In 2017, Santa Cruz County, CA had a population of 276k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $79,705. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Santa Cruz County, CA grew from 274,673 to 275,897, a 0.446% increase and its median household income grew from $77,613 to $79,705, a 2.7% increase.
The population of Santa Cruz County, CA is 57% White Alone, 33.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 4.7% Asian Alone. N/A% of the people in Santa Cruz County, CA speak a non-English language, and 88.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Cruz County, CA are University of California-Santa Cruz (4,863 degrees awarded in 2016), Cabrillo College (1,809 degrees), and CET-Watsonville (117 degrees).
The median property value in Santa Cruz County, CA is $775,000, and the homeownership rate is 62.2%. Most people in Santa Cruz County, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Cruz County, CA is 2 cars per household.
Santa Cruz County, CA borders Santa Clara County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA, and San Mateo County, CA.