County Population Estimates

Santa Cruz County, CA [06087] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
-- a component of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area [42100] -- click link to view metro S&O report

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This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data.

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Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	263,216	265,103	266,794	269,395	271,529	274,299	275,196	275,897	12,681
Births	...	3,240	3,163	2,986	2,893	2,983	2,833	2,808	2,987
Deaths	...	1,698	1,680	1,737	1,735	1,718	1,882	1,923	1,768
Natural Increase	...	1,542	1,483	1,249	1,158	1,265	951	885	1,219
Net Migration	...	380	247	1,358	1,001	1,511	-53	-174	610
International	...	313	231	364	398	505	517	521	407
Domestic	...	67	16	994	603	1,006	-570	-695	203

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	263,216	265,103	266,794	269,395	271,529	274,299	275,196	275,897	12,681
Male	131,244	131,986	132,700	133,885	134,832	136,173	136,526	136,784	5,540
Female	131,972	133,117	134,094	135,510	136,697	138,126	138,670	139,113	7,141
Group Quarters	...	12,201	12,548	12,895	12,893	13,418	13,642	13,929	2,346

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	263,216	265,103	266,794	269,395	271,529	274,299	275,196	275,897	12,681
White alone	232,565	233,779	235,080	237,020	238,698	240,505	241,011	241,030	8,465
Black alone	3,541	3,636	3,669	3,721	3,777	3,832	3,830	3,853	312
AIAN alone	4,503	4,604	4,718	4,824	4,888	5,006	5,033	5,100	597
Asian alone	12,332	12,532	12,643	12,815	12,933	13,398	13,626	13,890	1,558
NHOPI alone	462	478	480	477	483	527	541	553	91
Two+ Races	9,813	10,074	10,204	10,538	10,750	11,031	11,155	11,471	1,658
Hispanic (any race)	84,574	85,906	87,143	88,503	89,710	91,263	92,419	93,585	9,011

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	275,897	241,030	3,853	5,100	13,890	553	11,471	93,585
Age 0-4	14,389	12,468	196	389	376	35	925	8,337
Age 5-9	14,948	12,946	233	347	392	44	986	8,258
Age 10-14	15,239	13,154	222	326	465	32	1,040	7,818
Age 15-19	22,441	17,934	405	477	2,074	32	1,519	8,924
Age 20-24	28,125	22,689	494	542	2,302	42	2,056	10,370
Age 25-29	17,866	15,183	312	413	1,082	34	842	7,253
Age 30-34	15,613	13,715	237	366	654	40	601	6,356
Age 35-39	16,505	14,568	239	335	712	48	603	6,501
Age 40-44	15,731	13,852	226	330	751	39	533	6,054
Age 45-49	17,069	15,133	251	306	842	31	506	5,482
Age 50-54	17,330	15,418	256	295	876	41	444	4,803
Age 55-59	18,692	16,850	228	296	822	40	456	4,177
Age 60-64	18,841	17,173	223	248	797	28	372	3,323
Age 65-69	16,487	15,278	121	177	638	33	240	2,390
Age 70-74	11,207	10,391	92	118	431	15	160	1,410
Age 75-79	6,333	5,901	57	63	228	6	78	904
Age 80-84	4,040	3,743	35	37	165	6	54	595
Age 85 up	5,041	4,634	26	35	283	7	56	630

