Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County has 264,926 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $111,093, 12% above the California figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $1,027,500, and 44% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

264,926residentsACS 2020–2024

$111,093median household incomeCalifornia: $99K

$1,027,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Santa Cruz County in CaliforniaZIP codes in Santa Cruz County highlighted; the rest of California in grey

Map of California with Santa Cruz County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 17 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
95003	24,951	$148K	$1.20M	71%	56%	97%	30 min
95005	7,277	$104K	$967K	72%	47%	94%	36 min
95006	7,561	$102K	$843K	77%	39%	96%	41 min
95007	396	$91K	$-666667K	20%	42%	100%	28 min
95010	8,707	$105K	$829K	49%	48%	95%	25 min
95017	616	$103K	$953K	38%	41%	76%	24 min
95018	6,594	$129K	$839K	81%	58%	95%	33 min
95019	5,933	$67K	$735K	30%	15%	85%	31 min
95033	9,600	$189K	$1.42M	77%	70%	95%	37 min
95041	623	$97K	$930K	52%	70%	100%	34 min
95060	46,268	$109K	$1.21M	52%	55%	96%	26 min
95062	35,607	$112K	$1.08M	54%	50%	96%	24 min
95064	10,168	$121K	$467K	35%	76%	71%	25 min
95065	7,997	$153K	$1.23M	72%	53%	96%	28 min
95066	15,135	$151K	$1.14M	77%	57%	98%	26 min
95073	11,639	$118K	$1.06M	73%	48%	90%	27 min
95076	82,806	$91K	$809K	57%	19%	91%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

264,926 residents in 96,898 households, next to the California figure.

18%

under 18

26%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

25%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

106,977 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,027,500 (±$15,133).

60%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

13%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$2,264

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20098%

1990–19998%

1980–198916%

1970–197921%

1960–196914%

1950–195910%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier12%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,734.

$111,093

median household income

11.6%

of people live below the poverty line

6.1%

unemployment rate

44%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

19%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

70%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

19%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Santa Cruz County, California, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.