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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Santa Cruz is $29,177, which is about the same as the state average of $29,906 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Santa Cruz median household income is $61,533, which has grown by 21.59% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Santa Cruz residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita IncomeMedian Workers IncomeHousehold IncomeFamily IncomeMedian Income by AgeEmployment StatusCommuting to WorkCareersPoverty Level

Per Capita Income, #583

Santa Cruz, CA
29,177 USD
California
29,906 USD
U.S.
28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA
21,630 USD
California
31,345 USD
U.S.
30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.


Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
Santa Cruz, CA
26,409 USD
California
35,724 USD
U.S.
36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.


Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
Santa Cruz, CA
17,281 USD
California
26,620 USD
U.S.
25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #564
Santa Cruz, CA
61,533 USD
California
61,489 USD
U.S.
53,482 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Santa Cruz, CA
82,401 USD
California
86,704 USD
U.S.
74,596 USD
Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #663
Santa Cruz, CA
21.59%
California
29.47%
U.S.
27.36%
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more


Household Income Other than Earnings
 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income28.18%$20,815, see rank21.38%$23,81521.11%$16,919
Social Security Income22.57%$16,606, see rank25.84%$17,18829.33%$17,636
Public Assistance Income2.56%$3,857, see rank3.99%$5,2812.82%$3,720
Retirement Income14.45%$32,167, see rank15.58%$28,88417.85%$24,095
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank
Santa Cruz, CA
79,431 USD
California
70,187 USD
U.S.
65,443 USD
Mean Family Income, see rank
Santa Cruz, CA
106,810 USD
California
96,357 USD
U.S.
86,963 USD
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
White$63,930, see rank$64,405$56,900
Black$49,607, see rank$43,476$35,600
Hispanic$49,915, see rank$47,206$42,396
Asian$45,197, see rank$77,932$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native$15,656, see rank$45,319$37,170
One Race, Other$52,525, see rank$44,969$40,300
Two or More Races$36,548, see rank$58,769$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
less than 25$15,065, see rank$29,452$25,788
25 to 44$67,321, see rank$64,546$58,398
45 to 64$83,790, see rank$73,775$65,027
65 or over$44,476, see rank$44,204$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
Population 16 Years and Over54,463, see rank29,934,838248,775,628
Male126,592, 48.83%, see rank49.30%48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:217,339, 65.20%, see rank70.30%69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces20, 0.00%, see rank0.80%0.73%
Male, Civilian217,339, 65.20%, see rank69.49%68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed315,883, 91.60%, see rank88.91%90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed31,456, 8.40%, see rank11.09%9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force29,253, 34.80%, see rank29.70%30.72%
Female127,871, 51.17%, see rank50.70%51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:215,934, 57.17%, see rank57.55%58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces20, 0.00%, see rank0.10%0.11%
Female, Civilian215,934, 57.17%, see rank57.45%58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed314,863, 93.28%, see rank89.13%91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed31,071, 6.72%, see rank10.87%8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force211,937, 42.83%, see rank42.45%41.21%
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over30,058, 100%16,529,777141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone17,630, 58.65%, see rank73.25%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled2,111, 7.02%, see rank11.10%9.59%
Public Transportation1,813, 6.03%, see rank5.20%5.06%
Walked2,984, 9.93%, see rank2.73%2.78%
Other Means3,566, 11.86%, see rank2.45%1.79%
Worked at Home1,954, 6.50%, see rank5.27%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Santa Cruz, CA
21.9 minutes
California
27.8 minutes
U.S.
25.7 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers


Occupation
 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over30,74616,890,442143,435,233
Male115,883, 51.66%, see rank53.99%52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations26,841, 43.07%, see rank34.69%33.12%
Service Occupations23,276, 20.63%, see rank16.06%15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations22,635, 16.59%, see rank17.86%17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2102, 0.64%, see rank2.25%1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations21,291, 8.13%, see rank8.46%9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations21,153, 7.26%, see rank15.60%17.94%
Female114,863, 48.34%, see rank46.01%47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations27,479, 50.32%, see rank39.83%40.04%
Service Occupations22,524, 16.98%, see rank21.80%21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations24,250, 28.59%, see rank31.47%31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations280, 0.54%, see rank0.95%0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations231, 0.21%, see rank0.23%0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2458, 3.08%, see rank5.48%5.65%
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry
 Santa Cruz, CACaliforniaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over30,746, 100%16,890,442143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining384, 1.25%, see rank2.38%1.96%
Construction1,678, 5.46%, see rank5.92%6.17%
Manufacturing2,140, 6.96%, see rank9.88%10.43%
Wholesale Trade549, 1.79%, see rank3.13%2.75%
Retail Trade3,620, 11.77%, see rank11.13%11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities587, 1.91%, see rank4.62%4.93%
Information665, 2.16%, see rank2.86%2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing1,200, 3.90%, see rank6.31%6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
3,570, 11.61%, see rank12.71%10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance9,162, 29.80%, see rank21.01%23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
4,704, 15.30%, see rank10.05%9.49%
Public Administration979, 3.18%, see rank4.62%4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration1,508, 4.90%, see rank5.39%4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

 Santa Cruz, CA%CaliforniaU.S.
Population in Poverty13,13324.32%, see rank16.38%15.59%
Family in Poverty9689.69%, see rank12.28%11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.


 
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