Monterey County vs. Santa Cruz County

	Monterey County (CA)	Santa Cruz County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	435,594	274,255
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.9%	4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	415,061	262,356
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	415,057	262,382
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	50.5%
White alone, percent	82.7%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.5%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	1.9%
Asian alone, percent	6.8%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.1%	34.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.6%	56.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,403	10,595
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.0%	17.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	142,399	106,728
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	51.1%	59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$477,200	$711,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,185	$2,745
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$554	$635
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,401	$1,647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.5%	20.4%
Building permits, 2018	732	426
Households, 2014-2018	126,052	95,756
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.30	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	55.1%	32.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	71.3%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	40.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,328,768	586,009
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,150,972	1,689,915
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,258,929	1,213,401
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,775,222	5,898,193
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,457,401	4,367,955
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,445	$16,373
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.7	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,676	$78,041
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,836	$39,001
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,754	7,061
Total employment, 2017	113,209	79,038
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,267,379	3,756,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.0%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,436	25,175
All firms, 2012	30,151	29,325
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,108	14,998
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,537	10,986
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,087	6,086
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	17,358	22,079
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,414	2,135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,705	25,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.5%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.5%	34.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	126.5	589.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,280.60	445.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Monterey county (CA) and Santa Cruz county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.