Santa Cruz County, California Population 2023

273,405

Santa Cruz County, California's estimated 2023 population is 273,405 with a growth rate of 0.31% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Santa Cruz County, California is the 25th largest county in California. The 2010 population was 262,382 and has seen a growth of 4.2% since that time.

Note: data after 2021 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
2010262,382
2011263,2308480.32%
2012264,0788480.32%
2013264,9268480.32%
2014265,7748480.32%
2015266,6228480.32%
2016267,4708480.32%
2017268,3188480.32%
2018269,1668480.32%
2019270,0148480.32%
2020270,8618470.31%
2021271,7098480.31%
2022272,5578480.31%
2023273,4058480.31%
showing: 14 rows
2023 Growth Rate
0.31% (848)
County Website
Santa Cruz County
County Seat
Santa Cruz
2010 Population
262,382
Growth Since 2010
4.2% (11,023)

Santa Cruz County, California Population 2023

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White186,50368.53%
Other race40,58314.91%
Two or more races26,1269.6%
Asian13,4484.94%
Black or African American3,0711.13%
Native American1,8430.68%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5640.21%
showing: 7 rows

White

Other race

Two or more races

Asian

Black or African American

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Santa Cruz County, California Population by Race

Santa Cruz County, California Population Pyramid 2023

Santa Cruz County, California Median Age

38.5

Total

37.6

Male

39.4

Female

Santa Cruz County, California Adults

There are 220,153 adults, (45,785 of whom are seniors) in Santa Cruz County, California.

Santa Cruz County, California Age Dependency

56.1

Age Dependency Ratio

26.3

Old Age Dependency Ratio

29.8

Child Dependency Ratio

Santa Cruz County, California Sex Ratio

Female136,70750.23%
Male135,43149.77%

Santa Cruz County, California Population by Age

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

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All96,4762.6960.539.5
Married47,0673.373.326.7
Non Family35,2891.4947.552.5
Female9,8523.5548.351.7
Male4,2683.8154.245.8
showing: 5 rows

3.2

Average Family Size

2.69

Average Household Size

60.5%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Santa Cruz County, California Households and Families

Male

Female

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

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

Santa Cruz County, California Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 82.4%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 44.62%.

Santa Cruz County, California Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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$52,183

Average Earnings

$62,413

Average Male

$42,515

Average Female

Santa Cruz County, California Earnings by Educational Attainment

Santa Cruz County, California Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Santa Cruz County, California Language

67.14% of Santa Cruz County, California residents speak only English, while 32.86% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 25.92% of the population.

Santa Cruz County, California Language

Santa Cruz County, California Poverty by Race

rate

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White148,64413,0958.81%
Hispanic88,73812,15313.7%
Other39,0686,14015.72%
Multiple24,5992,50010.16%
Asian10,8281,90517.59%
Native1,74930117.21%
Black2,55527910.92%
Islander5458215.05%
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10.92%

Overall Poverty Rate

9.88%

Male Poverty Rate

11.94%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Santa Cruz County, California

The race most likely to be in poverty in Santa Cruz County, California is Asian, with 17.59% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Santa Cruz County, California is White, with 8.81% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.94%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.15%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.11%.

Santa Cruz County, California Poverty

rate

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade17.43%
High School12.01%
Some College8.18%
Bachelors or Greater4.21%
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Santa Cruz County, California Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed23.44%
Female Unemployed17.8%
Female Employed8.25%
Male Employed5.14%
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Santa Cruz County, California Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Santa Cruz County, California Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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mean

median

Income by Household Type

Santa Cruz County, California Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

44.9%

Overall Marriage Rate

46.6%

Male Marriage Rate

43.3%

Female Marriage Rate

Santa Cruz County, California Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Santa Cruz County, California Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Santa Cruz County, California Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Santa Cruz County, California Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

9,528

Number of Veterans

8,907

Male Veterans

621

Female Veterans

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Santa Cruz County, California Veterans by War

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Santa Cruz County, California Veterans by Age

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Santa Cruz County, California Veterans by Race

Santa Cruz County, California Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

6.4%

Veteran Poverty Rate

32.28%

Veteran Disability Rate

Santa Cruz County, California Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

64.4%

Labor Force Participation

60.3%

Employment Rate

6.4%

Unemployment Rate

Santa Cruz County, California Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Cruz County, California Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Cruz County, California 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

63.84%

Born in Santa Cruz County, California

85.96%

Native Born

18.65%

Foreign Born

10.65%

Non Citizen

8%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

85.96% of Santa Cruz County, California residents were born in the United States, with 63.84% having been born in California. 10.65% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Santa Cruz County, California Place of Birth

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