CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Aptos

California · 9,193 residents · 6.58 sq mi

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Aptos is a city of 9,193 people in California. The typical home is worth $282,700. This is an unusually credentialed place: 39% of adults have a four-year degree. Renters pay $800 a month at the median. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. Households take in $39,974 a year at the median, 33% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,193

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,396 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(493)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(627)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(428)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(512)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(549)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,457)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4421.7%(1,992)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(1,192)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(773)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(675)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(391)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(104)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,974

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,843 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,744

−35%vs 2000

vs $33,210 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$282,700

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$800

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,091 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.5%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

35.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.7%(8,147)

Black0.6%(52)

Hispanic / Latino7%(655)

Asian2.3%(217)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(8,591)

Black1.3%(120)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(603)

Asian2.5%(233)

Other2.7%(249)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15%(960)

South American0.5%(32)

Argentine0.5%(32)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(43)

Vietnamese0.5%(31)

Korean0.4%(25)

Asian Indian0.2%(12)

Ancestry

English18.8%(1,206)

German15.8%(1,009)

Irish12.6%(809)

Italian9.5%(611)

Portuguese4.8%(307)

Russian4.1%(260)

Scottish3.5%(225)

French3%(193)

Dutch2.8%(182)

Polish2.5%(163)

Norwegian2.1%(134)

Lithuanian2.1%(133)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

American2%(131)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(103)

Iranian1.2%(80)

Slovak1.2%(80)

Swedish1.2%(77)

British0.9%(60)

Canadian0.6%(39)

Danish0.6%(39)

Czech0.6%(38)

Welsh0.6%(36)

Brazilian0.5%(33)

Swiss0.5%(30)

Armenian0.4%(25)

Croatian0.3%(22)

Greek0.3%(22)

Romanian0.3%(17)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Belgian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

38.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 22.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(1,123)

Married48.2%(1,315)

Widowed1.4%(37)

Divorced9.2%(252)

Women 15+

Never married33.2%(961)

Married44.7%(1,294)

Widowed9.3%(269)

Divorced12.7%(368)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.4%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−10.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.5%(44)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era72.6%(156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 215 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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