
25 to 34 years	9,343	17.1
35 to 44 years	8,458	15.5
45 to 54 years	8,028	14.7
55 to 59 years	2,067	3.8
60 to 64 years	1,383	2.5
65 to 74 years	2,196	4.0
75 to 84 years	1,764	3.2
85 years and over	703	1.3

Median age (years)	31.7	(X)

18 years and over	45,130	82.7
Male	22,328	40.9
Female	22,802	41.8
21 years and over	39,715	72.7
62 years and over	5,432	9.9
65 years and over	4,663	8.5
Male	1,839	3.4
Female	2,824	5.2

RACE
One race	52,137	95.5
White	42,984	78.7
Black or African American	945	1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	469	0.9
Asian	2,677	4.9
Asian Indian	344	0.6
Chinese	858	1.6
Filipino	507	0.9
Japanese	402	0.7
Korean	205	0.4
Vietnamese	119	0.2
Other Asian ¹	242	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	72	0.1
Native Hawaiian	34	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	8	0.0
Samoan	10	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	20	0.0
Some other race	4,990	9.1
Two or more races	2,456	4.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	45,123	82.7
Black or African American	1,383	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,130	2.1
Asian	3,593	6.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	227	0.4
Some other race	5,877	10.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	54,593	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	9,491	17.4
Mexican	7,184	13.2
Puerto Rican	170	0.3
Cuban	77	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,060	3.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,102	82.6
White alone	39,304	72.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	54,593	100.0
In households	49,959	91.5
Householder	20,442	37.4
Spouse	7,562	13.9
Child	10,841	19.9
Own child under 18 years	8,554	15.7
Other relatives	2,193	4.0
Under 18 years	583	1.1
Nonrelatives	8,921	16.3
Unmarried partner	1,954	3.6
In group quarters	4,634	8.5
Institutionalized population	373	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	4,261	7.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,442	100.0
Family households (families)	10,401	50.9
With own children under 18 years	5,141	25.1
Married-couple family	7,562	37.0
With own children under 18 years	3,460	16.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,962	9.6
With own children under 18 years	1,205	5.9
Nonfamily households	10,041	49.1
Householder living alone	5,986	29.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,556	7.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,513	27.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,433	16.8

Average household size	2.44	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,504	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,442	95.1
Vacant housing units	1,062	4.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	508	2.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,442	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,528	46.6
Renter-occupied housing units	10,914	53.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.51	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.39	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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