Santa Cruz

County in California

County

The population development of Santa Cruz.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Santa Cruz	County	229,734	255,602	262,382	272,140	262,406	→
California	State	29,760,021	33,871,648	37,253,956	39,555,674	39,431,263

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Santa Cruz.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Capitola	City	Santa Cruz	10,062	10,198	9,917	9,930	9,503	→
Santa Cruz	City	Santa Cruz	49,726	55,632	59,948	64,230	62,581	→
Scotts Valley	City	Santa Cruz	8,684	11,385	11,573	12,221	11,828	→
Watsonville	City	Santa Cruz	34,218	46,834	51,186	52,583	51,320	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	134,471
Females	136,390

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	51,097
18-64 years	170,571
65+ years	49,193

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	9,439
70-79 years	21,973
60-69 years	36,602
50-59 years	35,275
40-49 years	32,857
30-39 years	34,373
20-29 years	38,845
10-19 years	35,880
0-9 years	25,617

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	36,006
Urban	234,855

»Race« (C 2020)
White	160,565
Black/African American	3,150
Indigenous	3,607
Asian	12,553
Pacific Islander	384
Some other	51,894
2 or more	38,708

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	94,299
Other	176,562