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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Santa Cruz | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 48,926 | 49,699 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 2.3% | — | |
| Median household income | $55,217 | $60,577 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 20.2% | 18.1% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.1% | 20.5% | 82 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.6% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $233,000 | $167,400 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $829 | $887 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.8% | 11.9% | 36 | ||
| Worked from home | 8.7% | 5.2% | 73 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +0.6% |
| Housing units | — | — | +3.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +31.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +34.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +26.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +8.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +74.2% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -10.3% |
| Restaurants & bars | 17.4 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.1 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.1 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 10.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 7.2 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.7 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.7 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 15.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tift, GA | 83 | 41,438 | — | $53,255 | 21.0% |
| Laurens, GA | 82 | 49,798 | — | $55,010 | 19.1% |
| Thomas, GA | 81 | 45,777 | — | $60,736 | 22.7% |
| Dale, AL | 80 | 49,599 | — | $54,963 | 20.4% |
| Carter, OK | 80 | 48,555 | — | $60,723 | 19.9% |
| Lamar, TX | 79 | 50,669 | — | $61,880 | 21.6% |
| Pope, AR | 79 | 64,131 | +2.3% | $57,344 | 24.7% |
| Cherokee, TX | 78 | 51,886 | — | $61,261 | 18.9% |
| Gibson, TN | 78 | 50,869 | — | $62,755 | 20.5% |
| Pettis, MO | 78 | 43,397 | — | $60,430 | 18.4% |