Editing Santa Cruz County, California (section)

===2010 Census===
The county of Santa Cruz has experienced demographic fluctuations in recent history. Between 1990 and 2000, the population increased by 11.3%. This is primarily because of new births, rather than immigration or migration.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last1=Manuel|first1=Pastor Jr.|last2=Benner|first2=Chris|last3=Rosner|first3=Rachel|date=May 2003|title=An "option for the poor": A research audit for community-based regionalism in California's central coast|journal=Economic Development Quarterly|volume=17|issue=2}}</ref>

The [[2010 United States Census]] reported Santa Cruz County had a population of 262,382. The racial makeup of Santa Cruz County was 190,208 (72.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2,766 (1.1%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2,253 (0.9%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11,112 (4.2%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 349 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 43,376 (16.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 12,318 (4.7%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 84,092 persons (32.0%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States Census]]
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|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
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|''' Santa Cruz County'''
|align="right"|262,382||align="right"|190,208||align="right"|2,766||align="right"|2,253||align="right"|11,112||align="right"|349||align="right"|43,376||align="right"|12,318||align="right"|84,092
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|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br />cities and towns]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Capitola, California|Capitola]]'''
|align="right"|9,918||align="right"|7,963||align="right"|123||align="right"|59||align="right"|424||align="right"|10||align="right"|869||align="right"|470||align="right"|1,957
|-
|'''[[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]'''
|align="right"|59,946||align="right"|44,661||align="right"|1,071||align="right"|440||align="right"|4,591||align="right"|108||align="right"|5,673||align="right"|3,402||align="right"|11,624
|-
|'''[[Scotts Valley, California|Scotts Valley]]'''
|align="right"|11,580||align="right"|9,958||align="right"|101||align="right"|57||align="right"|590||align="right"|18||align="right"|292||align="right"|564||align="right"|1,158
|-
|'''[[Watsonville, California|Watsonville]]'''
|align="right"|51,199||align="right"|22,399||align="right"|358||align="right"|629||align="right"|1,664||align="right"|40||align="right"|23,844||align="right"|2,265||align="right"|41,656
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|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br />places]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Amesti, California|Amesti]]'''
|align="right"|3,478||align="right"|1,889||align="right"|12||align="right"|41||align="right"|89||align="right"|1||align="right"|1,309||align="right"|137||align="right"|2,273
|-
|'''[[Aptos, California|Aptos]]'''
|align="right"|6,220||align="right"|5,420||align="right"|58||align="right"|43||align="right"|247||align="right"|8||align="right"|175||align="right"|269||align="right"|611
|-
|'''[[Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California|Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley]]'''
|align="right"|2,381||align="right"|1,936||align="right"|12||align="right"|5||align="right"|55||align="right"|1||align="right"|295||align="right"|77||align="right"|541
|-
|'''[[Ben Lomond, California|Ben Lomond]]'''
|align="right"|6,234||align="right"|5,692||align="right"|32||align="right"|51||align="right"|70||align="right"|11||align="right"|98||align="right"|280||align="right"|515
|-
|'''[[Bonny Doon, California|Bonny Doon]]'''
|align="right"|2,678||align="right"|2,474||align="right"|9||align="right"|15||align="right"|51||align="right"|5||align="right"|48||align="right"|76||align="right"|168
|-
|'''[[Boulder Creek, California|Boulder Creek]]'''
|align="right"|4,923||align="right"|4,429||align="right"|54||align="right"|31||align="right"|81||align="right"|5||align="right"|119||align="right"|204||align="right"|366
|-
|'''[[Brookdale, California|Brookdale]]'''
|align="right"|1,991||align="right"|1,790||align="right"|9||align="right"|12||align="right"|19||align="right"|8||align="right"|66||align="right"|87||align="right"|202
