Live Oak.
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California·Santa Cruz County
5 tracts·14K people·$1.0M median·4,463/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 33 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 41 · Other 32 · Living alone 27
Santa Cruz 21 · Live Oak 11 · San Jose 6 · Capitola 5 · Watsonville 4 · Elsewhere 53
Health 59 · Professional 14 · Retail 12 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 0 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Service 20 · Sales · office 15 · Construction · maintenance 11 · Production · transport 9
Drive alone 63 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 15 · Bike 4 · Walk 3 · Transit 2
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 Live Oak is $1,015,200 (Census ACS) — 2.2× the US median of $458,812.
Live Oak has 16,911 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 55.8% White, 32.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian, 4.3% Multiracial, 1.2% Other and 1.1% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.9% (Census ACS).
Ocean Alternative Education Center (58%), Tierra Pacifica Charter (48%) and Green Acres Elementary (46%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,421/month, 53% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Live Oak is $103,674 a year, 20% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Live Oak, median rent is $2,421/month and the median home value is $1,015,200 (Census ACS).
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 Live Oak are earthquake (99), landslide (96) and wildfire (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.85g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Live Oak scores 12.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).