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Compare Thousand Oaks to Santa Cruz

This post compares Thousand Oaks, 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 Thousand Oaks (city) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 128,909 63,993
Income (median) $76,262 $60,359
Home Value (median) $663,600 $750,600
White 81% 76%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 9% 9%
With Kids 31% 20%
Age (median) 43 29
Rentals 29% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or Santa Cruz?
A: Thousand Oaks has a larger population count than Santa Cruz: 128909 compared with 63993 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Thousand Oaks or Santa Cruz?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Thousand Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Thousand Oaks may include: Laguna-Niguel, Carlsbad, and Mission-Viejo.

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

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