|-
|'''[[Corralitos, California|Corralitos]]'''
|align="right"|2,326||align="right"|1,980||align="right"|16||align="right"|12||align="right"|48||align="right"|1||align="right"|190||align="right"|79||align="right"|532
|-
|'''[[Davenport, California|Davenport]]'''
|align="right"|408||align="right"|272||align="right"|6||align="right"|5||align="right"|12||align="right"|0||align="right"|82||align="right"|31||align="right"|172
|-
|'''[[Day Valley, California|Day Valley]]'''
|align="right"|3,409||align="right"|2,898||align="right"|20||align="right"|23||align="right"|85||align="right"|4||align="right"|208||align="right"|171||align="right"|470
|-
|'''[[Felton, California|Felton]]'''
|align="right"|4,057||align="right"|3,691||align="right"|25||align="right"|29||align="right"|69||align="right"|11||align="right"|60||align="right"|172||align="right"|283
|-
|'''[[Freedom, California|Freedom]]'''
|align="right"|3,070||align="right"|1,452||align="right"|44||align="right"|31||align="right"|100||align="right"|0||align="right"|1,285||align="right"|158||align="right"|2,170
|-
|'''[[Interlaken, California|Interlaken]]'''
|align="right"|7,321||align="right"|3,856||align="right"|58||align="right"|128||align="right"|302||align="right"|2||align="right"|2,573||align="right"|402||align="right"|5,261
|-
|'''[[La Selva Beach, California|La Selva Beach]]'''
|align="right"|2,843||align="right"|2,399||align="right"|27||align="right"|23||align="right"|116||align="right"|3||align="right"|146||align="right"|129||align="right"|372
|-
|'''[[Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California|Live Oak]]'''
|align="right"|17,158||align="right"|12,636||align="right"|240||align="right"|171||align="right"|773||align="right"|41||align="right"|2,444||align="right"|853||align="right"|4,796
|-
|'''[[Lompico, California|Lompico]]'''
|align="right"|1,137||align="right"|1,005||align="right"|6||align="right"|12||align="right"|21||align="right"|4||align="right"|25||align="right"|64||align="right"|115
|-
|'''[[Mount Hermon, California|Mount Hermon]]'''
|align="right"|1,037||align="right"|964||align="right"|6||align="right"|3||align="right"|14||align="right"|1||align="right"|18||align="right"|31||align="right"|83
|-
|'''[[Pajaro Dunes, California|Pajaro Dunes]]'''
|align="right"|144||align="right"|92||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|45||align="right"|1||align="right"|54
|-
|'''[[Paradise Park, California|Paradise Park]]'''
|align="right"|389||align="right"|371||align="right"|2||align="right"|3||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|15
|-
|'''[[Pasatiempo, California|Pasatiempo]]'''
|align="right"|1,041||align="right"|925||align="right"|5||align="right"|6||align="right"|34||align="right"|1||align="right"|22||align="right"|48||align="right"|85
|-
|'''[[Pleasure Point, California|Pleasure Point]]'''
|align="right"|5,846||align="right"|4,847||align="right"|63||align="right"|45||align="right"|144||align="right"|5||align="right"|506||align="right"|236||align="right"|1,140
|-
|'''[[Rio del Mar, California|Rio del Mar]]'''
|align="right"|9,216||align="right"|8,310||align="right"|61||align="right"|50||align="right"|313||align="right"|7||align="right"|188||align="right"|287||align="right"|899
|-
|'''[[Seacliff, California|Seacliff]]'''
|align="right"|3,267||align="right"|2,758||align="right"|28||align="right"|40||align="right"|100||align="right"|4||align="right"|189||align="right"|148||align="right"|482
|-
|'''[[Soquel, California|Soquel]]'''
|align="right"|9,644||align="right"|7,898||align="right"|85||align="right"|71||align="right"|356||align="right"|21||align="right"|693||align="right"|520||align="right"|1,606
|-
|'''[[Twin Lakes, California|Twin Lakes]]'''
|align="right"|4,917||align="right"|3,900||align="right"|70||align="right"|61||align="right"|126||align="right"|8||align="right"|534||align="right"|218||align="right"|1,109
|-
|'''[[Zayante, California|Zayante]]'''
|align="right"|705||align="right"|647||align="right"|10||align="right"|6||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|18||align="right"|20||align="right"|57
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|{{center|'''Other<br>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
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|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|23,899||align="right"|20,696||align="right"|155||align="right"|151||align="right"|605||align="right"|21||align="right"|1,358||align="right"|913||align="right"|3,320
|}