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Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District is a unified school district in Arizona with a community population of 21,272. The median household income is $58,410 and the median age is 38.7.

21,272

Population

80

People / sq mi

$58,410

Median Income

38.7

Median Age

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District covers 267 sq mi of land at 79.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White28.9%
Black or African American0.2%
Asian21.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.7%

Economy & Income

$58,410

Median Household Income

$27,235

Per Capita Income

15.8%

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Unemployment

Housing

$234,300

Median Home Value

$1,114

Median Rent

84.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

79.7%

High School+

24.3%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District serves a community with a population of 21,272 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Arizona.

The median household income in Santa Cruz Valley Unified District is $58,410, with a per capita income of $27,235. The poverty rate is 15.8%.

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District is 28.9% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 21.1% Asian, and 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Santa Cruz Valley Unified District, 79.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 24.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Santa Cruz Valley Unified District is $234,300, with a median rent of $1,114. The homeownership rate is 84.4%.

Data for Santa Cruz Valley Unified District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0407520).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.