City profile · Small City
Watsonville, California
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Watsonville, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Kristal Salcido
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 44,265
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcewatsonville.gov/183/Mayor-City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pagewatsonville.gov/183/Mayor-City-Council ↗
- City websitewatsonville.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Kristal Salcido CurrentMayor · added Jul 6, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Maria Orozco FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 44,265
- Median household income
- $72,295
- Median age
- 33
- Land area
- 6.79 sq mi
- Population density
- 6,519.1 per sq mi
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- Metro area
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$155M
- City hall phone
- (831) 768-3010
- Official website
- watsonville.gov ↗
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