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CBSA!42100=METRO("Santa Cruz, CA")
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area
The Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 262,406 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $21.1 billion that year.
California1 countyPart of San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
GDP, 2024$21.1B#168 of 387 · +6.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$93,580#15 of 387
Unemployment, 20256.3%#368 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)109.9#11 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Santa Cruz, CAUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $4.2B | 19.9% | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $2.6B | 12.4% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $3.6B | 17.1% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | $526M | 2.5% | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | $1.1B | 5.1% | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | $2.0B | 9.6% | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | $980M | 4.6% | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $1.5B | 7.1% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | $285M | 1.3% | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $780M | 3.7% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $207M | 1.0% | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | $926M | 4.4% | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $541M | 2.6% | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $518M | 2.5% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | $367M | 1.7% | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $57M | 0.3% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $7M | 0.0% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | $178M | 0.8% | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | $303M | 1.4% | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $399M | 1.9% | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County | California | Central | 06087 |