Santa Cruz County, California
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- California Department of Health Services: 1501 Capitol Avenue Suite 6001, Sacramento
Population:
- Total Population: 255,602
- Males: 127,470
- Females: 128,132
Ethnicity:
- White: 167,347
- Black/African American: 2,302
- Hispanic: 68,572
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,203
- Asian: 8,118
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 415
- Other: 760
- 2 or more: 6,885
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (173,470)
- Spanish (53,315)
- German (1,535)
- French (1,440)
- Portuguese (1,280)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 46,502
- Mexico (30,598)
- United Kingdom (1,789)
- Philippines (1,285)
- Canada (1,251)
- Germany (1,046)
- El Salvador (922)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (677)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (55,350)
- Jewish Estimate (6,000)
- Conservative Baptist Association of America (4,525)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (2,687)
- Assemblies of God (2,065)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Clinica Del Valle Del Pajaro: 850 Freedom Boulevard, Watsonville - (831) 761-1588
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 66,468
- Sensory: 6,950
- Physical: 15,295
- Mental: 10,517
- Self-care: 4,858
- Go outside home: 12,067
- Employment: 16,689
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,463
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 91,139
- Utility gas: 59,127
- Bottled or LP gas: 8,841
- Electricity: 16,528
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 446
- Coal or Coke: 39
- Wood: 5,215
- Solar Energy: 113
- Other fuel: 243
- No fuel used: 587
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 176,210
- No vehicle: 11,032
- 1 or more vehicle: 165,178
Education Attainment:
- No School: 4,126
- No High School: 11,892
- Some High School: 11,666
- High School: 27,327
- Some College: 41,465
- Associate's Degree: 12,123
- College Degree: 35,802
- Master's Degree: 13,357
- Professional Degree: 4,267
- Doctoral Degree: 2,974
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 91,139
- Owners with phone: 54,421
- Owners without phone: 244
- Renters with phone: 35,723
- Renters without phone: 751
10 closest counties:
- Santa Clara County, California
- San Mateo County, California
- Monterey County, California
- Alameda County, California
- San Benito County, California
- San Francisco County, California
- Contra Costa County, California
- Marin County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Stanislaus County, California
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
95001, 95003, 95005, 95006, 95007, 95010, 95017, 95018, 95019, 95033, 95041, 95060, 95061, 95062, 95063, 95064, 95065, 95066, 95067, 95073, 95076, 95077
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KUSP (88.9 FM) SANTA CRUZ,, CA
- KFER (89.9 FM) SANTA CRUZ, CA
- KSRI (90.7 FM) SANTA CRUZ, CA
- KBDH (91.7 FM) SANTA CRUZ, CA
- KXDZ (100.5 FM) CAPITOLA, CA
- KSCO (1080 AM) SANTA CRUZ, CA
- KOMY (1340 AM) SANTA CRUZ, CA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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