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Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 255,602
Land Area (2000): 1,153.170 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 419.361 square kilometers

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	246,554	2002	264,993	2005	252,297
2000	250,576	2003	256,477	2006	251,914
2001	260,352	2004	254,486	2007	246,931

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	436,244	85.22%
Rural, Farm	2,142	0.42%
Rural, Non-farm	73,532	14.36%

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Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	135,745	125,955	9,790	7.21%	73
1991	137,115	124,890	12,225	8.92%	89
1992	139,037	125,474	13,563	9.75%	98
1993	140,434	125,690	14,745	10.50%	105
1994	140,733	126,966	13,767	9.78%	98
1995	138,686	125,790	12,897	9.30%	93
1996	138,470	126,639	11,831	8.54%	86
1997	140,674	129,542	11,132	7.91%	79
1998	140,462	130,148	10,314	7.34%	74
1999	138,840	129,980	8,860	6.38%	64
2000	148,350	140,781	7,569	5.10%	51
2001	150,345	141,749	8,597	5.72%	57
2002	148,254	137,293	10,960	7.39%	74
2003	145,238	133,964	11,274	7.76%	78
2004	144,672	134,490	10,182	7.04%	71
2005	144,553	135,421	9,132	6.32%	63
2006	145,393	137,163	8,230	5.66%	57
2007	148,794	140,018	8,776	5.90%	59
2008	151,943	141,393	10,550	6.94%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	127,659	116,180	11,479	8.99%	90
Feb 1990	130,127	117,879	12,248	9.41%	94
Mar 1990	131,120	119,281	11,839	9.03%	90
Apr 1990	137,066	124,916	12,150	8.86%	89
May 1990	139,819	131,574	8,245	5.90%	59
Jun 1990	140,742	133,671	7,071	5.02%	50
Jul 1990	140,173	132,514	7,659	5.46%	55
Aug 1990	139,118	131,537	7,581	5.45%	54
Sep 1990	136,392	129,010	7,382	5.41%	54
Oct 1990	135,321	127,253	8,068	5.96%	60
Nov 1990	136,017	125,036	10,981	8.07%	81
Dec 1990	135,384	122,613	12,771	9.43%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	132,468	117,017	15,451	11.66%	117
Feb 1991	134,080	118,755	15,325	11.43%	114
Mar 1991	134,847	118,872	15,975	11.85%	118
Apr 1991	137,309	123,115	14,194	10.34%	103
May 1991	139,021	127,757	11,264	8.10%	81
Jun 1991	141,559	131,207	10,352	7.31%	73
Jul 1991	139,245	129,427	9,818	7.05%	71
Aug 1991	137,820	128,319	9,501	6.89%	69
Sep 1991	137,202	128,090	9,112	6.64%	66
Oct 1991	137,750	128,444	9,306	6.76%	68
Nov 1991	137,791	126,077	11,714	8.50%	85
Dec 1991	136,289	121,597	14,692	10.78%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	133,145	116,542	16,603	12.47%	125
Feb 1992	135,771	118,331	17,440	12.85%	128
Mar 1992	137,118	120,153	16,965	12.37%	124
Apr 1992	137,776	124,727	13,049	9.47%	95
May 1992	141,339	130,525	10,814	7.65%	77
Jun 1992	142,664	130,805	11,859	8.31%	83
Jul 1992	141,619	130,014	11,605	8.19%	82
Aug 1992	140,913	129,479	11,434	8.11%	81
Sep 1992	139,764	129,113	10,651	7.62%	76
Oct 1992	139,399	128,617	10,782	7.73%	77
Nov 1992	140,439	126,135	14,304	10.19%	102
Dec 1992	138,491	121,243	17,248	12.45%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	136,065	116,249	19,816	14.56%	146
Feb 1993	138,328	118,580	19,748	14.28%	143
Mar 1993	137,761	119,619	18,142	13.17%	132
Apr 1993	139,141	123,750	15,391	11.06%	111
May 1993	142,301	129,713	12,588	8.85%	88
Jun 1993	144,380	131,955	12,425	8.61%	86
Jul 1993	143,431	130,339	13,092	9.13%	91
Aug 1993	142,267	130,832	11,435	8.04%	80
Sep 1993	140,224	128,790	11,434	8.15%	82
Oct 1993	141,131	128,527	12,604	8.93%	89
Nov 1993	141,381	127,640	13,741	9.72%	97
Dec 1993	138,799	122,281	16,518	11.90%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	136,621	117,053	19,568	14.32%	143
Feb 1994	138,976	119,288	19,688	14.17%	142
Mar 1994	139,090	120,875	18,215	13.10%	131
Apr 1994	140,967	125,761	15,206	10.79%	108
May 1994	142,784	131,329	11,455	8.02%	80
Jun 1994	143,793	132,847	10,946	7.61%	76
