COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Santa Cruz County

Arizona · 29,676 residents · 1,236 sq mi

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Santa Cruz County is a county of 29,676 people in Arizona. 26.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.1, younger than the US median of 33.0. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 8,705 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

29,676

−23%vs 2000

vs 38,381 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,236 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202449K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(2,878)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(2,813)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,718)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(2,726)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,891)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(4,359)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(4,407)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(2,519)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(2,418)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(1,893)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(825)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(229)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,066

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,710 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,007

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,278 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic17.8%(6,835)

Black0.2%(75)

Hispanic / Latino80.8%(31,005)

Asian0.5%(189)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.9%(22,218)

Black0.2%(66)

Hispanic / Latino77.1%(22,894)

Asian0.4%(110)

Other24.5%(7,282)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican80.1%(39,204)

Puerto Rican0.4%(172)

Spaniard0.3%(138)

Central American0.2%(109)

Salvadoran0.2%(101)

South American0.1%(64)

Colombian0.1%(44)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Peruvian0%(14)

Nicaraguan0%(8)

Paraguayan0%(6)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.1%(59)

Filipino0.1%(48)

Asian Indian0%(23)

Chinese0%(12)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(144)

Samoan0.2%(117)

Ancestry

German3.8%(1,836)

English2.8%(1,376)

Irish2.5%(1,245)

Italian1.5%(737)

American1.3%(632)

Swedish0.8%(385)

Dutch0.7%(352)

French0.7%(327)

Scottish0.6%(287)

Polish0.6%(279)

Norwegian0.4%(179)

British0.2%(114)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.2%(85)

Greek0.2%(78)

Welsh0.1%(67)

Arab0.1%(63)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(53)

Czech0.1%(47)

Austrian0.1%(39)

Egyptian0.1%(35)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Canadian0.1%(27)

Subsaharan African0.1%(27)

Swiss0.1%(27)

Lithuanian0.1%(25)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Romanian0%(24)

Hungarian0%(20)

Finnish0%(17)

Lebanese0%(15)

Latvian0%(14)

Belgian0%(13)

Nigerian0%(13)

Croatian0%(12)

Slovak0%(10)

Brazilian0%(7)

Iranian0%(4)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.2%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married34.7%(6,407)

Married50.4%(9,301)

Widowed1.8%(330)

Divorced13.1%(2,422)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(5,885)

Married47.3%(9,531)

Widowed8.4%(1,692)

Divorced15.2%(3,055)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.2%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% 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)22.4%(349)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(476)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(587)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,559 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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