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La Selva Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
La Selva Beach is a Census CDP of 2,302 people across 5.30 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $160,833, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
La Selva Beach
What La Selva Beach is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land435
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Selva Beach
How many people live in La Selva Beach
- Population2,302
- Median age47.8 plus or minus 13.2
- Population under 18282 plus or minus 119
- Share under 1812.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over663 plus or minus 151
- Share 65 and over28.8 percent
- Households908
- Family households600 plus or minus 144
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Selva Beach
Income and work in La Selva Beach
- Median household income$160,833 plus or minus $41,150
- Per capita income$82,484 plus or minus $22,321
- Civilian labor force1,356 plus or minus 338
- Employed1,322 plus or minus 330
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over1,700
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.1 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Selva Beach
Housing in La Selva Beach
- Housing units1,166
- Occupied units908
- Vacant units258 plus or minus 95
- Vacancy rate22.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied712
- Renter occupied196 plus or minus 100
- Ownership rate78.4 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,325,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,379 plus or minus $763
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units1,052
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more114 plus or minus 116
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Selva Beach
How La Selva Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,024 plus or minus 305
- Commuting under 15 minutes375 plus or minus 183
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more417 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Drove alone64.5 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Worked from home18.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Cruz County, not La Selva Beach
Santa Cruz County context, not La Selva Beach figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County7,136
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County104,514
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$67,622
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County259
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of La Selva Beach.
All Santa Cruz County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
La Selva Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in La Selva Beach, California?
2,302, in 908 households. La Selva Beach CDP covers 5.30 square miles of land, which is 435 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is La Selva Beach in?
Santa Cruz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in La Selva Beach?
$160,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,325,700. Median gross rent is $3,379 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page La Selva Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of La Selva Beach.
Is zoning published for La Selva Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.