Santa Cruz County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	43%

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Races in Santa Cruz County, California:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 127,579	(49.9%)
Females: 128,023	(50.1%)

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Santa Cruz County:	2.7 people
California:	2.9 people

This county:	$63,778
California:	$59,948

This county:	$1,094
State:	$984

Santa Cruz County:	$756,800
California:	$532,300

Detached houses: $832,272

Here:	$832,272
State:	$619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $627,781

Here:	$627,781
State:	$541,123

In 2-unit structures: $872,540

Here:	$872,540
State:	$702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $403,207

Here:	$403,207
State:	$512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $504,026

Here:	$504,026
State:	$482,470

Mobile homes: $102,481

Here:	$102,481
State:	$59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $117,667

Here:	$117,667
State:	$63,652

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 34
• Robberies: 44
• Assaults: 237
• Burglaries: 844
• Thefts: 1947
• Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 270
• Burglaries: 730
• Thefts: 1827
• Auto thefts: 16

Santa Cruz County:	10.1%
California:	12.4%

Area name: Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Santa Cruz County is $1030 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1343 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1933 a month.

Cities in this county include: Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Aptos, Rio del Mar, Interlaken, Opal Cliffs, Freedom.

2005 air pollution in Santa Cruz County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.070 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.057 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 54 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Monterey County , San Benito County , San Mateo County , Santa Clara County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Santa Cruz County: Saint Marys Girls Camp (A), Alder Trail Camp (B), Fidel Ranch (C), Roaring Camp Depot (D), Roaring Camp (E), Future Farmers of America Camp (F), Redwood Glen Camp (G), Redwood Camp (H), Mount Bielawski Lookout (I), Rancho del Osos Nature and History Center (J), Wilder Spur (K), Governors Camp (L), Bargetto Winery (M), Whitehouse Camp (N), White Rock Ranch (O), Mount Cross Camp (P), West Ridge Trail Camp (Q), Happy Valley Conference Ground (R), Wastahi Campground (S), Warrenella Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Felton Fair Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Santa Cruz County include: Hester Creek Church (A), Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Four Square Gospel Church (B), Felton Presbyterian Church (C), Happy Valley Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (D), Saint Clare Retreat (E), Community Covenant Church (F), Congregational Church of Soquel (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Soquel Cemetery (1), Pajaro Valley Memorial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Trancas, Laguna de las (A), Soda Lake (B), Buzzard Lagoon (C), Simas Lake (D), Sargento, Laguna del (E), Sempervirens Reservoir (F), Loch Lomond (G), Millpond Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow Bank Creek (A), Agua Puera Creek (B), Amaya Creek (C), Alba Creek (D), Zayante Creek (E), Molino Creek (F), Laguna Creek (G), Last Chance Creek (H), Meder Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Santa Cruz County include: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (1), Felton Covered Bridge County Park (2), Wilder Ranch State Park (3), Ben Lomond County Park (4), Watsonville State Wildlife Area (5), Sunset State Beach (6), Big Basin Redwoods State Park (7), Manresa State Beach (8), Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander Ecological Reserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: China Ladder Beach (A), Sunset Beach (B), Panther Beach (C), Waddell Creek Beach (D), Three Mile Beach (E), Four Mile Beach (F), Bonny Doon Beach (G), Wilder Beach (H), Red, White and Blue Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Big Basin Post Office (A), Soquel Post Office (B), Felton Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
California:	11.2%

Current college students: 27,005
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 46,502 (31% naturalized citizens)

Santa Cruz County:	18.2%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 62,706
• One, attached: 8,750
• Two: 3,181
• 3 or 4: 5,187
• 5 to 9: 3,622
• 10 to 19: 2,560
• 20 or more: 5,604
• Mobile homes: 6,916
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 347

Housing units in Santa Cruz County with a mortgage: 33,929 (4,785 second mortgage, 4,606 home equity loan, 140 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,498

Here:	78.1% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

Santa Cruz County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 4.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Santa Cruz County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above California state average. It is 2004% 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 89.1 miles away from Santa Cruz County 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 13.5 miles away from the county 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 county 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 21.3 miles away from Santa Cruz County 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 51.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/27/1988 at 18:43:22, a magnitude 5.7 (4.8 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 10.3 miles away from Santa Cruz County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 87,690 (70%) Carpooled: 17,910 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 4,031 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 21 (0%) Subway or elevated: 22 (0%) Railroad: 16 (0%) Ferryboat: 21 (0%) Taxi: 48 (0%) Motorcycle: 374 (0%) Bicycle: 2,585 (2%) Walked: 5,599 (4%) Other means: 1,044 (1%) Worked at home: 6,745 (5%)

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%

4.37% relocated from other counties in California ($44,431 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($12,243 average AGI)

Santa Cruz County:	1.42%
California average:	1.75%

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)
from Alameda County, CA	0.27% ($54,496)
from San Mateo County, CA	0.18% ($62,160)
from San Diego County, CA	0.18% ($58,184)
from San Francisco County, CA	0.16% ($132,486)

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%

5.07% relocated to other counties in California ($37,506 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($15,026 average AGI)

Santa Cruz County:	2.03%
California average:	2.40%

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)
to Alameda County, CA	0.29% ($35,525)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.24% ($33,173)
to San Mateo County, CA	0.18% ($49,395)
to San Diego County, CA	0.17% ($42,806)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 28,062 (24,187 aged, 3,875 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 197,538 (41,896 male householders, 15,962 female householders)

  44,354 spouses, 69,151 children (64,543 natural, 1,993 adopted, 2,615 stepchildren), 3,986 grandchildren, 3,189 brothers or sisters, 1,630 parents, 7,167 other relatives, 10,203 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 49,030 (15,672 male householders (10,016 living alone)), 17,714 female householders (12,848 living alone)), 15,644 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,034 (2,153 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 22,296 2-persons, 12,895 3-persons, 11,674 4-persons, 5,440 5-persons, 2,436 6-persons, 3,117 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,864 1-person, 7,750 2-persons, 1,639 3-persons, 646 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

72.2% of residents of Santa Cruz County speak English at home.
22.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,081,694,000 ($4316 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,592,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $406,668,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $269,772,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,275,000
Federal grants: $341,882,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,993,000 ($7,369,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,104,000 ($501,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $101,804,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,013,000
Federal Government insurance: $739,907,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	-91 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 26.70 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	3.7
State:	3.5

52% of Santa Cruz County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in California.

Santa Cruz County:	52.4%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 145242
• Northeast: 16183
• Midwest: 19775
• South: 12026
• West: 13155

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $367,800

Here:	12.3%
California:	9.9%

Here:	8.6%
California:	7.8%

Here:	7.9%
California:	15.4%

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