Santa Clara County vs. Santa Cruz County

	Santa Clara County (CA)	Santa Cruz County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,937,570	274,255
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.8%	4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,781,672	262,356
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,781,642	262,382
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	50.5%
White alone, percent	53.1%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.9%
Asian alone, percent	38.3%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.3%	34.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.0%	56.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	53,119	10,595
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	38.7%	17.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	678,496	106,728
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.7%	59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$913,000	$711,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,229	$2,745
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$755	$635
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$2,126	$1,647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	33.0%	20.4%
Building permits, 2018	8,191	426
Households, 2014-2018	635,525	95,756
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.97	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	52.6%	32.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.3%	91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.1%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.3%	40.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,809,201	586,009
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	17,020,991	1,689,915
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	41,450,609	1,213,401
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,858,973	5,898,193
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,336,741	4,367,955
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,952	$16,373
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.7	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$116,178	$78,041
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,451	$39,001
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	48,711	7,061
Total employment, 2017	1,055,739	79,038
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	126,890,119	3,756,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,547	25,175
All firms, 2012	163,130	29,325
Men-owned firms, 2012	84,501	14,998
Women-owned firms, 2012	58,589	10,986
Minority-owned firms, 2012	82,931	6,086
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	72,818	22,079
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,400	2,135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	146,384	25,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	34.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,381.0	589.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,290.10	445.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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