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Compare Palm Springs to Santa Cruz

This post compares Palm Springs, California to Santa Cruz, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Palm Springs (city) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 47,140 63,993
Income (median) $45,934 $60,359
Home Value (median) $340,600 $750,600
White 83% 76%
Black 4% 1%
Asian 4% 9%
With Kids 12% 20%
Age (median) 54 29
Rentals 41% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Springs or Santa Cruz?
A: Palm Springs has a smaller population count than Santa Cruz: 47140 compared with 63993 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palm Springs or in Santa Cruz?
A: Incomes are on average lower in Palm Springs.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palm Springs or Santa Cruz?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Palm Springs.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Palm Springs versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palm Springs may include: Palm-Desert, Seal-Beach, and Fair-Oaks.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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