Jul 1994	141,573	130,006	11,567	8.17%	82
Aug 1994	141,904	131,665	10,239	7.22%	72
Sep 1994	139,949	129,763	10,186	7.28%	73
Oct 1994	141,814	130,977	10,837	7.64%	76
Nov 1994	141,728	129,226	12,502	8.82%	88
Dec 1994	139,595	124,797	14,798	10.60%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	136,170	118,406	17,764	13.05%	130
Feb 1995	137,345	120,096	17,249	12.56%	126
Mar 1995	138,019	121,126	16,893	12.24%	122
Apr 1995	139,297	124,714	14,583	10.47%	105
May 1995	141,084	128,657	12,427	8.81%	88
Jun 1995	142,739	132,147	10,592	7.42%	74
Jul 1995	140,195	129,829	10,366	7.39%	74
Aug 1995	139,791	129,739	10,052	7.19%	72
Sep 1995	137,908	128,879	9,029	6.55%	65
Oct 1995	138,872	129,364	9,508	6.85%	68
Nov 1995	138,113	125,577	12,536	9.08%	91
Dec 1995	134,704	120,943	13,761	10.22%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	134,779	117,514	17,265	12.81%	128
Feb 1996	136,535	120,144	16,391	12.00%	120
Mar 1996	136,353	120,491	15,862	11.63%	116
Apr 1996	138,028	124,976	13,052	9.46%	95
May 1996	140,391	131,029	9,362	6.67%	67
Jun 1996	142,012	132,963	9,049	6.37%	64
Jul 1996	138,696	129,023	9,673	6.97%	70
Aug 1996	138,266	130,025	8,241	5.96%	60
Sep 1996	136,847	128,489	8,358	6.11%	61
Oct 1996	140,700	132,022	8,678	6.17%	62
Nov 1996	140,467	128,043	12,424	8.84%	88
Dec 1996	138,564	124,945	13,619	9.83%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	138,521	121,813	16,708	12.06%	121
Feb 1997	140,668	124,577	16,091	11.44%	114
Mar 1997	141,543	126,258	15,285	10.80%	108
Apr 1997	141,061	128,566	12,495	8.86%	89
May 1997	142,080	133,363	8,717	6.14%	61
Jun 1997	144,158	135,503	8,655	6.00%	60
Jul 1997	140,498	131,752	8,746	6.22%	62
Aug 1997	139,892	132,297	7,595	5.43%	54
Sep 1997	139,156	131,665	7,491	5.38%	54
Oct 1997	141,190	132,607	8,583	6.08%	61
Nov 1997	139,542	129,416	10,126	7.26%	73
Dec 1997	139,779	126,685	13,094	9.37%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	138,733	123,246	15,487	11.16%	112
Feb 1998	139,544	125,247	14,297	10.25%	102
Mar 1998	141,386	126,604	14,782	10.46%	105
Apr 1998	139,769	128,117	11,652	8.34%	83
May 1998	140,854	132,447	8,407	5.97%	60
Jun 1998	142,763	134,737	8,026	5.62%	56
Jul 1998	141,559	133,620	7,939	5.61%	56
Aug 1998	140,501	133,170	7,331	5.22%	52
Sep 1998	139,894	132,854	7,040	5.03%	50
Oct 1998	140,182	132,520	7,662	5.47%	55
Nov 1998	139,955	130,573	9,382	6.70%	67
Dec 1998	140,405	128,643	11,762	8.38%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	138,439	124,660	13,779	9.95%	100
Feb 1999	139,781	126,212	13,569	9.71%	97
Mar 1999	140,921	128,054	12,867	9.13%	91
Apr 1999	141,317	130,266	11,051	7.82%	78
May 1999	140,866	133,421	7,445	5.29%	53
Jun 1999	142,147	134,639	7,508	5.28%	53
Jul 1999	138,630	131,915	6,715	4.84%	48
Aug 1999	137,157	131,098	6,059	4.42%	44
Sep 1999	134,964	129,686	5,278	3.91%	39
Oct 1999	137,134	131,812	5,322	3.88%	39
Nov 1999	137,151	130,377	6,774	4.94%	49
Dec 1999	137,570	127,619	9,951	7.23%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	143,183	132,996	10,187	7.11%	71
Feb 2000	145,909	135,622	10,287	7.05%	71
Mar 2000	145,858	135,847	10,011	6.86%	69
Apr 2000	146,583	138,453	8,130	5.55%	55
May 2000	150,434	144,033	6,401	4.26%	43
Jun 2000	153,808	147,373	6,435	4.18%	42
Jul 2000	149,848	143,222	6,626	4.42%	44
Aug 2000	150,510	144,573	5,937	3.94%	39
Sep 2000	148,345	143,127	5,218	3.52%	35
Oct 2000	148,744	143,185	5,559	3.74%	37
Nov 2000	148,937	141,439	7,498	5.03%	50
Dec 2000	148,039	139,503	8,536	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	147,370	137,090	10,280	6.98%	70
Feb 2001	148,923	138,501	10,422	7.00%	70
Mar 2001	149,166	138,963	10,203	6.84%	68
Apr 2001	149,878	141,314	8,564	5.71%	57
May 2001	152,419	145,910	6,509	4.27%	43
Jun 2001	155,702	148,950	6,752	4.34%	43
Jul 2001	152,047	145,052	6,995	4.60%	46
