Census Data Map

American Community Survey 2019–2023

Santa Cruz area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Watsonville city (south-southeast) (29.9%). This table ranks 69 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaResidents below the poverty level
1Watsonville city (south-southeast)29.9%
2Bonny Doon CDP (southeast 1)29.4%
3Santa Cruz city (east-southeast)28.1%
4La Selva Beach CDP (southeast)26.4%
5Felton CDP (south-southwest)24.7%
6Santa Cruz city (west)23.3%
7Interlaken CDP (west-southwest)21.3%
8La Selva Beach CDP (east)20.7%
9Live Oak CDP (south-southeast)19.3%
10Bonny Doon CDP (south-southeast)18.6%
11Corralitos CDP18.5%
12Twin Lakes CDP (east-southeast)18.4%
13Pasatiempo CDP (south 1)18.3%
14Live Oak CDP (northwest)15.8%
15La Selva Beach CDP (north-northeast)15.6%
16Pasatiempo CDP (south 2)15.2%
17Live Oak CDP (south-southwest)14.9%
18Santa Cruz city (north-northeast)14.9%
19Watsonville city (south-southwest)14.9%
20Santa Cruz city (south)14.7%
21Amesti CDP14.1%
22Capitola city (south)14.1%
23Interlaken CDP (south)14.1%
24Watsonville city (north-northwest)14.1%
25Felton CDP (south-southeast)14%
26Twin Lakes CDP (south-southeast)13.6%
27Capitola city (west-southwest)13.4%
28Twin Lakes CDP (northeast)12.6%
29Capitola city (east-northeast)12%
30Freedom CDP (north-northwest)11.8%
31Pasatiempo CDP (north-northeast)11.8%
32Pleasure Point CDP (northeast)11.6%
33Twin Lakes CDP (west-northwest 1)11.4%
34Watsonville city (east)11.4%
35Interlaken CDP (south-southwest)11%
36Interlaken CDP (west)11%
37Watsonville city (west)10.6%
38Seacliff CDP (west)9.7%
39Soquel CDP (north-northwest)9.5%
40Pleasure Point CDP (southwest)9.4%
41Bonny Doon CDP (northwest)8.7%
42Twin Lakes CDP (west-northwest 2)8.1%
43Soquel CDP (south)7.8%
44Interlaken CDP (north-northwest)7.4%
45Scotts Valley city (north-northwest)7.3%
46Santa Cruz city (west-northwest)6.1%
47Ben Lomond CDP5.5%
48Day Valley CDP (east)5.5%
49La Selva Beach CDP (west)5.5%
50Day Valley CDP (north-northwest)5.4%
51Live Oak CDP (northeast)5.3%
52Boulder Creek CDP (northwest)5.2%
53Freedom CDP (east-southeast)5.2%
54Zayante CDP (south-southeast)5.2%
55Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CDP (east)5.1%
56Seacliff CDP (east)5.1%
57Day Valley CDP (south-southeast)4.9%
58Boulder Creek CDP (southeast)4.7%
59Pasatiempo CDP (north-northwest)4.5%
60Interlaken CDP (east)4.4%
61Soquel CDP (east-northeast)3.9%
62Rio del Mar CDP (west)3.5%
63Scotts Valley city (south-southeast)3.2%
64Rio del Mar CDP (east)3%
65Felton CDP (north-northwest)2.9%
66Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CDP (west)2.8%
67Freedom CDP (south-southeast)2.8%
68Zayante CDP (north-northwest)1.7%
69Day Valley CDP (south-southwest)1.5%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.