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Watsonville, California, in Santa Cruz county, is 15 miles E of Santa Cruz, California (center to center) and 30 miles S of San Jose, California. The city is part of the Santa Cruz - Watsonville metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 44,265 people people live in Watsonville.
In Watsonville, about 44% of adults are married. Watsonville has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone. The people of the city spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children.
Watsonville is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the city.
In 2000, Watsonville had a median family income of $40,293.
In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($37,570) in Watsonville than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Watsonville, about 48% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the city.
In Watsonville, 86% of commuters drive to work. In Watsonville, people like to walk or ride bicycles.
Comparing Watsonville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Affordability of Rents | | |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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