ZIP 95065 · Santa Cruz
Who lives in ZIP code 95065 (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
People7,997
Median age43.6
Household income$153,222
Home value$1,233,388
Median rent$2,746/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+53.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- Wider region
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 282 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,898
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.6% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
66.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,784.
Education (adults 25+)
56.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 18.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.4%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.