| Name | Santa Cruz County |
| State | California |
| FIPS Code | 06087 |
| Timezone | Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) |
| Population (2022) | 262,340 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 3.23% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 65.76% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | Hispanic 54% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Democratic:+30 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.0% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 65.76% |
| African American | 0.82% |
| Hispanic | 28.92% |
| Asian | 3.97% |
| Native American | 0.43% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 37.75% |
| African American | 0.84% |
| Hispanic | 53.64% |
| Asian | 3.02% |
| Native American | 0.34% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.17% |