Santa Cruz County, CA

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US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

About

None of the households in Santa Cruz County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Santa Cruz County, CA borders Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, and Santa Clara County, CA.

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United States California Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$973k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$595k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$455k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Cruz County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,857 and 35.9%), White (2,844 and 35.8%), Asian (1,406 and 17.7%), and Two or More Races (582 and 7.32%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Santa Cruz County, CA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,857 degrees mean that there were 1 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2,844 degrees awarded.