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Population (year 2000): 10,033. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,553 (-4.8% change)
Males: 4,766 (47.5%), Females: 5,267 (52.5%)
Santa Cruz County
Zip code:
95010
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $46,048 (year 2000)
Median house value: $397,600 (year 2000)
Races in Capitola:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
- Hispanic (12.6%)
- Other race (5.5%)
- Two or more races (4.7%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.1%), Irish (16.6%),
English (13.5%), Italian (8.7%), French (4.5%), Polish (3.9%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Capitola
- High school or higher: 91.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Capitola city
- Never married: 32.4%
- Now married: 41.4%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 18.4%
12.1% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 3.4%
Asia, 2.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-0.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Capitola:
- DOMINICAN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
- SUTTER MATERNITY AND SURGERY CENTER (about 4 miles;
SANTA CRUZ, CA)
- WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
WATSONVILLE, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Capitola:
- NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 26
miles; SAN JOSE, CA; ID: SJC)
- MONTEREY PENINSULA (about 29 miles; MONTEREY, CA;
ID: MRY)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Capitola:
- WATSONVILLE MUNI (about 13 miles; WATSONVILLE, CA;
ID: WVI)
- REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (about 26 miles;
SAN JOSE, CA; ID: RHV)
- MARINA MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; MARINA, CA; ID:
OAR)
Amtrak stations near Capitola:
- 5 miles: SANTA CRUZ (920 PACIFIC AVE.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, snack bar, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: WATSONVILLE (W. LAKE AVE. & RODRIGUEZ ST.)
- Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible,
public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Capitola:
- CABRILLO COLLEGE (about 5 miles; APTOS, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 6,638)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ (about 8 miles;
SANTA CRUZ, CA; FT enrollment: 11,773)
- WEST VALLEY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SARATOGA, CA;
FT enrollment: 5,880)
- SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; SAN JOSE,
CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)
- SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; SANTA CLARA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,229)
- SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SAN JOSE, CA;
FT enrollment: 5,713)
- DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; FT
enrollment: 13,197)
Public high school in Capitola:
- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURT (Students: 94;
Location: 809 BAY AVE., NO. H; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Capitola:
- NEW BRIGHTON MIDDLE (Students: 780; Location:
250 WASHBURN AVE.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- CAPITOLA ELEMENTARY (Students: 222; Location:
504 MONTEREY AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students: 118; Location:
809 BAY AVE., NO. H; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Capitola:
- NEW HORIZONS SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location:
4575 CAPITOLA RD; Grades: KG - 6)
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