2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Monument, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Cruz, is 6% less than it is in Monument and is 28% above the National Average.
- Monument unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Santa Cruz unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Monument, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.1%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.7%33.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,204$46,720$37,638
 Household Income$102,278$96,217$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,021$145,326$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Monument, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.8%10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.6%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.4%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.7%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.9%20.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Monument, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.9%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.7%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care5.8%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.2%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Monument    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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