Capitola, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Capitola, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 9,612 (All urban) Houses: 5,379 (4,751 occupied: 2,228 owner occupied, 2,523 renter occupied) % of renters here:   53% State:   43% Housing density: 3335 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Capitola, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Help!! Aptos Capitola or Monterey to live?  (10 replies) moving to california, help me!  (71 replies) california's last local clothing department store to file bankruptcy...  (96 replies) Where do tree hugging, vegetarian liberals belong in Marin?  (69 replies) How Expensive is California? (Compared to AZ?)  (35 replies) Relocating..weighing pro's & con's  (35 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,193 (lower quartile is $905, upper quartile is $1,501) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,514 Median gross rent in Capitola, CA in 2007: $1,220 Housing units in Capitola with a mortgage: 995 (169 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 419 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $706,889 (it was $330,000 in 2000) Capitola:   $706,889 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $628,642 - $957,744 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $845,183 Here:   $845,183 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $801,275 Here:   $801,275 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $1,788,934 Here:   $1,788,934 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $299,788 Here:   $299,788 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $464,575 Here:   $464,575 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $125,172 Here:   $125,172 State:   $59,450 Household type by relationship Households: 10,046 In family households: 6,774 (1,544 male householders, 757 female householders) 1,627 spouses, 2,100 children (1,988 natural, 34 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 131 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 161 other relatives, 246 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,272 (981 male householders (599 living alone)), 1,466 female householders (1,147 living alone)), 825 nonrelatives In group quarters: 158 (129 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,162 2-persons, 502 3-persons, 425 4-persons, 111 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,746 1-person, 567 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons. 1,092 married couples with children. 605 single-parent households (157 men, 448 women). 82.4% of residents of Capitola speak English at home. 9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). 4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (28% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,219 (11.9%) (42.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Capitola, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 3 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 4 $40,000 to $49,999: 13 $50,000 to $59,999: 5 $60,000 to $69,999: 5 $70,000 to $79,999: 4 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 6 $100,000 to $124,999: 59 $125,000 to $149,999: 42 $150,000 to $174,999: 28 $175,000 to $199,999: 62 $200,000 to $249,999: 60 $250,000 to $299,999: 52 $300,000 to $399,999: 168 $400,000 to $499,999: 159 $500,000 to $749,999: 483 $750,000 to $999,999: 485 $1,000,000 or more: 485

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Capitola: Less than $100: 19 people $100 to $149: 5 $150 to $199: 5 $200 to $249: 29 $250 to $299: 15 $300 to $349: 12 $350 to $399: 10 $400 to $449: 9 $450 to $499: 19 $500 to $549: 35 $550 to $599: 45 $600 to $649: 44 $650 to $699: 18 $700 to $749: 37 $750 to $799: 56 $800 to $899: 146 $900 to $999: 161 $1,000 to $1,249: 665 $1,250 to $1,499: 419 $1,500 to $1,999: 358 $2,000 or more: 211 No cash rent: 103

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.3%
Number of people working at home: 242 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 227 5 to 9 minutes: 615 10 to 14 minutes: 945 15 to 19 minutes: 952 20 to 24 minutes: 562 25 to 29 minutes: 177 30 to 34 minutes: 256 35 to 39 minutes: 56 40 to 44 minutes: 189 45 to 59 minutes: 762 60 to 89 minutes: 488 90 or more minutes: 228

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,394 (77%) Carpooled: 517 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 74 (1%) Motorcycle: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 92 (2%) Walked: 298 (5%) Other means: 57 (1%) Worked at home: 242 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 309 $10,000 to $14,999: 342 $15,000 to $19,999: 197 $20,000 to $24,999: 228 $25,000 to $29,999: 264 $30,000 to $34,999: 397 $35,000 to $39,999: 219 $40,000 to $44,999: 340 $45,000 to $49,999: 298 $50,000 to $59,999: 367 $60,000 to $74,999: 529 $75,000 to $99,999: 529 $100,000 to $124,999: 417 $125,000 to $149,999: 81 $150,000 to $199,999: 115 $200,000 or more: 116

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2154

Irish: 1110

German: 1079

English: 817

Italian: 699

United States or American: 316

French (except Basque): 292

European: 245

Scottish: 225

Polish: 206

Scotch-Irish: 203

Norwegian: 166

Danish: 128

Welsh: 113

Russian: 109

Portuguese: 90

British: 90

Hungarian: 75

Dutch: 68

Greek: 63

Canadian: 63

Swedish: 62

Swiss: 61

Austrian: 58

French Canadian: 55

Arab:: 42

Yugoslavian: 41

Iranian: 35

Lithuanian: 33

Australian: 32

Eastern European: 29

Croatian: 29

Scandinavian: 29

Arab/Arabic: 27

Finnish: 25

Estonian: 21

Northern European: 18

Romanian: 17

Serbian: 16

Ukrainian: 16

Brazilian: 15

Latvian: 14

Armenian: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Slovene: 10

Egyptian: 9

Subsaharan African:: 9

Ethiopian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Czech: 8

Lebanese: 6

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

• This state: 5650
• Northeast: 901
• Midwest: 993
• South: 499
• West: 714

46% of Capitola residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 16
• Nursery to 4th grade: 19
• 5th and 6th grade: 17
• 7th and 8th grade: 18
• 9th grade: 32
• 10th grade: 16
• 11th grade: 72
• 12th grade, no diploma: 78
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 556
• Less than 1 year of college: 244
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 896
• Associate degree: 272
• Bachelor's degree: 804
• Master's degree: 307
• Professional school degree: 81
• Doctorate degree: 46

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 32
• Nursery to 4th grade: 25
• 5th and 6th grade: 20
• 7th and 8th grade: 45
• 9th grade: 7
• 10th grade: 50
• 11th grade: 78
• 12th grade, no diploma: 125
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 788
• Less than 1 year of college: 349
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 724
• Associate degree: 403
• Bachelor's degree: 865
• Master's degree: 383
• Professional school degree: 68
• Doctorate degree: 32

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,098
• Black householders: $47,083
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,770
• Asian householders: $75,304
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $38,431
• Some other race householders: $61,704
• Two or more races householders: $74,438
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,059

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $850,195
• Black or African American householders: $589,074
• Asian householders: $782,290
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $1,874,327
• Some other race householders: $948,731
• Two or more races householders: $850,195
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $895,393

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,957
• One, attached: 521
• Two: 246
• 3 or 4: 908
• 5 to 9: 281
• 10 to 19: 73
• 20 to 49: 245
• 50 or more: 489
• Mobile homes: 659

Median worth of mobile homes: $203,594

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