ZIP 95062 · Santa Cruz
Who lives in ZIP code 95062 (Santa Cruz, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Santa Cruz, CA · Santa Cruz County
uszips 2026
People35,607
Median age43.3
Household income$112,106
Home value$1,074,392
Median rent$2,427/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+49.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- Wider region
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,721 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,470
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 86.5% are adults.
Household income
54.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,018.
Education (adults 25+)
53.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.1%
- Never married
- 38.1%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 62.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.5%
- Rent burden
- 32.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 18.2%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.2%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 12.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.