Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Santa Cruz County has a population of 48,926 and has grown 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $233,000, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $55,217.

Home price
$233,000
Income
$55,217
Population
48,926
Unemployment
12.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$233,000county
Median gross rent$829county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198034.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,377county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,129county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$860county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,570county
Home insurance / yr$2,344(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living110.7(statewide)
Median household income$55,217county
Family health premium / yr$23,132(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,625(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.327(statewide)
Poverty rate20.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.7%county
Unemployment rate12.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.0%county
Economic output per resident$58,128county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1959789county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station53 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths32.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher76.6%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment10223county
Students per full-time teacher18.9county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools3county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter10.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population48,926county
Land area in square miles1,236county
People per square mile of land39.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract28.2%county
Population change since 2020+4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age37.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person23.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States34.2%county
Second languages77.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls88.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents97county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in990county
Households that moved away1,146county
Average income of arriving households$58,108county
Average income of departing households$48,078county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year353county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate422(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F72 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing44 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days213 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use933 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.4%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.5county
Landslide risk69.1county
Hail risk9.9county
Earthquake risk43.5county
Tornado risk8.7county
Tropical cyclone risk17.3county
Extreme heat risk99.0county
Winter weather risk18.9county
Strong wind risk28.8county
Wildfire risk98.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Santa Cruz County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arizona figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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