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Santa Cruz Demographics Information

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Jose, CA (25.3 miles, pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (320.5 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Twin Lakes, CA (2.3 miles), Live Oak, CA (3.2 miles), Opal Cliffs, CA (3.9 miles), Capitola, CA (4.9 miles), Scotts Valley, CA (5.6 miles), Soquel, CA (5.6 miles), Felton, CA (5.9 miles), Aptos, CA (8.2 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 54 buildings, average cost: $134,600
1997: 175 buildings, average cost: $125,200
1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $192,800
1999: 43 buildings, average cost: $189,600
2000: 44 buildings, average cost: $210,900
2001: 50 buildings, average cost: $191,100
2002: 70 buildings, average cost: $183,400
2003: 63 buildings, average cost: $147,100

Area code: 831

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.7%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Crime in Santa Cruz (2002):

4 murders (7.1 per 100,000)
43 rapes (76.0 per 100,000)
97 robberies (171.4 per 100,000)
316 assaults (558.3 per 100,000)
534 burglaries (943.5 per 100,000)
2,371 larceny counts (4189.1 per 100,000)
204 auto thefts (360.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 480.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Santa Cruz (2001):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
51 rapes (91.7 per 100,000)
87 robberies (156.5 per 100,000)
399 assaults (717.5 per 100,000)
478 burglaries (859.6 per 100,000)
2,322 larceny counts (4175.7 per 100,000)
209 auto thefts (375.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 493.4 (higher means more crime)

Population: 53,836
Males: 27,180 (49.8%), Females: 27,413 (50.2%)

Elevation: 20 feet

County: Santa Cruz

Land area: 12.5 square miles

Zip codes: 95060..95065.

Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $50,605
Median house value: $795,000

Races in Santa Cruz:

White Non-Hispanic (72.0%)
Hispanic (17.4%)
Other race (9.1%)
Two or more races (4.5%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Black (1.7%)
Chinese (1.6%)
Filipino (0.9%)
Japanese (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (14.1%), Irish (12.9%), English (11.8%), Italian (8.7%), Scottish (3.6%), French (3.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Santa Cruz

High school or higher: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.5%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Cruz city

Never married: 45.2%
Now married: 37.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 11.1%

15.1% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 3.2% Asia, 3.2% Europe).