Santa Cruz County Information
Santa Cruz in
California occupies
607 square miles and has a 2006 population of
249,705, a change from a 2000 population of
255,600 and
229,734 in 1990.
16.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12% percent is 25-35, and
14.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,198 acts of violent crime reported in
Santa Cruz in 2004, a change from
1,186 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
8,212 people:
5.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.1%.
Read more about
Santa Cruz, California in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Santa Cruz | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 607 sq. miles | Ranked 1,714 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 249,705 | Ranked 245 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 249,420 | |
| Population 2000 | 255,600 | Ranked 221 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 229,734 | Ranked 214 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 90.9% | |
| African American | 1.2% | |
| Asian American | 4% | |
| Native American | 1.2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,198 | 1,186 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 124 | |
| Robberies | 205 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 864 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 9,397 | 7,504 |
| Burglaries | 1,697 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 6,849 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 851 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 145,893 | 148,435 |
| Unemployed Population | 8,212 | 7,593 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6% | 5.1% |
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