Santa Cruz
Recent News About Santa Cruz
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50.3 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Santa Cruz County
50.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Santa Cruz County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Democrats in Santa Cruz see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants from Mark Zuckerberg given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 79% of the vote in Santa Cruz.
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Voting officials in Santa Cruz County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Santa Cruz County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Census Bureau: 4.8% of people in Santa Cruz County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 273,962 citizens living in Santa Cruz County in 2019, 95.2 percent said they were only one race, while 4.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 80.6 percent of people in Santa Cruz County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 273,962 citizens living in Santa Cruz County in 2019, 220,841 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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99 businesses in Santa Cruz County had between 100 and 249 employees in 2019
There were 99 businesses in Santa Cruz County with between 100 and 249 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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155 businesses in Santa Cruz County had between 50 and 99 employees in 2019
There were 155 businesses in Santa Cruz County with between 50 and 99 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 80.9 percent of people in Santa Cruz County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 273,170 citizens living in Santa Cruz County in 2020, 220,884 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 7% of people in Santa Cruz County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 273,170 citizens living in Santa Cruz County in 2020, 93 percent said they were only one race, while seven percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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568 businesses in Santa Cruz County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019
There were 568 businesses in Santa Cruz County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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898 businesses in Santa Cruz County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2019
There were 898 businesses in Santa Cruz County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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1,348 businesses in Santa Cruz County had between five and nine employees in 2019
There were 1,348 businesses in Santa Cruz County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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4,013 businesses in Santa Cruz County had fewer than five employees in 2019
There were 4,013 businesses in Santa Cruz County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Total OASDI disabled beneficiaries in Santa Cruz decreases in 2018
There were 3,155 total OASDI disabled beneficiaries in Santa Cruz in 2018, a 5.1% decrease from 2017, which had 3,325 total disabled beneficiaries.