UC Santa Cruz's Living Circumstances

Santa Cruz City Elementary School District Overview

University of California-Santa Cruz located in Santa Cruz City Elementary School District area. A total of 23,351 households are located in Santa Cruz City Elementary School District area. Among them, 4,950 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.94 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,538 and 27,190 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10.85% (6,097) of residents are non-citizens and 29.86% (16,775) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Santa Cruz City Elementary School District, California
Household	23,351
Population	56,179
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,950 (21.20%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,538
Total Students	27,190
Pre-Kindergarten	556
Kindergarten	324
Grade 1-8	3,758
Grade 9-12	2,328
College/Graduate School	20,224
Veterans	58,035
Non-citizen	6,097
Non-English Home Language	16,775
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

59,403 residents are over the age of 16 and 36,969 people are in labor force. Among them, 36,959 people are in civilian labor force and 10 are in armed labor force. 34,121 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Santa Cruz City Elementary School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,924	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	19,398	58.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,623	7.97%
Public transportation	2,255	6.85%
Walked	3,826	11.62%
Other method	2,903	8.82%
Worked from home	1,919	5.83%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,121	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	16,388	48.03%
Service	7,143	20.93%
Sales and office	6,569	19.25%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,933	5.67%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,088	6.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,121	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	646	1.89%
Construction	1,383	4.05%
Manufacturing	2,120	6.21%
Wholesale trade	400	1.17%
Retail trade	3,314	9.71%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	858	2.51%
Information	797	2.34%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,086	3.18%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,506	13.21%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,154	32.69%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,108	14.97%
Other services, except public administration	1,752	5.13%
Public administration	997	2.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,121	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,551	69.02%
Government workers	7,458	21.86%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,007	8.81%
Unpaid family workers	105	0.31%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $110,721 for the 23,351 households in Santa Cruz City Elementary School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $25,355. 63,243 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.40%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,351	-
Less than $10,000	1,921	8.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,208	5.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,984	8.50%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,487	6.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,954	8.37%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,680	11.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,884	12.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,315	14.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,265	9.70%
More than $200,000	3,653	15.64%
Median Household Income	$78,451	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$110,721	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,376	-
Less than $10,000	318	2.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	246	2.16%
$15,000 - $24,999	613	5.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	450	3.96%
$35,000 - $49,999	852	7.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,245	10.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,201	10.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,169	19.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,599	14.06%
More than $200,000	2,683	23.58%

Median Family Income	$113,971	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$145,088	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,355	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$74,297	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$74,297	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	66,294	-
With health insurance coverage	63,243	95.40%
Public coverage	17,553	26.48%
Private health insurance	52,703	79.50%
Without health insurance coverage	3,051	4.60%

Housing

There are 25,736 housing units in Santa Cruz City Elementary School District area, California with 23,351 units (90.73%) occupied. 11,272 houses (48.27%) are occupied by owner and 12,079 houses (51.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $854,400 and the average rental cost is $1,890. 273 houses (1.06%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,194 houses (27.95%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,736	-
Occupied	23,351	90.73%
Owner Occupied	11,272	48.27%
Renter Occupied	12,079	51.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,528	56.45%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,171	8.44%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,528	33.14%
Mobile Homes	467	1.81%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	42	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,736	-
Built 2014 or later	273	1.06%
Built 2010 - 2013	320	1.24%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,811	7.04%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,456	9.54%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,492	9.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,077	19.73%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,840	11.04%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,273	12.72%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,194	27.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,736	-
1 room	2,205	8.57%
2 rooms	1,897	7.37%
3 rooms	3,326	12.92%
4 rooms	5,380	20.90%
5 rooms	4,907	19.07%
6 rooms	3,586	13.93%
7 rooms	1,910	7.42%
8 rooms	1,377	5.35%
9 rooms or more	1,148	4.46%
Median Number of Rooms	4.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,736	-
no bedroom	2,495	9.69%
1 bedroom	4,615	17.93%
2 bedrooms	8,292	32.22%
3 bedrooms	7,602	29.54%
4 bedrooms	2,240	8.70%
5 bedrooms or more	492	1.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,272	-
Less than $50,000	147	1.30%
$50,000 - $99,999	76	0.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	62	0.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	129	1.14%
$200,000 - $299,999	201	1.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	855	7.59%
$500,000 - $999,999	6,570	58.29%
$1,000,000 or more	3,232	28.67%
Median House Value	$854,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,676	-
Less than $500	516	4.42%
$500 - $999	892	7.64%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,790	15.33%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,385	28.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,894	24.79%
$2,500 - $2,999	941	8.06%
$3,000 or more	1,258	10.77%
Median Rental Costs	$1,890	-

Demographic

A total of 66,684 people lives in Santa Cruz City Elementary School District area, California with 32,892 male and 33,792 female. The males to female ratio is 49.33 to 50.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	66,684	-
Male	32,892	49.33%
Female	33,792	50.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	66,684	-
Under 5 years	2,247	3.37%
5 - 9 years	2,182	3.27%
10 - 14 years	2,392	3.59%
15 - 19 years	9,318	13.97%
20 - 24 years	12,474	18.71%
25 - 34 years	8,932	13.39%
35 - 44 years	6,576	9.86%
45 - 54 years	7,069	10.60%
55 - 59 years	3,447	5.17%
60 - 64 years	3,460	5.19%
65 - 74 years	5,615	8.42%
75 - 84 years	2,142	3.21%
85 years and older	830	1.24%
Median Age	29.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	66,684	-
One Race	62,472	93.68%
White	49,523	74.27%
Black or African American	1,399	2.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	300	0.45%
Asian	6,702	10.05%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	126	0.19%
Other	4,422	6.63%

Two or more races	4,212	6.32%
White and Black or African American	400	0.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	784	1.18%
White and Asian	1,517	2.27%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	17	0.03%