Santa Cruz County vs. San Mateo County

Santa Cruz County (CA)San Mateo County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)274,255769,545
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.5%7.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)262,356718,518
Population, Census, April 1, 2010262,382718,451
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.3%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%16.1%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.6%
White alone, percent87.1%60.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%0.9%
Asian alone, percent5.2%30.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%1.5%
Two or More Races, percent4.2%4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent34.1%24.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.9%38.9%
Veterans, 2014-201810,59525,226
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.9%34.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)106,728279,457
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%59.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$711,000$994,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,745$3,360
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$635$729
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,647$2,158
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.4%33.2%
Building permits, 20184261,116
Households, 2014-201895,756261,969
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.5%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201832.0%46.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.6%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.4%89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.4%89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201840.0%49.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.4%5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)586,0092,552,854
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,689,9155,166,992
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,898,19315,969,681
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,367,95511,330,620
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,373$15,326
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.028.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,041$113,776
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,001$57,375
Persons in poverty, percent12.2%6.8%
Total employer establishments, 20177,06121,366
Total employment, 201779,038385,982
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,756,42948,197,075
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201725,17572,285
All firms, 201229,32575,507
Men-owned firms, 201214,99839,910
Women-owned firms, 201210,98626,594
Minority-owned firms, 20126,08630,914
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,07940,894
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,1355,141
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201225,95166,645
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%18.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%11.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.2%29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010589.41,602.2
Land area in square miles, 2010445.17448.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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