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Compare Santa Cruz to Buena Park

This post compares Santa Cruz, California to Buena Park, 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 Santa Cruz (city) Buena Park (city)
Population 63,993 83,020
Income (median) $60,359 $43,475
Home Value (median) $750,600 $482,300
White 76% 53%
Black 1% 3%
Asian 9% 28%
With Kids 20% 41%
Age (median) 29 35
Rentals 53% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Cruz or Buena Park?
A: Santa Cruz has a similar population count than Buena Park: 63993 compared with 83020 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Santa Cruz or in Buena Park?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Santa Cruz.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Cruz or Buena Park?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Santa Cruz.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 53% for Santa Cruz versus 45% for Buena Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Cruz may include: San-Luis-Obispo, Davis, and Costa-Mesa.

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

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