COMPARING TWO PLACES
Aptos vs Soquel
PLACE A
Aptos, California
VS
PLACE B
Soquel, California
Aptos is 40% smaller than Soquel. Aptos earns more, with a median household income $15,271 higher.
APTOSSOQUELDIFFERENCE
Total population6,40410,679−40% vs Soquel
Population density9742,323−1,349
Population growth7.1%3.5%+3.7 pts
Median age45.742.7+3.0
Male47.9%48.4%−0.4 pts
Female52.1%51.6%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born8.6%9.6%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.5%72.1%+5.3 pts
Black0.2%0.5%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.8%19.6%−3.8 pts
Asian2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
Other4.4%4.6%−0.2 pts
Median household income$134,048$118,777+$15,271
Per capita income$64,912$60,992+$3,920
Poverty rate5.9%9.7%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%48.0%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree23.7%19.9%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%7.6%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation56.3%59.7%−3.5 pts
Median home value$1,093,300$957,300+$136,000
Median gross rent$2,059$2,266−$207
Owner-occupied71.1%72.7%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%4.8%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.1%43.8%−8.7 pts
Average commute25.423.0+2.3
Worked from home18.5%15.7%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.2%+0.7 pts
Uninsured2.5%1.6%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024