Aug 2001	152,152	145,127	7,025	4.62%	46
Sep 2001	150,845	144,167	6,678	4.43%	44
Oct 2001	150,438	142,489	7,949	5.28%	53
Nov 2001	148,638	138,584	10,054	6.76%	68
Dec 2001	146,566	134,839	11,727	8.00%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	146,291	132,692	13,599	9.30%	93
Feb 2002	148,621	135,023	13,598	9.15%	91
Mar 2002	148,577	135,473	13,104	8.82%	88
Apr 2002	149,066	137,178	11,888	7.97%	80
May 2002	149,678	140,383	9,295	6.21%	62
Jun 2002	151,995	142,473	9,522	6.26%	63
Jul 2002	151,037	141,587	9,450	6.26%	63
Aug 2002	149,996	140,996	9,000	6.00%	60
Sep 2002	149,668	140,882	8,786	5.87%	59
Oct 2002	147,513	138,330	9,183	6.23%	62
Nov 2002	144,898	133,464	11,434	7.89%	79
Dec 2002	141,705	129,039	12,666	8.94%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	142,980	128,270	14,710	10.29%	103
Feb 2003	142,756	128,134	14,622	10.24%	102
Mar 2003	142,851	129,058	13,793	9.66%	97
Apr 2003	144,473	132,433	12,040	8.33%	83
May 2003	146,135	135,891	10,244	7.01%	70
Jun 2003	150,874	140,366	10,508	6.96%	70
Jul 2003	148,425	138,436	9,989	6.73%	67
Aug 2003	145,902	136,618	9,284	6.36%	64
Sep 2003	144,064	135,228	8,836	6.13%	61
Oct 2003	146,231	137,111	9,120	6.24%	62
Nov 2003	144,816	134,252	10,564	7.29%	73
Dec 2003	143,349	131,768	11,581	8.08%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	143,198	129,606	13,592	9.49%	95
Feb 2004	142,357	129,104	13,253	9.31%	93
Mar 2004	142,023	128,860	13,163	9.27%	93
Apr 2004	143,435	132,693	10,742	7.49%	75
May 2004	145,554	136,775	8,779	6.03%	60
Jun 2004	148,796	139,857	8,939	6.01%	60
Jul 2004	147,734	138,650	9,084	6.15%	61
Aug 2004	145,774	137,570	8,204	5.63%	56
Sep 2004	145,039	137,182	7,857	5.42%	54
Oct 2004	145,617	137,504	8,113	5.57%	56
Nov 2004	143,629	133,933	9,696	6.75%	68
Dec 2004	142,913	132,147	10,766	7.53%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	142,346	130,000	12,346	8.67%	87
Feb 2005	143,475	131,073	12,402	8.64%	86
Mar 2005	143,055	131,482	11,573	8.09%	81
Apr 2005	144,708	134,883	9,825	6.79%	68
May 2005	146,519	138,595	7,924	5.41%	54
Jun 2005	147,679	139,830	7,849	5.31%	53
Jul 2005	146,776	138,893	7,883	5.37%	54
Aug 2005	145,393	138,023	7,370	5.07%	51
Sep 2005	144,040	136,836	7,204	5.00%	50
Oct 2005	145,284	138,015	7,269	5.00%	50
Nov 2005	143,611	135,010	8,601	5.99%	60
Dec 2005	141,750	132,417	9,333	6.58%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	141,857	131,260	10,597	7.47%	75
Feb 2006	142,151	131,445	10,706	7.53%	75
Mar 2006	142,115	131,771	10,344	7.28%	73
Apr 2006	143,161	133,612	9,549	6.67%	67
May 2006	146,279	138,762	7,517	5.14%	51
Jun 2006	150,270	142,973	7,297	4.86%	49
Jul 2006	149,511	142,135	7,376	4.93%	49
Aug 2006	147,513	140,742	6,771	4.59%	46
Sep 2006	145,654	139,529	6,125	4.21%	42
Oct 2006	146,948	140,875	6,073	4.13%	41
Nov 2006	145,224	137,833	7,391	5.09%	51
Dec 2006	144,030	135,018	9,012	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	145,500	134,242	11,258	7.74%	77
Feb 2007	145,834	134,553	11,281	7.74%	77
Mar 2007	145,219	135,002	10,217	7.04%	70
Apr 2007	147,615	138,158	9,457	6.41%	64
May 2007	149,185	141,570	7,615	5.10%	51
Jun 2007	152,772	145,216	7,556	4.95%	49
Jul 2007	151,105	143,295	7,810	5.17%	52
Aug 2007	150,180	142,943	7,237	4.82%	48
Sep 2007	149,127	142,194	6,933	4.65%	46
Oct 2007	150,049	142,964	7,085	4.72%	47
Nov 2007	149,678	141,585	8,093	5.41%	54
Dec 2007	149,261	138,490	10,771	7.22%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	149,006	136,816	12,190	8.18%	82
Feb 2008	149,394	137,386	12,008	8.04%	80
Mar 2008	149,072	136,682	12,390	8.31%	83
Apr 2008	150,676	139,804	10,872	7.22%	72
May 2008	152,503	143,166	9,337	6.12%	61
Jun 2008	156,237	146,722	9,515	6.09%	61
Jul 2008	154,674	144,833	9,841	6.36%	64
Aug 2008	153,900	144,341	9,559	6.21%	62
