Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population 2024

49,636

Santa Cruz County, Arizona's estimated 2024 population is 49,636 with a growth rate of 0.97% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Santa Cruz County, Arizona is the 12th largest county in Arizona. The 2010 population was 47,402 and has seen a growth of 4.71% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Change
202952,0264780.93%
202851,5484780.94%
202751,0704780.94%
202650,5924780.95%
202550,1144780.96%
202449,6364780.97%
202349,1584780.98%
202248,6807241.51%
202147,9562440.51%
202047,7129842.11%
201946,7282820.61%
201846,446-132-0.28%
201746,5781660.36%
201646,412-81-0.17%
201546,493-103-0.22%
201446,596-306-0.65%
201346,902-428-0.9%
201247,330-310-0.65%
201147,6402380.5%
201047,40200%
199029,6769,21745.05%
198020,4596,49346.49%
197013,9663,15829.22%
196010,8081,46415.67%
19509,344-138-1.46%
19409,482-202-2.09%
19309,684-3,005-23.68%
192012,6895,92387.54%
19106,7662,22148.87%
19004,545-47,481-91.26%
2024 Growth Rate
0.97% (478)
County Website
Santa Cruz County
State
Arizona
County Seat
Nogales
2020 Population
47,712
Area
1236 mi²
Density
40 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
4.03% (1,924)
Founded
March 15, 1899

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White24,75051.74%
Two or more races17,29836.16%
Other race5,23710.95%
Native American2730.57%
Black or African American1420.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander730.15%
Asian650.14%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Asian

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population by Race

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population Pyramid 2024

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Median Age

37.3

Total

35.9

Male

38.2

Female

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Adults

There are 35,237 adults, (8,837 of whom are seniors) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Age Dependency

81.2

Age Dependency Ratio

33.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

47.7

Child Dependency Ratio

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Sex Ratio

Female24,64551.52%
Male23,19348.48%

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population by Age

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All16,6512.8667.232.8
Married8,4903.5378.421.6
Non Family4,5101.1457.142.9
Female2,7663.5151.648.4
Male8853.1260.139.9

3.41

Average Family Size

2.86

Average Household Size

67.2%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade3,69312.01%
Associates Degree2,7919.08%
Bachelors Degree4,30814.01%
Graduate Degree2,9199.49%
High School Graduate7,79725.36%
Less Than 9th Grade3,08010.02%
Some College6,16120.04%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
Hispanic23,91417,4014,193
2+ Races10,1137,2371,924
White6,2235,9762,695
Other Race3,3542,398515
Native American25422727
Black1251005
Asian414120
Islander262626

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$46,652$53,269$46,198
Graduate Degree$53,514$56,992$50,093
High School Graduate$32,909$34,169$29,712
Less Than 9th Grade$21,872$30,385$16,156
Overall$35,239$37,843$32,573
Some College$33,514$36,827$29,474

$35,239

Average Earnings

$37,843

Average Male

$32,573

Average Female

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Earnings by Educational Attainment

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Language

21.3% of Santa Cruz County, Arizona residents speak only English, while 78.7% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 78.34% of the population.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Language

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic39,6988,80922.19%
Multiple17,2903,54020.47%
Other5,23793717.89%
White7,05371010.07%
Native2639335.36%
Black1246048.39%
Asian514078.43%

20.21%

Overall Poverty Rate

18.87%

Male Poverty Rate

21.46%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

The race most likely to be in poverty in Santa Cruz County, Arizona is Asian, with 78.43% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Santa Cruz County, Arizona is White, with 10.07% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.15%. Among those working part-time, it was 26.4%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.37%.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade28.02%
High School18.58%
Some College16.2%
Bachelors or Greater5.05%

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed51.27%
Male Unemployed17.19%
Female Employed12.14%
Male Employed11.25%

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$59,444$79,866
Households$51,885$71,305
Married Families$71,624$92,596
Non Families$28,645$43,365

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

49.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

53.2%

Male Marriage Rate

46.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,714

Number of Veterans

1,549

Male Veterans

165

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam586
First Gulf War540
Second Gulf War328
Korea68
World War II33

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74486
35 to 54485
75+408
55 to 64255
18 to 3480

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1,2450.06674171759408169
Hispanic8190.02907967618236046
2+ Races3320.02725108758105557
Other Race680.017485214708151196
Black310.248
Islander261
Native American110.04330708661417323
Asian10.015625

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Race

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

8.25%

Veteran Poverty Rate

30.72%

Veteran Disability Rate

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

57.2%

Labor Force Participation

51.5%

Employment Rate

9.8%

Unemployment Rate

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

48.1%

Born in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

66.63%

Native Born

33.37%

Foreign Born

13.72%

Non Citizen

19.65%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

66.63% of Santa Cruz County, Arizona residents were born in the United States, with 48.1% having been born in Arizona. 13.72% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Place of Birth

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