Santa Cruz County
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- Population
- 264,926
- Area
- 445.11 sq mi (1,152.82 km²), 162.05 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39.8
- Households
- 96,898
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $111,093
- Median house value
- $1,027,500
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Santa Cruz County
Local News
25 years later: Santa Cruz, Bay Area first responders honor 9/11 victims with memorial stair climb
More than 60 firefighters, first responders and community members from Santa Cruz County and the San Francisco Bay Area gathered Friday morning at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos for the annual 9/11 memorial stair climb, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist…
New Capitola Village public art brings Monterey Bay wildlife to Monterey Avenue railing
Capitola will unveil a new public artwork along Monterey Avenue’s railing Saturday, welcoming visitors into the village with a sea of brightly colored jellyfish, otters, seahorses and other marine wildlife native to Monterey Bay, as painted by local artist Bruce Harman . Visitors…
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s ‘Private Lives’ is deliciously funny — and gloriously toxic
Some couples fall in love. Some fall out of love.
10 Hot Jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of September 11
Looking for a new job in Santa Cruz County? Explore the top 10 exciting job opportunities across industries like education, healthcare, and more. Your next career move starts here!
Friday evening traffic: Collision: Ford F-150 vs e-bike, 7th Ave.; lane closures Hwy 1, 9, 129
Friday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.