Sep 2008	152,024	142,783	9,241	6.08%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	18,568	13.16%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	12,434	8.81%
3.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	10,256	7.27%
4.	Educational Services	10,134	7.18%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	7,942	5.63%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,474	5.30%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,828	4.13%
8.	Health Care	5,274	3.74%
9.	Public Administration	4,812	3.41%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,162	2.24%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,062	2.17%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,014	2.14%
13.	Food Manufacturing	2,492	1.77%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	2,460	1.74%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,222	1.57%
16.	Finance and Insurance	2,158	1.53%
17.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	2,106	1.49%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,970	1.40%
19.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	1,876	1.33%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	1,692	1.20%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	19,094	16.23%
2.	Health Care	14,754	12.54%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8,980	7.63%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	8,664	7.36%
5.	Social Assistance	4,916	4.18%
6.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,710	4.00%
7.	Public Administration	3,920	3.33%
8.	Finance and Insurance	3,772	3.21%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,290	2.80%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,288	2.79%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,034	2.58%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,018	2.57%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,662	2.26%
14.	Food Manufacturing	2,282	1.94%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,150	1.83%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,106	1.79%
17.	Construction	1,764	1.50%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	1,734	1.47%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	1,480	1.26%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	1,408	1.20%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	8,674	6.15%
2.	Computer Specialists	7,692	5.45%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6,418	4.55%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,274	4.45%
5.	Agricultural Workers	6,022	4.27%
6.	Engineers	4,736	3.36%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,428	3.14%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,250	3.01%
9.	Other Production Occupations	3,836	2.72%
10.	Carpenters	3,806	2.70%
11.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,766	2.67%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,628	2.57%
13.	Top Executives	3,338	2.37%
14.	Other Construction Trades	3,082	2.18%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,910	2.06%
16.	Construction Laborers	2,884	2.04%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	2,642	1.87%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,568	1.82%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,500	1.77%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,386	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	5,920	5.03%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	5,746	4.88%
3.	Other Management Occupations	5,744	4.88%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	4,770	4.05%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,380	3.72%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,366	3.71%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,628	3.08%
