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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Santa Cruz is $16,537, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Santa Cruz median household income is $55,156, which has grown by 233.01% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Santa Cruz residents spend 39.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1216

Santa Cruz, TX	16,537 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	21,458 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	14,792 USD
Texas	33,434 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	17,750 USD
Texas	23,548 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #449

Santa Cruz, TX	55,156 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	42,267 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Santa Cruz, TX	233.01%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Santa Cruz, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-2.22%	$0, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	100.00%	$5,644, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-2.22%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.33%	$9,800, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	55,156 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	42,267 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Santa Cruz, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$24,013, see rank	$54,726	$56,203
Hispanic	$55,063, see rank	$38,848	$41,994

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

Santa Cruz, TX

Texas

U.S.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Santa Cruz, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	155, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	67, 43.23%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	61, 91.04%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	61, 91.04%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	61, 100.00%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6, 8.96%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	88, 56.77%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31, 35.23%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	31, 35.23%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	31, 100.00%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	57, 64.77%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Santa Cruz, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	92, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	92, 100.00%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Santa Cruz, TX	39.2 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Santa Cruz, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	92	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	61, 66.30%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 59.02%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25, 40.98%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	31, 33.70%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24, 77.42%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 22.58%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Santa Cruz, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	92, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	43, 46.74%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25, 27.17%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	24, 26.09%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Santa Cruz, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	46	26.90%, see rank	17.35%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	16	29.09%, see rank	13.46%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.