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California · Census place 69112

Santa Cruz city, CA

Quick answer

Santa Cruz city has 60,953 residents, ranking #152 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $111,427, the median home is worth $1,180,100 and median gross rent runs $2,302 a month.

Population
60,953Santa Cruz city residents
Median household income
$111,427Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,180,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,302Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Santa Cruz city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Santa Cruz city median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 47.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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