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Santa Cruz CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	54,593	596 (of 25,150) (98%)	142 (of 1081) (87%)
Average Income	$50,605	4,243 (83%)	381 (65%)
Median House Value	$411,900	411 (98%)	126 (88%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	78.7%	19,352 (of 25,150) (23%)	515 (of 1081) (52%)
% Black Population	1.7%	8,429 (66%)	408 (62%)
% Hispanic Population	17.4%	2,351 (91%)	518 (52%)
% Asian Population	4.9%	1,241 (95%)	335 (69%)
% American Indian Population	0.9%	5,259 (79%)	627 (42%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	89.1%	4,756 (of 25,150) (81%)	315 (of 1081) (71%)
% College Graduates	44.4%	1,552 (94%)	144 (87%)
% Never Married	45.2%	561 (98%)	24 (98%)
% Married	37.9%	24,082 (4%)	1,042 (4%)
% Seperated	1.7%	10,827 (57%)	671 (38%)
% Divorced	11.1%	9,479 (62%)	410 (62%)
% Foreign Born	15.1%	1,947 (92%)	512 (53%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	21,460	608 (of 25,150) (98%)	116 (of 1081) (89%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	22.2%	11,121 (56%)	106 (90%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	3.4%	17,382 (31%)	427 (60%)
Average Rooms in House	4.4	23,747 (6%)	876 (19%)
% Households with No Car	9.2%	8,038 (68%)	289 (73%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	17.4%	12,940 (49%)	693 (36%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	2.1%	845 (97%)	160 (85%)
Median House Value	$411,900	411 (98%)	126 (88%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.3%	13,153 (48%)	317 (71%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	15.3%	770 (97%)	165 (85%)
Average Monthly Rent	$941	1,223 (95%)	223 (79%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.7%	5,769 (of 25,150) (77%)	187 (of 1081) (83%)
% Drive Alone to Work	60.9%	23,373 (7%)	947 (12%)
% Take Public Transportation	7.3%	1,117 (96%)	78 (93%)
% Walk to Work	8.1%	3,102 (88%)	100 (91%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	23.3	13,227 (47%)	763 (29%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.0%	13,558 (46%)	433 (60%)
% Households making over $200,000	3.4%	2,503 (90%)	271 (75%)
Median Household Income	$50,605	4,243 (83%)	381 (65%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.7%	12,052 (52%)	644 (40%)
Per Capita Income	$25,758	3,158 (87%)	305 (72%)
Male Worker Income	$44,751	3,259 (87%)	346 (68%)
Female Worker Income	$32,699	2,691 (89%)	339 (69%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	6.6%	14,071 (44%)	634 (41%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	16.5%	7,163 (72%)	364 (66%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	San Jose, California	25 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.90

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Goleta, California	0.93
San Rafael, California	0.90
Petaluma, California	0.88
Novato, California	0.88
White Plains, New York	0.86
San Clemente, California	0.86
Encinitas, California	0.86
Camarillo, California	0.85
Redondo Beach, California	0.85
San Marcos, California	0.85

Santa Cruz CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1,665	64
Percent Nonrelatives in Households	16.3%	87
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	4,415	89
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	2,144	91
Wood Fueled Households	354	97

Santa Cruz CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Nonrelatives in Households	16.3%	10
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	4,261	14
Percent 20 to 24 year Old Population	14.2%	18
People Who Walk to Work	2,343	20
Percent of Population Enrolled College or graduate school	59.9%	22

Santa Cruz CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	50.9%	24,453
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22.0%	24,276
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	46.6%	24,174
Percent Married People	37.9%	24,082
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	14.5%	23,983

Santa Cruz CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Married People	37.9%	1,042
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22.0%	1,035
Percent In Household Population	91.5%	1,032
Percent Family Households	50.9%	1,029
Percent Married Couple Family Households	37.0%	1,029

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Santa Cruz CA	Goleta, California
Total Population	55,204	54,593
Average Age	38.2	31.7
Average Income	$60,314	$50,605
Median House Value	$425,700	$411,900
% White Population	78.6%	78.7%
% Black Population	1.3%	1.7%
% Asian Population	6.4%	4.9%
% Hispanic Population	22.3%	17.4%

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