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Soquel, CA
Full City Profile · California · San Benito County County
3.2
/5.0
B
Good
10,691
Population
2,324/sq mi density
$114,991
Median Income
$60,478 per capita
$908,500
Home Value
$1,304,688 Zillow
$2,293
Median Rent
29.3% income on rent
59°F
Avg Temperature
317 sunny days/yr
296
Violent Crime/100K
6,187 property/100K
B
Overall
3.2 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.9 / 5.0
$114,991 median income, 2.5% unemployment
C
Affordability
2.2 / 5.0
$908,500 home value, $2,293/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
296 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
4.6 / 5.0
44.7% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+4.6%
10,218 → 10,691
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.45%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+53.7%
$74,803 → $114,991
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+4.39%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Soquel across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
11,032
+341 from 2023 (10,691)
Projected Median Income 2030
$155,337
+$40,346 from 2023 ($114,991)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10,218 | — | $74,803 | — |
| 2015 | 10,827 | +6% | $75,033 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11,241 | +3.8% | $83,673 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 10,883 | -3.2% | $93,305 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 10,806 | -0.7% | $107,114 | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 10,691 | -1.1% | $114,991 | +7.4% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.