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Compare Seal Beach to Santa Cruz

This post compares Seal Beach, 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 Seal Beach (city) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 24,510 63,993
Income (median) $76,405 $60,359
Home Value (median) $338,100 $750,600
White 80% 76%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 10% 9%
With Kids 13% 20%
Age (median) 58 29
Rentals 24% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Seal Beach or Santa Cruz?
A: Seal Beach has a much smaller population count than Santa Cruz: 24510 compared with 63993 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 24% for Seal Beach versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

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

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

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