San Benito County vs. Santa Cruz County

	San Benito County (CA)	Santa Cruz County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	61,537	274,255
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.3%	4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,265	262,356
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,269	262,382
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.7%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	50.5%
White alone, percent	87.9%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.1%	1.9%
Asian alone, percent	3.6%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.6%	34.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	56.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,494	10,595
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.3%	17.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	19,438	106,728
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.5%	59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$496,200	$711,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,378	$2,745
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$636	$635
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,477	$1,647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.6%	20.4%
Building permits, 2018	553	426
Households, 2014-2018	17,740	95,756
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.33	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.2%	32.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.9%	91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.8%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.9%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.7%	40.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.1%	7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	49,887	586,009
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	143,209	1,689,915
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	591,100	1,213,401
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	275,366	5,898,193
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	345,195	4,367,955
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,068	$16,373
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.3	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$81,977	$78,041
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,475	$39,001
Persons in poverty, percent	8.6%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	986	7,061
Total employment, 2017	12,664	79,038
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	575,922	3,756,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.3%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,649	25,175
All firms, 2012	3,867	29,325
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,694	14,998
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,596	10,986
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,408	6,086
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,306	22,079
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	296	2,135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,319	25,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.3%	34.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	39.8	589.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,388.71	445.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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