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Compare Santa Cruz to Huntington Beach

This post compares Santa Cruz, California to Huntington Beach, 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) Huntington Beach (city)
Population 63,993 200,415
Income (median) $60,359 $63,765
Home Value (median) $750,600 $688,700
White 76% 74%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 9% 11%
With Kids 20% 28%
Age (median) 29 41
Rentals 53% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Cruz or Huntington Beach?
A: Santa Cruz has a much smaller population count than Huntington Beach: 63993 compared with 200415 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Santa Cruz or in Huntington Beach?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Santa Cruz.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Cruz or Huntington Beach?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced 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 41% for Huntington Beach.

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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