Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA

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US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

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24.2% of the households in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.5% of the residents in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA borders Monterey County (North Central)--Seaside, Monterey, Marina & Pacific Grove Cities PUMA, CA, Monterey (South & East) & San Benito Counties PUMA, CA, San Mateo County (South & West)--San Mateo (South) & Half Moon Bay Cities PUMA, CA, and Santa Cruz County (North)--Watsonville & Scotts Valley Cities PUMA, CA.

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United States California

Population & Diversity

Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA are Spanish (17,201 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,405 households), and Japanese (622 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2024 Citizenship

93.3%

2023 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
17,201 households (15.3%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,405 households (2.14%)
Japanese
622 households (0.553%)

24.2% of the households in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA was Spanish. 15.3% of the households in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Santa Cruz County (South & Coastal)--Santa Cruz City PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.