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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Santa Cruz County, California

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	255,602	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	127,579	49.9
Female	128,023	50.1

Under 5 years	15,544	6.1
5 to 9 years	17,077	6.7
10 to 14 years	17,630	6.9
15 to 19 years	19,939	7.8
20 to 24 years	20,948	8.2
25 to 34 years	36,728	14.4
35 to 44 years	42,087	16.5
45 to 54 years	40,673	15.9
55 to 59 years	11,669	4.6
60 to 64 years	7,820	3.1
65 to 74 years	12,347	4.8
75 to 84 years	9,295	3.6
85 years and over	3,845	1.5

Median age (years)	35.0	(X)

18 years and over	194,861	76.2
Male	96,358	37.7
Female	98,503	38.5
21 years and over	180,520	70.6
62 years and over	29,805	11.7
65 years and over	25,487	10.0
Male	10,255	4.0
Female	15,232	6.0

RACE
One race	244,431	95.6
White	191,931	75.1
Black or African American	2,477	1.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,461	1.0
Asian	8,789	3.4
Asian Indian	925	0.4
Chinese	1,969	0.8
Filipino	2,272	0.9
Japanese	1,897	0.7
Korean	662	0.3
Vietnamese	360	0.1
Other Asian ¹	704	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	382	0.1
Native Hawaiian	165	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	48	0.0
Samoan	70	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	99	0.0
Some other race	38,391	15.0
Two or more races	11,171	4.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	201,777	78.9
Black or African American	3,771	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,296	2.1
Asian	11,916	4.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,054	0.4
Some other race	43,921	17.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	255,602	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	68,486	26.8
Mexican	58,290	22.8
Puerto Rican	572	0.2
Cuban	232	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	9,392	3.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	187,116	73.2
White alone	167,464	65.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	255,602	100.0
In households	246,574	96.5
Householder	91,139	35.7
Spouse	43,790	17.1
Child	68,922	27.0
Own child under 18 years	53,633	21.0
Other relatives	15,729	6.2
Under 18 years	5,132	2.0
Nonrelatives	26,994	10.6
Unmarried partner	7,062	2.8
In group quarters	9,028	3.5
Institutionalized population	2,174	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	6,854	2.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	91,139	100.0
Family households (families)	57,132	62.7
With own children under 18 years	29,111	31.9
Married-couple family	43,790	48.0
With own children under 18 years	21,174	23.2
Female householder, no husband present	9,270	10.2
With own children under 18 years	5,605	6.1
Nonfamily households	34,007	37.3
Householder living alone	22,905	25.1
Householder 65 years and over	7,449	8.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	31,665	34.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	18,173	19.9

Average household size	2.71	(X)
Average family size	3.25	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	98,873	100.0
Occupied housing units	91,139	92.2
Vacant housing units	7,734	7.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	5,051	5.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	91,139	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	54,681	60.0
Renter-occupied housing units	36,458	40.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.70	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.