COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Santa Cruz County

Arizona · 38,381 residents · 1,236 sq mi

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Santa Cruz County is home to 38,381 people in Arizona. 24.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Growth has run 29% since 1990, or 8,705 more people. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 27% less than in Arizona as a whole. The median age is 31.8, younger than the US median of 35.2.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,381

+29%since 1990

from 29,676 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

+9%since 1990

from 29.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,236 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202449K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.7%(3,333)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.6%(3,683)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(3,808)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.3%(3,182)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.4%(2,054)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.3%(4,720)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.4%(5,508)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.3%(4,719)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.5%(3,260)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.3%(2,399)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.6%(1,364)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.9%(351)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,710

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,066 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,278

+47%since 1990

from $9,007 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

24.5%

−1.9 ptssince 1990

from 26.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,800

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $71,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$475

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $366 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

68.0%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 66.3% in 1990

32.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.2%(66)

Hispanic / Latino77.1%(22,894)

Asian0.4%(110)

2000

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

Black0.2%(75)

Hispanic / Latino80.8%(31,005)

Asian0.5%(189)

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

15.2%

+4.4 ptssince 1990

from 10.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

60.7%

+3.4 ptssince 1990

from 57.2% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.2%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 4.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

−17%since 1990

from 16.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.3%(3,220)

Married66.4%(8,438)

Widowed1.7%(213)

Divorced6.6%(844)

Women 15+

Never married23%(3,412)

Married59.7%(8,862)

Widowed8.4%(1,243)

Divorced8.9%(1,326)

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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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