8.	Agricultural Workers	3,262	2.77%
9.	Registered Nurses	3,240	2.75%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,222	2.74%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,886	2.45%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,822	2.40%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,792	2.37%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	2,732	2.32%
15.	Cashiers	2,722	2.31%
16.	Child Care Workers	2,550	2.17%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	2,466	2.10%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,436	2.07%
19.	Computer Specialists	2,384	2.03%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,380	2.02%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	216,791	53.62%
15-35 hours	68,317	16.90%
1-14 hours	15,954	3.95%
No regular hours	103,256	25.54%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	7,748	3.24%
5 AM-5:29 AM	7,704	3.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	10,629	4.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM	17,582	7.36%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	21,580	9.03%
7 AM-7:29 AM	33,229	13.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	34,737	14.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM	29,274	12.25%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	16,383	6.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	20,513	8.58%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	9,326	3.90%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,176	1.75%
Noon-3:59 PM	14,581	6.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM	11,522	4.82%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	7,728	3.23%
5-9	27,786	11.63%
10-14	37,689	15.77%
15-19	36,228	15.16%
20-24	28,097	11.76%
25-29	10,026	4.20%
30-34	23,548	9.85%
35-39	5,218	2.18%
40-44	8,230	3.44%
45-59	23,637	9.89%
60-89	22,939	9.60%
At least 90	7,858	3.29%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,168	1.33%	144,386	60.42%
30-44	2,802	1.17%	34,194	14.31%
45-59	914	0.38%	22,723	9.51%
At least 60	1,434	0.60%	29,363	12.29%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	5,170	2.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	35,863	14.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	175,564	69.52%
Motorcycle	748	0.30%
Other	2,088	0.83%
Public transportation	8,318	3.29%
Walked	11,233	4.45%
Worked at home	13,570	5.37%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 182,488 (493,136 people)
: 115,716 (374,670 people)
: 45,520
: 243,508
Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	12,492	6.84%
$10,000-$14,999	8,664	4.74%
$15,000-$19,999	8,075	4.42%
$20,000-$24,999	9,635	5.27%
$25,000-$29,999	9,065	4.96%
$30,000-$34,999	10,126	5.54%
$35,000-$39,999	8,912	4.88%
$40,000-$44,999	8,725	4.77%
$45,000-$49,999	8,920	4.88%
$50,000-$59,999	15,132	8.28%
$60,000-$74,999	19,650	10.75%
$75,000-$99,999	23,263	12.73%
$100,000-$124,999	15,902	8.70%
$125,000-$149,999	8,314	4.55%
$150,000-$199,999	8,001	4.38%
$200,000 or more	7,854	4.30%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	22,905	25.13%
Family, 2 people	22,277	24.44%
Nonfamily, 2 people	7,889	8.66%
Family, 3 people	12,715	13.95%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,802	1.98%
Family, 4 people	11,502	12.62%
Nonfamily, 4 people	764	0.84%
Family, 5 people	5,250	5.76%
Nonfamily, 5 people	359	0.39%
Family, 6 people	2,417	2.65%
Nonfamily, 6 people	158	0.17%
Family, 7 or more people	2,971	3.26%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	130	0.14%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	155,093	29.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	79,436	15.31%
Public Assistance	4,990	0.96%
Retirement	26,301	5.07%
Self Employment	37,322	7.19%
Social Security	39,028	7.52%
