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County:

Santa Cruz County

State:

California

FIPS Code:

6087

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

204,856

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

26.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

49

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

123,790

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

188,141

52.0%

46.5%

5.5%

1990:

229,734

22.1%

12.1%

10.0%

2000:

255,602

11.3%

2.3%

8.9%

2005:

249,666

-2.3%

-5.9%

3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

167,464

65.5%

0-to-19:

70,190

27.5%

Black:

2,160

0.8%

20-to-39:

78,191

30.6%

Hispanic:

68,486

26.8%

40-to-59:

73,914

28.9%

American Indian:

1,180

0.5%

60-plus:

33,307

13.0%

Other:

16,312

6.4%

Median Age:

35.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

573.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

34.2%

Median Family Income:

$61,941

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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