Capitola.
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California·Santa Cruz County
5 tracts·12K people·$783K median·7,290/mi²
White 64 · Hispanic 27 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Black 1 · Other 0
Living alone 38 · Married couple 33 · Other 29
Santa Cruz 18 · Capitola 9 · Live Oak 7 · San Jose 6 · Watsonville 4 · Elsewhere 55
Health 28 · Retail 27 · Leisure 17 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 52 · Service 20 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 6 · Production · transport 4
Drive alone 53 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 14 · Walk 5 · Bike 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Capitola is $783,000 (Census ACS) — 1.7× the US median of $458,812.
Capitola has 9,689 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 47.6; the population is 63.5% White, 26.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Multiracial, 3.8% Asian, 1.1% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 47.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.9% (Census ACS).
New Brighton Middle is the middle school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,512/month, 59% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Capitola is $102,976 a year, 20% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Capitola, median rent is $2,512/month and the median home value is $783,000 (Census ACS).
Capitola reported 2.7 violent crimes and 20.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 199 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 30 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Capitola are earthquake (95), inland flooding (67) and landslide (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.88g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Capitola, 5.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).