Watsonville.
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15 tracts·51K people·$686K median·7,528/mi²
Hispanic 82 · White 13 · Asian 2 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 49 · Other 33 · Living alone 18
Watsonville 22 · Santa Cruz 8 · San Jose 7 · Live Oak 4 · Capitola 2 · Elsewhere 56
Manufacturing 25 · Health 24 · Retail 18 · Professional 18 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Service 23 · Construction · maintenance 22 · Management · business · science · arts 22 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 17
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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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 Watsonville is $686,000 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Watsonville has 51,712 residents across 14 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.8; the population is 82.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% White, 2.5% Asian, 1.4% Multiracial, 0.7% Other and 0.4% Black; the average household has 3.4 people; 12.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.7% (Census ACS).
Linscott Charter (44%), Watsonville Prep (44%) and Starlight Elementary (21%) lead the elementary schools; Rolling Hills Middle (11%), Cesar E. Chavez Middle (9%) and E. A. Hall Middle (6%) lead the middle schools; Diamond Technology Institute (45%), Ceiba College Preparatory Academy (36%) and Pajaro Valley High (26%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,889/month, 20% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Watsonville is $78,393 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Watsonville, median rent is $1,889/month and the median home value is $686,000 (Census ACS).
Watsonville reported 5.2 violent crimes and 12.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 196 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 23 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Watsonville are drought (98), earthquake (92) and inland flooding (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.16g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Watsonville scores 11.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).