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	2,946	3,243	3,158	2,990	2,893	2,986	2,837	2,817	-129
Age 0101	2,974	2,898	3,205	3,131	2,984	2,829	3,030	2,847	-127
Age 0202	3,066	2,945	2,905	3,207	3,110	2,984	2,820	2,985	-81
Age 0303	3,146	3,044	2,935	2,882	3,197	3,058	2,951	2,786	-360
Age 0404	3,012	3,128	3,031	2,914	2,855	3,153	3,027	2,954	-58
Age 0505	2,974	3,005	3,124	3,059	2,949	2,855	3,130	2,991	17
Age 0606	3,072	2,990	3,031	3,161	3,061	2,961	2,848	3,124	52
Age 0707	2,985	3,119	2,996	3,044	3,136	3,089	2,958	2,834	-151
Age 0808	2,980	2,977	3,111	2,984	3,034	3,131	3,066	2,926	-54
Age 0909	3,040	3,002	2,965	3,135	2,990	3,061	3,118	3,073	33
Age 1010	3,022	3,013	2,982	2,957	3,097	3,000	3,049	3,122	100
Age 1111	3,003	3,012	2,980	2,996	2,956	3,102	2,968	3,037	34
Age 1212	3,095	2,986	2,985	2,980	2,989	2,967	3,126	2,975	-120
Age 1313	3,066	3,109	2,963	2,983	2,969	2,988	2,946	3,132	66
Age 1414	3,123	3,085	3,113	2,973	3,014	3,011	3,007	2,973	-150
Age 1515	3,247	3,130	3,087	3,135	3,011	3,041	3,003	3,013	-234
Age 1616	3,251	3,229	3,132	3,100	3,162	3,018	3,029	3,018	-233
Age 1717	3,421	3,309	3,272	3,241	3,149	3,234	3,092	3,103	-318
Age 1818	5,235	5,404	5,353	5,420	5,393	5,423	5,538	5,483	248
Age 1919	7,085	7,379	7,489	7,502	7,453	7,637	7,633	7,824	739
Age 2020	6,558	6,913	6,994	7,041	6,909	6,941	6,927	6,929	371
Age 2121	5,871	6,059	6,346	6,390	6,348	6,314	6,250	6,251	380
Age 2222	4,859	5,329	5,483	5,738	5,769	5,745	5,671	5,595	736
Age 2323	4,035	4,363	4,723	4,931	5,180	5,260	5,121	5,011	976
Age 2424	3,509	3,426	3,650	4,104	4,261	4,443	4,515	4,339	830
Age 2525	3,691	3,329	3,229	3,429	3,913	4,035	4,160	4,195	504
Age 2626	3,370	3,387	3,125	2,996	3,202	3,648	3,762	3,802	432
Age 2727	3,388	3,147	3,128	2,990	2,887	3,049	3,438	3,458	70
Age 2828	3,476	3,371	3,143	3,167	3,020	2,985	3,042	3,352	-124
Age 2929	3,451	3,418	3,291	3,152	3,200	3,046	2,997	3,059	-392
Age 3030	3,563	3,345	3,328	3,312	3,157	3,186	3,065	2,981	-582
Age 3131	3,217	3,459	3,288	3,277	3,242	3,162	3,214	3,072	-145
Age 3232	3,145	3,220	3,415	3,309	3,326	3,284	3,133	3,253	108
Age 3333	3,183	3,092	3,185	3,423	3,318	3,323	3,220	3,095	-88
Age 3434	3,087	3,203	3,133	3,138	3,439	3,311	3,338	3,212	125
Age 3535	3,158	3,056	3,240	3,167	3,141	3,460	3,291	3,352	194
Age 3636	3,032	3,159	3,053	3,250	3,160	3,161	3,464	3,288	256
Age 3737	3,107	2,971	3,152	3,065	3,293	3,192	3,172	3,449	342
Age 3838	3,178	3,105	2,988	3,218	3,100	3,283	3,207	3,193	15
Age 3939	3,360	3,176	3,105	3,053	3,223	3,074	3,255	3,223	-137
Age 4040	3,602	3,351	3,166	3,149	3,044	3,230	3,077	3,258	-344
Age 4141	3,459	3,579	3,315	3,134	3,120	3,025	3,238	3,092	-367
