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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Watsonville | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 51,712 | 52,911 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 1.4% | — | |
| Median household income | $78,393 | $75,047 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 14.7% | 15.9% | 36 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.4% | 14.0% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.4% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $686,000 | $438,750 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,889 | $1,622 | 91 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.0% | 3.8% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 6.4% | 7.2% | 36 |
WatsonvillePeer median
WatsonvillePeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -4.1% |
| Housing units | — | — | -0.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +43.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +49.7% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +33.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +28.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +116.8% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -0.0% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.8 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.6 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.4 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 34.3 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.6 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.9 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.6 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 33.9 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount, CA | 91 | 52,050 | — | $75,250 | 14.9% |
| Ceres, CA | 90 | 49,342 | — | $79,025 | 12.7% |
| Colton, CA | 87 | 53,772 | — | $71,208 | 16.6% |
| Lompoc, CA | 83 | 43,646 | +1.4% | $72,004 | 13.7% |
| Delano, CA | 83 | 51,679 | — | $67,010 | 7.3% |
| Lynwood, CA | 81 | 64,578 | -8.8% | $74,844 | 9.8% |
| Coachella, CA | 80 | 43,307 | +1.7% | $68,596 | 7.5% |
| Hanford, CA | 80 | 59,754 | — | $76,461 | 18.1% |
| San Jacinto, CA | 78 | 55,180 | — | $80,647 | 14.3% |
| Highland, CA | 78 | 56,675 | — | $77,120 | 22.7% |