City profile · Small City
Santa Cruz, California
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Santa Cruz, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Fred Keeley
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 54,593
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcesantacruzca.gov/Government/City-Council/Meet-the-Mayor-and-City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pagesantacruzca.gov/Government/City-Council/Meet-the-Mayor-and-City-Council ↗
- City websitesantacruzca.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Fred Keeley CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 54,593
- Median household income
- $105,491
- Median age
- 29.5
- Land area
- 12.74 sq mi
- Population density
- 4,285.2 per sq mi
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- Metro area
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$191M
- City hall phone
- (831) 420-5020
- Official website
- santacruzca.gov ↗
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