Santa Cruz County, AZ Population

Overview

47,463

Total Population

37.2

Median age

52.03%

Female population %

92.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

67.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39,504

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Santa Cruz County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Cruz County is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Cruz County's population under 18 was 27.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Cruz County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Cruz County, 22.36% were under the age of 15, 19.40% aged 15 to 29, 40.28% aged 30 to 64, 15.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,931 more females than males in Santa Cruz County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.03% females and 47.97% males in Santa Cruz County, AZ.
The Santa Cruz County, AZ gender ratio is 92.2:100 i.e. 92.2 men to 100 women (0.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 2,210.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 2,326.

Santa Cruz County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Cruz County population: 64.91% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% are Asian, 9.95% are some other race and 23.80% are multiracial.
Santa Cruz County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 39,504 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,959 (16.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Cruz County is White with a population of 30,808 (64.91% of the total population).

Santa Cruz County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 48,759 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Cruz County's population increased by 8,899 (23.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Cruz County's population increased by 303 (0.64%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Santa Cruz County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 38,503.