Supplemental Security	6,758	1.30%
Wage / Salary	144,672	27.89%
Other	25,166	4.85%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	44,978	50.89%
With children under 18	43,410	49.11%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	19,377	9.51%
Married	105,122	51.59%
Never Married	75,743	37.17%
Widowed	3,506	1.72%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	27,048	13.03%
Married	102,783	49.51%
Never Married	60,253	29.02%
Widowed	17,509	8.43%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	36,296	9.29%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	32,876	8.41%
High school diploma or equivalent	67,524	17.27%
Some college, no degree	109,931	28.12%
Associate degree	26,895	6.88%
Bachelors degree	75,785	19.39%
Graduate or professional degree	41,575	10.64%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,452	1.35%	3,958	1.55%	7,410	2.90%
Kindergarten	5,866	2.29%	1,094	0.43%	6,960	2.72%
Grades 1-4	25,304	9.90%	3,352	1.31%	28,656	11.21%
Grades 5-8	24,756	9.69%	3,648	1.43%	28,404	11.11%
Grades 9-12	25,907	10.14%	2,470	0.97%	28,377	11.10%
Undergrad college	42,884	16.78%	3,686	1.44%	46,570	18.22%
Graduate or professional school	5,495	2.15%	1,990	0.78%	7,485	2.93%
Total	133,664	52.29%	20,198	7.90%	153,862	60.20%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	774	781
2002	663	728
2003	642	701
2004	725	667

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	436,962	88.14%
Below Poverty Level	58,794	11.86%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 656
Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.358	0.272	0.012	0.669	4.311	6.477	22.263	1.793	30.533
2000	3.612	0.407	0.032	0.682	4.733	5.870	22.001	2.075	29.947
2001	3.349	0.434	0.050	0.814	4.648	5.927	26.238	2.159	34.323
2002	2.815	0.411	0.023	0.898	4.147	6.325	25.827	1.951	34.103
2003	3.466	0.398	0.051	1.029	4.944	7.073	28.681	2.710	38.463
2004	3.395	0.487	0.020	0.806	4.708	6.668	26.913	3.344	36.925
2005	3.195	0.444	0.020	0.920	4.578	7.689	28.760	4.197	40.647
2006	2.953	0.381	0.064	0.901	4.299	7.784	28.256	3.402	39.442
2007	3.556	0.324	0.024	1.114	5.018	6.488	26.513	2.904	35.905

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	8,591
2000	8,690
2001	10,146
2002	10,136

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	32,621	12.76%
10-19 Years	37,569	14.70%
20-29 Years	38,608	15.10%
30-39 Years	39,583	15.49%
40-49 Years	43,489	17.01%
50-59 Years	30,425	11.90%
60-69 Years	14,103	5.52%
70-79 Years	11,497	4.50%
80-89 Years	6,305	2.47%
90+ Years	1,402	0.55%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	127,579	49.91%
Female	128,023	50.09%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	167,464	65.52%
Hispanic/Latino	68,486	26.79%
Asian	8,464	3.31%
Multiracial	6,679	2.61%
African-American	2,160	0.85%
Amerindian	1,180	0.46%
Other Race	858	0.34%
Pacific Islander	311	0.12%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	70,520	17.18%
2.	English	61,132	14.89%
3.	Irish	58,733	14.31%
4.	Italian	35,363	8.61%
5.	French Non-Basque	17,490	4.26%
6.	United States Or American	16,078	3.92%
7.	Scottish	15,509	3.78%
8.	Portuguese	11,566	2.82%
9.	Swedish	10,840	2.64%
10.	Polish	10,196	2.48%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	347,479	72.26%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	106,721	22.19%
3.	German	3,068	0.64%
4.	French	2,880	0.60%
5.	Chinese	2,776	0.58%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	2,584	0.54%
7.	Tagalog	2,186	0.45%
8.	Italian	1,915	0.40%
9.	Japanese	1,591	0.33%
10.	Korean	856	0.18%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	418,847	81.82%
Naturalized immigrant	29,322	5.73%
Not a citizen	63,749	12.45%

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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