Santa Cruz Population and Demographics

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Santa Cruz City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Santa Cruz Population: 54593 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 27180 49.79% Female 27413 50.21%       Under 5 years 2664 4.88% 5 to 9 years 2563 4.69% 10 to 14 years 2619 4.8% 15 to 19 years 5054 9.26% 20 to 24 years 7751 14.2% 25 to 34 years 9343 17.11% 35 to 44 years 8458 15.49% 45 to 54 years 8028 14.71% 55 to 59 years 2067 3.79% 60 to 64 years 1383 2.53% 65 to 74 years 2196 4.02% 75 to 84 years 1764 3.23% 85 years and over 703 1.29%       Median age (years) 31.7       18 years and over 45130 82.67% Male 22328 40.9% Female 22802 41.77% 21 years and over 39715 72.75% 62 years and over 5432 9.95% 65 years and over 4663 8.54% Male 1839 3.37% Female 2824 5.17%       Race     One race 52137 95.5% White 42984 78.74% Black or African American 945 1.73% American Indian and Alaska Native 469 0.86% Asian 2677 4.9% Asian indian 344 0.63% Chinese 858 1.57% Filipino 507 0.93% Japanese 402 0.74% Korean 205 0.38% Vietnamese 119 0.22% Other Asian 242 0.44% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 72 0.13% Native Hawaiian 34 0.06% Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% Samoan 10 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 20 0.04% Some other race 4990 9.14% Two or more races 2456 4.5%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 54593 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 9491 17.39% Mexican 7184 13.16% Puerto Rican 170 0.31% Cuban 77 0.14% Other Hispanic or Latino 2060 3.77% Not Hispanic or Latino 45102 82.61% White alone 39304 71.99%       Relationship     Total Population 54593 100.00% In households 49959 91.51% Householder 20442 37.44% Spouse 7562 13.85% Child 10841 19.86% Own child under 18 years 8554 15.67% Other relatives 2193 4.02% Under 18 years 583 1.07% Nonrelatives 8921 16.34% Unmarried partner 1954 3.58% In group quarters 4634 8.49% Institutionalized population 373 0.68% Non-Institutionalized population 4261 7.81%       Households by Type     Total Households 20442 100.0 % Family households (families) 10401 50.88% With own children under 18 years 5141 25.15% Married-couple family 7562 36.99% With own children under 18 years 3460 16.93% Female householder, no husband present 1962 9.6% With own children under 18 years 1205 5.89% Non Family households 10041 49.12% Householder living alone 5986 29.28% Householder 65 years and over 1556 7.61%       Households with individuals under 18 years 5513 26.97% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3433 16.79%       Average Household size 2.44 Average family size 2.98       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 21504 100.00% Occupied housing units 20442 95.06% Vacant housing units 1062 4.94% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 508 2.36% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 20442 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 9528 46.61% Renter-occupied housing units. 10914 53.39%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.39

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