Economy in Santa Cruz, California
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| Unemployment Rate | 10.60% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 3.22% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 35.84% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.50% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $31,375 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $63,045 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 10.38% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 8.54% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 7.98% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 13.28% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.92% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 14.20% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 15.80% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 8.43% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 3.18% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.29% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 13.43% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 31.76% | 20.61% |
| Service | 15.92% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 23.96% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.90% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 7.33% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 6.69% | 14.05% |
The unemployment rate in Santa Cruz, CA, is 10.60%, with job growth of 3.22%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 35.84%.
Santa Cruz, CA Taxes
Santa Cruz, CA,sales tax rate is 8.50%. Income tax is 4.00%.
Santa Cruz, CA Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $31,375, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $63,045.
Santa Cruz Economy SperlingViews
Santa Cruz is a nice place to live, BUT...: ...one should consider the following:
- Housing will always be an issue. It will never be "affordable" here, even if the housing market takes a huge nose dive.
-... (read more)Nice bus service: I think Santa Cruz Metro is an excellent bus service... at least in the opinion of someone coming from a sprawled suburb that never saw a bus in its entire... (read more)santa cruz is too hot: Coming from 11 years in San Francisco and one in Berkeley, the adjustment to the SC climate is not going well. It seems unreasonably warm for April (80F today). In fact,... (read more)Have an opinion about Santa Cruz? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Santa Cruz Click Here
