Household Types in Santa Cruz, California (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
California
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family232.193951%49.272635%32.193951%32.2%7,11110.046179%13.464901%10.046179%10.0%2,2193.798443%5.972959%3.798443%3.8%83934.154292%23.970807%34.154292%34.2%7,54419.807135%7.318698%19.807135%19.8%4,375
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in California and Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.104623%69.924425%67.104623%67.1%2,75824.720195%21.604068%24.720195%24.7%1,0168.175182%8.471507%8.175182%8.2%336

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
California
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children218.607389%31.421078%18.607389%18.6%4,11081.093807%68.216304%81.093807%81.1%17,91217.9k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
California
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountOther3White4Hispanic5Asian3Black3Mixed3-14.306152%-8.726753%-11.301860%-17.882690%-20.780000%-11.016395%-12.550053%-5.692017%-52.217454%52%47.782546%49.961536%47.782546%48%699-8.601836%-3.666452%-37.085551%-18.601251%-8.764605%-3.938208%-30.202344%-8.570699%-67.955090%68%32.044910%48.524144%32.044910%32%17,10117.1k-18.926554%-2.824859%-19.679849%-26.647834%-19.382281%-8.718792%-13.685352%-5.368566%-68.079096%68%31.920904%52.845008%31.920904%32%2,124-11.476793%-1.097046%-31.645570%-24.135021%-10.714095%-5.286788%-18.464213%-6.430383%-68.354430%68%31.645570%59.104521%31.645570%32%1,185-15.636364%-0.000000%-49.090909%-6.545455%-25.782410%-6.968880%-34.040899%-6.149364%-71.272727%71%28.727273%27.058448%28.727273%29%275-9.517045%-11.079545%-27.698864%-28.267045%-16.029139%-6.323537%-24.536085%-10.100807%-76.562500%77%23.437500%43.010432%23.437500%23%704
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Santa Cruz

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%22%32%42%53%64%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.4%5.8%9.0%12.3%15.6%18.9%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%2.1%3.5%4.9%6.3%7.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%25%32%38%45%52%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4%10%15%20%25%31%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%15%20%26%31%37%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Santa Cruz

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%20%35%50%66%82%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.3%6.7%10.0%13.4%16.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%21%33%44%56%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%21%31%42%53%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Santa Cruz

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Place in the Santa Cruz Area

There are 30 places in the Santa Cruz Area. This section compares Santa Cruz to all of the places in the Santa Cruz Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Cruz, selected other places in the Santa Cruz Area, and entities that contain Santa Cruz
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Mount HermonCorralitosInterlakenPasatiempoDay ValleyBonny DoonParadise ParkFeltonScotts ValleyRio del MarBrookdaleAmestiWatsonvilleAptos Hls-Larkin VlyAptosLa Selva BchFreedomBen LomondSeacliffWestPacificCaliforniaUnited StatesSanta CruzSanta CruzSoquelZayanteLompicoLive OakPleasure PtBoulder CreekPajaro DunesDavenportCapitolaSanta Cruz CityTwin LakesSanta Cruz80.511182%80.511182%81%252170.370370%70.370370%70%608268.579545%68.579545%69%1,207367.050691%67.050691%67%291463.149606%63.149606%63%802563.083700%63.083700%63%716662.641509%62.641509%63%166760.069204%60.069204%60%868858.695652%58.695652%59%2,457955.620746%55.620746%56%2,3701055.543478%55.543478%56%5111155.299056%55.299056%55%5271252.771650%52.771650%53%7,4161352.317073%52.317073%52%4291451.842440%51.842440%52%1,2241551.315789%51.315789%51%5461651.053284%51.053284%51%4121750.378939%50.378939%50%1,2631850.172295%50.172295%50%7281949.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k46.175279%46.175279%46%1,8232045.645646%45.645646%46%1522145.297030%45.297030%45%1832244.073559%44.073559%44%2,8522343.977273%43.977273%44%1,1612443.469388%43.469388%43%8522543.220339%43.220339%43%512640.909091%40.909091%41%542740.652952%40.652952%41%1,8182837.035114%37.035114%37%12,83612.8k33.192746%33.192746%33%7872932.193951%32.193951%32%7,11130
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares Santa Cruz to the 50 most populous places in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

