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Santa Cruz County

Population in July 2007: 9,049.
Males: 4,343  (48.0%)
Females: 4,706  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  44.2 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95003.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $88,917 (it was $75,282 in 2000)
Rio del Mar:  $88,917
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $49,922
Rio del Mar:  $49,922
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $957,942 (it was $447,200 in 2000)
Rio del Mar:  $957,942
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $930,887; Detached houses: $953,806; Townhouses or other attached units: $750,861; In 2-unit structures: $874,022; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $440,053; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $3,405,742; Mobile homes: $75,000

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Races in Rio del Mar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
  • Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Japanese (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Rio del Mar: 183.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (18.8%), Irish (16.5%), German (14.7%), Italian (9.9%), United States (4.4%), French (4.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 248 feet

Land area: 2.99 square miles.

Population density: 3027 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Rio del Mar

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rio del Mar CDP

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

599 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 1.1% North America, 1.1% Latin America).

This place:  6.5%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rio del Mar:  0.6% ($2,847)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
Rio del Mar satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Cruz, CA (7.7 miles , pop. 54,593).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Jose, CA (23.6 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (280.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Aptos, CA (1.3 miles ), Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA (1.8 miles ), Day Valley, CA (1.9 miles ), Soquel, CA (1.9 miles ), Capitola, CA (2.0 miles ), Opal Cliffs, CA (2.1 miles ), Corralitos, CA (2.3 miles ), Live Oak, CA (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.96 N, Longitude: 121.89 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,363 (-36.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 744 (14.8%)

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)



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Rio del Mar-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above California state average. It is 2196% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from Rio del Mar center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 12.0 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 25.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 17.6 miles away from Rio del Mar center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/27/1988 at 18:43:22, a magnitude 5.7 (4.8 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 11.5 miles away from Rio del Mar center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rio del Mar:
  • DOMINICAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
  • SUTTER MATERNITY AND SURGERY CENTER (about 7 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
  • WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WATSONVILLE, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Rio del Mar, CA

Amtrak stations near Rio del Mar:
  • 8 miles: SANTA CRUZ (920 PACIFIC AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: WATSONVILLE (W. LAKE AVE. & RODRIGUEZ ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: GILROY (7250 MONTEREY HWY.) - Bus Station. Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rio del Mar:
  • CABRILLO COLLEGE (about 2 miles; APTOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,638)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ (about 10 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA; FT enrollment: 11,773)
  • GAVILAN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GILROY, CA; FT enrollment: 2,791)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)
  • SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,229)
  • WEST VALLEY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SARATOGA, CA; FT enrollment: 5,880)
  • FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; FT enrollment: 7,415)

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Notable locations in Rio del Mar: Aptos Landing (A), Aptos Sea Scape Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Seascape Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rio del Mar, CA


5 people in homes for the mentally ill


Rio del Mar compared to California state average:
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Rio del Mar travel time to work


Rio del Mar mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Cruz County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (79%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Rio del Mar

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchConservative Baptist Association of AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodMuslim Estimate
Adherents62.8%5.1%3.0%2.3%2.1%
Congregations9.3%3.3%4.0%8.0%0.7%
NameEpiscopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.8%1.5%1.3%18.2%
Congregations3.3%3.3%4.7%3.3%60.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
California average:  5.75%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($386 average AGI)
Santa Cruz County:  0.11%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Santa Clara County, CA  1.02% ($94,361 average AGI)
from Monterey County, CA  0.62% ($42,670)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.28% ($44,151)


7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.17%
California average:  6.27%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($810 average AGI)
Santa Cruz County:  0.08%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Santa Clara County, CA  1.15% ($85,093 average AGI)
to Monterey County, CA  0.62% ($38,459)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.35% ($43,984)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rio del Mar:
  • KSCO (1080 AM; 10 kW; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KOMY (1340 AM; 1 kW; LA SELVA BEACH, CA; Owner: ZWERLING BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD)
  • KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
  • KSRK (540 AM; 10 kW; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
  • KDBV (980 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KION (1460 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rio del Mar:
  • KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
  • KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KTEE (93.7 FM; FELTON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K240CD (95.9 FM; SOQUEL, ETC., CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KDON-FM (102.5 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K202DU (88.3 FM; SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KBTU (93.5 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K216AX (91.1 FM; LAUREL, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KLVM (89.7 FM; PRUNEDALE, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
  • K265DG (100.9 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K206BQ (89.1 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KUSP (88.9 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL B/CING. FOUNDATION,INC.)
  • K260AA (99.9 FM; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWAV (96.9 FM; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING OF MONTEREY)
  • KTOM-FM (100.7 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KZSC (88.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • K291AE (106.1 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: MAPELTON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KHRI (90.7 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Rio del Mar:
  • KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
  • KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • K21EV (Channel 21; SALINAS, CA; Owner: LIVING FAITH BROADCASTING)
  • KDJT-CA (Channel 33; SALINAS/MONTEREY,ETC, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSBW (Channel 8; SALINAS, CA; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTEH1 (Channel 54; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KD6KFT, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/09/1997, Expiration Date: 06/09/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/11/2004
    Registrant: David E Reynolds, 666 Bayview Dr, Rio Del Mar, CA 95003
  • Call Sign: KG6HFN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00380485
    Grant Date: 07/19/2001, Expiration Date: 07/19/2011, Certifier: Robert E Mc Cormack
    Registrant: Robert E Mc Cormack, 227 Treasure Island Dr, Rio Del Mar, CA 95003



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED135$539,400238$499,70728$374,0051$465,03091$530,528
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED18$434,35950$463,6976$217,3330$013$300,806
APPLICATIONS DENIED43$457,40880$572,2566$320,5500$024$447,615
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN14$618,33137$583,1863$291,8500$012$597,945
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS6$572,00013$543,3510$00$04$610,500
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1222.01 , 1222.02, 1222.03

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$457,6671$594,0002$376,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$1,050,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1222.01 , 1222.02, 1222.03

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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