Age 4242	3,418	3,400	3,573	3,333	3,124	3,121	2,988	3,205	-213
Age 4343	3,351	3,417	3,414	3,614	3,340	3,127	3,129	3,029	-322
Age 4444	3,291	3,354	3,421	3,392	3,653	3,367	3,164	3,147	-144
Age 4545	3,561	3,260	3,353	3,439	3,356	3,651	3,381	3,172	-389
Age 4646	3,712	3,560	3,283	3,353	3,453	3,419	3,654	3,391	-321
Age 4747	3,688	3,671	3,538	3,244	3,337	3,443	3,414	3,617	-71
Age 4848	3,754	3,686	3,681	3,542	3,290	3,384	3,481	3,450	-304
Age 4949	3,835	3,731	3,642	3,624	3,539	3,270	3,367	3,439	-396
Age 5050	3,986	3,833	3,719	3,665	3,648	3,547	3,259	3,367	-619
Age 5151	3,912	3,950	3,833	3,685	3,665	3,677	3,559	3,215	-697
Age 5252	3,987	3,895	3,908	3,842	3,701	3,681	3,666	3,525	-462
Age 5353	4,059	3,916	3,845	3,864	3,832	3,704	3,594	3,628	-431
Age 5454	4,014	4,068	3,923	3,828	3,879	3,842	3,716	3,595	-419
Age 5555	4,075	3,999	4,037	3,909	3,831	3,858	3,772	3,669	-406
Age 5656	4,054	4,042	3,957	3,945	3,869	3,820	3,824	3,704	-350
Age 5757	4,055	4,033	4,052	3,984	3,958	3,894	3,807	3,831	-224
Age 5858	3,888	3,968	3,957	3,992	3,900	3,935	3,799	3,718	-170
Age 5959	3,741	3,832	3,920	3,918	3,999	3,894	3,894	3,770	29
Age 6060	3,734	3,740	3,820	3,935	3,921	3,982	3,877	3,872	138
Age 6161	3,469	3,645	3,667	3,761	3,845	3,844	3,895	3,787	318
Age 6262	3,361	3,417	3,596	3,662	3,744	3,823	3,769	3,822	461
Age 6363	3,418	3,290	3,364	3,573	3,635	3,711	3,758	3,703	285
Age 6464	2,405	3,353	3,210	3,300	3,490	3,572	3,620	3,657	1,252
Age 6565	2,306	2,369	3,334	3,172	3,296	3,478	3,564	3,575	1,269
Age 6666	2,135	2,264	2,331	3,273	3,122	3,210	3,403	3,463	1,328
Age 6767	2,128	2,117	2,261	2,332	3,264	3,090	3,147	3,365	1,237
Age 6868	1,798	2,098	2,092	2,241	2,296	3,223	3,055	3,100	1,302
Age 6969	1,507	1,747	2,032	2,049	2,205	2,263	3,172	2,984	1,477
Age 7070	1,439	1,507	1,728	2,010	2,039	2,165	2,240	3,136	1,697
Age 7171	1,333	1,428	1,485	1,722	1,991	2,019	2,140	2,217	884
Age 7272	1,230	1,313	1,414	1,457	1,684	1,947	1,945	2,091	861
Age 7373	1,103	1,196	1,297	1,378	1,431	1,661	1,898	1,893	790
Age 7474	1,111	1,085	1,175	1,280	1,361	1,388	1,629	1,870	759
Age 7575	1,004	1,079	1,055	1,147	1,248	1,341	1,346	1,594	590
Age 7676	939	998	1,055	1,032	1,129	1,227	1,297	1,316	377
Age 7777	966	909	955	1,024	1,006	1,103	1,179	1,253	287
Age 7878	898	917	889	929	991	981	1,060	1,133	235
Age 7979	817	874	901	871	914	974	954	1,037	220
Age 8080	905	779	842	856	844	882	944	900	-5
Age 8181	869	862	746	820	836	822	837	914	45
Age 8282	801	835	816	714	769	794	766	789	-12
Age 8383	748	777	799	776	691	736	761	721	-27
Age 8484	727	728	743	757	740	645	690	716	-11
Age 8585	4,642	4,696	4,834	4,924	5,009	5,099	5,049	5,041	399
Age 0517	40,279	39,966	39,741	39,748	39,517	39,458	39,340	39,321	-958