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Compare Santa Cruz to Palm Desert

This post compares Santa Cruz, California to Palm Desert, 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) Palm Desert (city)
Population 63,993 51,675
Income (median) $60,359 $47,261
Home Value (median) $750,600 $328,300
White 76% 82%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 9% 4%
With Kids 20% 17%
Age (median) 29 52
Rentals 53% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Cruz or Palm Desert?
A: Santa Cruz has a similar population count than Palm Desert: 63993 compared with 51675 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Cruz or Palm Desert?
A: Homes tend to be much 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 38% for Palm Desert.

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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