This guide provides links to a variety of websites that maintain statistics on various aspects of life in Santa Cruz County. The links are organized by category.

General Sources

Related Websites:

• California Demographics Forecasting
  Data, featured publications and related resources from the designated official source of demographic data for state planning and budgeting.
• KidsData.org
  Find data about the health and well being of children in Santa Cruz County and California. A program of Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
• Rand California
  Wide variety of statistics, often down to the local level.
• State and County Quick Facts: Santa Cruz County
  From the U.S. Census. Population, race, education, income, poverty, business.
• State of the Cities Data Systems
  Comparison tables of 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 Census data; recent data on unemployment.
• U.S. Government Data
  The gateway into the statistical data from the major government agencies. This site from the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) includes links to statistics for agriculture, population, business, crime, the environment, etc.

Agriculture

Related Websites:

• California Agricultural Statistics Service
  Statewide facts and statistics.
• Census of Agriculture
  County profile data in pdf format -- several years are available for comparison purposes.

Census/Population

Interested in local data from Census 2010 and recent updates? Demographic Detail Summaries are a series of extracts of 100% data for incorporated and unincorporated places in Santa Cruz County and the county as a whole. From the library's Demographics Now database, these summaries include, sex, age, ethnicity, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, relationship, household by type, housing occupancy, and house tenure. The documents listed below are in pdf format. Use the related websites at the bottom of this section for more census data.

Aptos CDP Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CDP Ben Lomond CDP Brookdale CDP Boulder Creek CDP Capitola City Corralitos CDP Day Valley CDP Felton CDP Freedom CDP

Interlaken CDP Live Oak CDP Pleasure Point CDP Rio del Mar CDP Santa Cruz City Santa Cruz County Scotts Valley City Soquel CDP Twin Lakes CDP Watsonville City

Related Websites:

• California Dept. of Finance. Reports and Research
  Historical, estimated and forecast population data for counties and cities.
• Population Statistics for Santa Cruz County and Cities, 1850-2000
  Compiled by SCPL
  
• Vital Records Statistics and Data
  From the California Dept. of Public Health. Portal for accessing and requesting access to birth and death data. For access, see "Data Request FAQs" on the Useful Links menu on the left hand side of the page.

CPI - Consumer Price Index

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose is the area that is used for Santa Cruz

Related Websites:

• CPI Inflation Calculator
  Allows you to calculate the change in buying power between years, expressed in dollars, 1913 to present.
• CPI Overview: The West
  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI's for all Metropolitan Areas in the west are listed. Click on the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Metropolitan Area link for our area's CPI.
• Historical CPI for San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
  Figures go back to 1996.

Crime

Related Websites:

• California Dept. of Justice. Criminal Statistics Publications
  Full text of statistical publications, many in pdf format. Includes publications with local statistics for homicide, domestic violence, hate crimes.
• Criminal Justice Statistics Center
  From the California Dept. of Justice. Portal to a variety of statistics.
• Interactive Crime Statistics Tables
  From the Department of Justice. Interactive table provides county level criminal justice profiles for different crime data sets.
• Reports and Statistics for the University of California, Santa Cruz
  From University of California campus police, statistics for current and previous year. Statistics are included for all campuses, including Santa Cruz.
• Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Crime Statistics
  Monthly crime statistics from the Sheriff's Office.
• Santa Cruz Police Dept. Crime Statistics
  Statistics for several years.

Economics

Reference Databases:
(Library card and PIN required from outside the library)

• Demographics Now
  With Demographics Now you can search for individuals, households, and companies by a variety of parameters. You can also find demographic reports by geographic range for information including income, housing, age, education, and consumer expenditures. See the tutorials center for instructions on how to run searches, create sales lead lists, generate demographics reports, search U. S. Census data, and more.

Related Websites:

• California Center for Jobs and the Economy
  The California Center for Jobs and the Economy provides an objective and definitive source of information pertaining to job creation and economic trends in California.
• California Dept. of Social Services, Research and Data Portal
  Data and reports for state and counties on CalWORKs, Children's Programs, Community Care Licensing, Disability and Adult Programs, Food Stamps, and Fraud.
• CenStats County Business Patterns
  From the U.S. Census Bureau, platform for accessing data by table, downloading .cvs files of datasets, and viewing CBP data by congressional district. Includes: the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. Data from 1998 to the most recent year. National, state, county and MSA levels.
• Metropolitan Area at a Glance: Santa Cruz-Watsonville
  From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes monthly labor force, employment and CPI data.
• Size of Business Data
  From the California Employment Development Department. Data from several years available at county and MSA levels.

Employment Data

Related Websites:

• California Center for Jobs and the Economy
  Using state and federal employment data and a number of other government and private sector sources the Center will produce monthly, quarterly and annual economic reports relevant to regional interests.
• Current Employment/Unemployment Data for Local Cities
  From the California Employment Development Dept. Includes Census Designated Places. Requires Excel.
• Employment Projections by Industry and Occupation
  From Calif. Employment Development Dept. County level.
• Labor Force and Unemployment Data for Counties
  From the California Employment Development Dept.

Health

Related Websites:

• California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal
  Open data portal maintained by the California Health and Human Services Agency. Data covers the following health-related topics: healthcare, diseases and conditions, facilities and services, demographics, environment, and workforce information.
• Santa Cruz Health Reports & Statistics
  From the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency.
• Statistical Publications
  From the California Department of Health Services; variety of health-related data, primarily regarding Medi-Cal.

Housing

Related Websites:

• National Low Income Housing Coalition: California Profiles
  Rental Housing Statistics can be found in the Congressional District Profile document.

Income and Salaries

See also census data under "General Sources" and "Census/Population".

Related Websites:

• Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
  From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for a wide range of occupations. Santa Cruz data is found under links to Metropolitan Areas.
• Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Cruz-Watsonville
  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Information Office.
• Regional Accounts Data: Local Area Personal Income
  From U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. State and county levels.

Schools

Related Websites:

• School Accountability Report Cards: Santa Cruz City Schools
  Each year all California schools provide information on school achievements, environments, resources, and demographics to the public. Review the report cards for Santa Cruz City Schools.
• The School Report.com
  For school districts, gives number of students, student/teacher ratio, class size, and computers.

Weather

Related Websites:

• NOAA National Climactic Data Center Online Search Tool
  Select the type of weather, date range, and geographic location by zip code, metropolitan area, or place name.
• Northern California Climate Summaries
  Historical data, includes Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz, Watsonville.