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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Santa Cruz is $29,177, which is about the same as the state average of $29,906 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Santa Cruz median household income is $61,533, which has grown by 21.59% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Santa Cruz residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #583

Santa Cruz, CA	29,177 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	21,630 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	26,409 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	17,281 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #564

Santa Cruz, CA	61,533 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	82,401 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #663

Santa Cruz, CA	21.59%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Santa Cruz, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.18%	$20,815, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.57%	$16,606, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.56%	$3,857, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.45%	$32,167, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	79,431 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	106,810 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Santa Cruz, CA	California	U.S.
White	$63,930, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$49,607, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,915, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$45,197, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$15,656, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
One Race, Other	$52,525, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,548, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Santa Cruz, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$15,065, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,321, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,790, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$44,476, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Santa Cruz, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	54,463, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	26,592, 48.83%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,339, 65.20%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,339, 65.20%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,883, 91.60%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,456, 8.40%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,253, 34.80%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	27,871, 51.17%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,934, 57.17%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,934, 57.17%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,863, 93.28%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,071, 6.72%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,937, 42.83%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Santa Cruz, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	30,058, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,630, 58.65%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,111, 7.02%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,813, 6.03%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	2,984, 9.93%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	3,566, 11.86%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,954, 6.50%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Santa Cruz, CA	21.9 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Santa Cruz, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,746	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	15,883, 51.66%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,841, 43.07%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,276, 20.63%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,635, 16.59%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	102, 0.64%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,291, 8.13%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,153, 7.26%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	14,863, 48.34%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,479, 50.32%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,524, 16.98%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,250, 28.59%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	80, 0.54%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 0.21%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	458, 3.08%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Santa Cruz, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,746, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	384, 1.25%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	1,678, 5.46%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,140, 6.96%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	549, 1.79%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,620, 11.77%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	587, 1.91%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	665, 2.16%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,200, 3.90%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,570, 11.61%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,162, 29.80%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,704, 15.30%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	979, 3.18%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,508, 4.90%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Santa Cruz, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,133	24.32%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	968	9.69%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.