Santa Cruz, CA

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Explore Census tract population, housing, income and demographics near the city’s representative point. Tracts are statistical areas, separate from named neighborhoods.

Hispanic or Latino includes any race. All other groups below are non-Hispanic, so these eight groups do not overlap. These are estimates, not measures of belonging or a place’s quality.

Margins are 90% confidence estimates in percentage points. Language measures cover people age 5 and over; household and housing measures have their own denominators. See each metric definition.

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Reported crime

2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 62,473. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.

USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.

Public libraries nearby

Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Santa Cruz’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.

Annual public-use survey; excludes reported temporary closures, bookmobiles and coarse location matches. Coordinates may be approximate. Postal addresses do not establish city or neighborhood membership.