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Compare Santa Cruz to Long Beach

This post compares Santa Cruz, California to Long 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) Long Beach (city)
Population 63,993 470,489
Income (median) $60,359 $46,054
Home Value (median) $750,600 $476,400
White 76% 52%
Black 1% 12%
Asian 9% 13%
With Kids 20% 32%
Age (median) 29 34
Rentals 53% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Cruz or Long Beach?
A: Santa Cruz has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 63993 compared with 470489 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 53% for Santa Cruz versus 60% for Long 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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