Married by Place#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Cruz, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Santa Cruz
0%20%40%60%Count#FremontElk GroveSimi ValleyFontanaCoronaThousand OaksSanta ClaritaSunnyvaleChula VistaSan JoseGarden GroveOrangeRancho CucamongaRosevilleSanta AnaOxnardMoreno ValleyIrvinePalmdaleTorranceAnaheimSanta ClaraFullertonEscondidoConcordBakersfieldOceansideSalinasHaywardHuntington BchGlendaleRiversideVisaliaWestPacificOntarioCaliforniaPomonaVictorvilleUnited StatesSanta CruzSanta CruzModestoLancasterE Los AngelesSanta RosaSan DiegoStocktonFresnoSan BernardinoPasadenaLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoSanta Cruz CityOaklandSan FranciscoSanta Cruz67.625663%67.625663%68%49,36249.4k159.842208%59.842208%60%30,26430.3k259.153261%59.153261%59%24,96825.0k358.914351%58.914351%59%30,25930.3k458.737589%58.737589%59%28,98729.0k558.701197%58.701197%59%26,92826.9k657.311364%57.311364%57%34,15734.2k756.951448%56.951448%57%31,62431.6k856.029253%56.029253%56%43,59343.6k955.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k1055.265147%55.265147%55%26,32526.3k1154.814203%54.814203%55%23,23323.2k1254.625779%54.625779%55%30,60330.6k1354.493762%54.493762%54%25,68425.7k1454.281796%54.281796%54%40,76440.8k1553.700899%53.700899%54%27,30127.3k1653.586342%53.586342%54%27,59027.6k1753.417102%53.417102%53%48,03848.0k1853.411077%53.411077%53%23,22123.2k1953.298617%53.298617%53%29,37529.4k2053.262869%53.262869%53%53,26553.3k2153.020686%53.020686%53%23,22223.2k2252.273686%52.273686%52%23,55423.6k2351.445253%51.445253%51%23,26223.3k2450.818309%50.818309%51%23,22623.2k2550.694921%50.694921%51%57,63157.6k2650.657124%50.657124%51%31,14431.1k2750.544969%50.544969%51%20,45120.5k2850.449949%50.449949%50%23,54623.5k2950.217484%50.217484%50%37,86837.9k3050.139912%50.139912%50%36,19536.2k3150.063085%50.063085%50%46,02846.0k3249.947604%49.947604%50%20,97221.0k3349.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.293374%49.293374%49%23,71823.7k3449.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.719332%48.719332%49%18,96419.0k3548.535202%48.535202%49%15,65615.7k3648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k46.845011%46.845011%47%33,34133.3k3746.599644%46.599644%47%22,24922.2k3845.506257%45.506257%46%14,40014.4k3944.341206%44.341206%44%28,53828.5k4044.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k4143.771861%43.771861%44%40,92140.9k4240.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k4340.516023%40.516023%41%23,22523.2k4440.336104%40.336104%40%22,13022.1k4538.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k4637.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k4737.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k4837.035114%37.035114%37%12,83612.8k34.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k4934.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k5032.193951%32.193951%32%7,111
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Santa Cruz to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Cruz, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Santa Cruz
0%20%40%60%Count#FremontGilbertFontanaSanta ClaritaChula VistaSan JoseSanta AnaOxnardMoreno ValleyIrvineAnaheimChandlerBakersfieldHuntington BchGlendaleRiversideWestPacificHendersonCaliforniaN Las VegasAnchorageUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaSanta CruzSanta CruzModestoScottsdaleAuroraBoise CitySan DiegoStocktonGlendaleUrban HonoluluLas VegasSunrise ManorPhoenixFresnoSan BernardinoSpokaneAlbuquerqueSpring ValleyTacomaSalt Lk CityPortlandLos AngelesRenoLong BeachSacramentoSanta Cruz CitySeattleParadiseOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonSanta Cruz67.625663%67.625663%68%49,36249.4k162.952867%62.952867%63%45,26545.3k258.914351%58.914351%59%30,25930.3k357.311364%57.311364%57%34,15734.2k456.029253%56.029253%56%43,59343.6k555.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k654.281796%54.281796%54%40,76440.8k753.700899%53.700899%54%27,30127.3k853.586342%53.586342%54%27,59027.6k953.417102%53.417102%53%48,03848.0k1053.262869%53.262869%53%53,26553.3k1152.650889%52.650889%53%45,20545.2k1250.694921%50.694921%51%57,63157.6k1350.217484%50.217484%50%37,86837.9k1450.139912%50.139912%50%36,19536.2k1550.063085%50.063085%50%46,02846.0k1649.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.344287%49.344287%49%52,97853.0k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.877860%48.877860%49%33,77933.8k1848.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k2047.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k2147.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k46.845011%46.845011%47%33,34133.3k2246.195921%46.195921%46%48,56348.6k2345.238057%45.238057%45%56,72456.7k2444.252841%44.252841%44%39,05839.1k2544.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k2643.771861%43.771861%44%40,92140.9k2743.236205%43.236205%43%35,19635.2k2842.979741%42.979741%43%54,84054.8k2941.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k3041.224463%41.224463%41%25,16325.2k3140.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k3240.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k3340.516023%40.516023%41%23,22523.2k3439.574044%39.574044%40%34,52434.5k3539.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k3639.072323%39.072323%39%28,09328.1k3738.870701%38.870701%39%31,22631.2k3838.588095%38.588095%39%29,10729.1k3938.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k4038.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k4138.002965%38.002965%38%35,63535.6k4237.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k4337.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k4437.035114%37.035114%37%12,83612.8k35.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k4535.199436%35.199436%35%30,96631.0k4634.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k4734.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k4833.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k4933.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k5032.193951%32.193951%32%7,111
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Santa Cruz to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Cruz, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Santa Cruz
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchWestPacificCaliforniaEl PasoUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaSanta CruzSanta CruzArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinSanta Cruz CityNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoSanta CruzMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2737.035114%37.035114%37%12,83612.8k36.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3932.193951%32.193951%32%7,11130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Santa Cruz. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
California
County:
Santa Cruz
Metro Area:
Santa Cruz Area
ZIP Codes:
95060, 95062, 95064, 95065
Elementary School Districts:
Happy Valley, Live Oak, Santa Cruz City, Soquel
Secondary School District:
Santa Cruz City
Congressional Districts:
CA-18, CA-20
State Senate District:
CA-17
Assembly District:
CA-29
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Live Oak, Paradise Park, Pasatiempo, Twin Lakes
Nearby Cities:
Capitola, Scotts Valley
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon, Felton, Mount Hermon, Pleasure Point, Seacliff, Soquel, Zayante