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> Santa Cruz-watsonville, CA Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 247,320 | 100% |
English only | 171,691 | 69.4% |
Language other than English | 75,629 | 30.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 34,084 | 13.8% |
Spanish | 61,961 | 25.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 30,176 | 12.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,795 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,330 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,883 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,146 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 990 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 432 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 262,340 | 100% |
American | 7,056 | 2.7% |
Arab | 978 | 0.4% |
Czech | 770 | 0.3% |
Danish | 2,763 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 4,575 | 1.7% |
English | 30,038 | 11.5% |
French (except Basque) | 8,923 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 1,314 | 0.5% |
German | 37,367 | 14.2% |
Greek | 1,296 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 1,307 | 0.5% |
Irish | 28,166 | 10.7% |
Italian | 18,404 | 7.0% |
Lithuanian | 546 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 4,393 | 1.7% |
Polish | 5,465 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 5,799 | 2.2% |
Russian | 4,546 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,383 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 7,381 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 211 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 958 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 6,208 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 1,113 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 694 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,632 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 94 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 93,310 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 58,638 | 62.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,999 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 44,093 | 47.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,949 | 20.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,307 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,182 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,238 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,868 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 34,672 | 37.2% |
Householder living alone | 24,072 | 25.8% |
65 years and over | 8,733 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 29,405 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,722 | 23.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 252,571 | 100% |
Householder | 93,310 | 36.9% |
Spouse | 44,133 | 17.5% |
Child | 71,890 | 28.5% |
Other relatives | 16,797 | 6.7% |
Nonrelatives | 26,441 | 10.5% |
Unmarried partner | 7,969 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 107,606 | 100% |
Never married | 45,089 | 41.9% |
Now married, except separated | 49,294 | 45.8% |
Separated | 1,460 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,755 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 10,008 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 109,551 | 100% |
Never married | 37,805 | 34.5% |
Now married, except separated | 47,873 | 43.7% |
Separated | 2,163 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 7,608 | 6.9% |
Divorced | 14,102 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,328 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,024 | 30.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Grandparents in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,019 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,488 | 29.6% |
Less than 1 year | 476 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 350 | 7.0% |
3 or 4 years | 120 | 2.4% |
5 or more years | 542 | 10.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,488 | 100% |
Who are female | 911 | 61.2% |
Who are married | 1,231 | 82.7% |
School Enrollment in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 78,352 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,984 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 2,886 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 24,642 | 31.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,695 | 16.2% |
College or graduate school | 34,145 | 43.6% |
Educational Attainment in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 169,357 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 15,639 | 9.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,971 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,987 | 15.9% |
Some college, no degree | 39,078 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 14,126 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 39,033 | 23.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 24,523 | 14.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 37.5% |
Veteran Status in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 207,159 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 13,088 | 6.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 260,701 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,057 | 8.8% |
Under 18 years | 55,063 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,817 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 176,723 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,945 | 6.8% |
65 years and over | 28,915 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,295 | 32.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 259,478 | 100% |
Same house | 215,130 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 43,076 | 16.6% |
Same county | 26,162 | 10.1% |
Different county | 16,914 | 6.5% |
Same state | 13,178 | 5.1% |
Different state | 3,736 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 1,272 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 262,340 | 100% |
Native | 214,048 | 81.6% |
Born in United States | 211,576 | 80.6% |
State of residence | 158,961 | 60.6% |
Different state | 52,615 | 20.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,472 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 48,292 | 18.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 48,292 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,301 | 33.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 31,991 | 66.2% |
Year of Entry in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 50,764 | 100% |
Native | 2,472 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 47 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,425 | 98.1% |
Foreign born | 48,292 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 909 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 47,383 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Santa Cruz-watsonville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 48,292 | 100% |
Europe | 5,920 | 12.3% |
Asia | 5,954 | 12.3% |
Africa | 337 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 445 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 34,342 | 71.1% |
Northern America | 1,294 | 2.7% |