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Scotts Valley is a small city located in eastern Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about ten miles south of San Jose and six miles north of the beach in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 11,385. Principal access to the city is supplied by California State Route 17 that connects San Jose and Santa Cruz. The City of Scotts Valley was incorporated in 1966.

Tourism From its early years as a stop on the stage route across the mountains, the Scotts Valley area has provided services to travelers. With the growing popularity of the automobile in the early 20th century, the area became commercialized and tourism developed as a local industry. In the early 1920s, Edward Evers established Camp Evers at the junction of the State Highway and Mt. Hermon Road. Camp Evers consisted of a small store, gas pumps, dance hall and tents, becoming a resort and rest stop for travelers. The Beverly Gardens were established in the 1930s and featured a collection of exotic birds and animals, a restaurant, and cabins. The Tree Circus was opened in 1947, featuring trees grafted and trained in strange and unusual shapes. Bright "life size" painted dinosaurs overlooking Highway 17 were added to the Tree Circus in 1964 when it changed its name to The Lost World. Santa's Village was established in 1956. It was the most popular of the many attractions, attracting...more

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Among the most common occupations in Scotts Valley are Management, professional, and related occupations, 52%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 10%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Scotts Valley, California work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 9 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Scotts Valley Jobs are for software engineer jobs, senior software engineer jobs, physical therapist jobs, business analyst jobs, financial advisor jobs and software developer jobs.

The leading industries in Scotts Valley, California are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Manufacturing, 18%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 14%. Simply Hired's Scotts Valley job listings indicate that the following industries in Scotts Valley are hiring the most workers: Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Peripheral Mfg, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Misc Information Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Scotts Valley, California is $57,338, and the median income of households in Scotts Valley was $72,449.

Scotts Valley has an unemployment rate of 2.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Scotts Valley Trends data, the number of Scotts Valley, California jobs has increased by 48% since March 2008.

Population of Scotts Valley Total population 11,385 Male 48.70% Female 51.30% Median age 38.3     Scotts Valley Housing Owner-occupied homes 74.9% Median cost of a home $447,900 Median mortgage payment $1,818 Renter-occupied homes 25.1% Vacant housing 3.4% Median monthly rent $1,177     Average Income Median for all male full-time $74,183 Median for all female full-time $40,492     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 22% $150,000 to $199,999 7% $200,000 or more 7%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 16% Some college, no degree 29% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 28% Graduate degree 13%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 59% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 9%     Race White 92% Black or African American 1% Asian 5% Other 3%     Scotts Valley Commute Carpool 8.7% Public transportation 2.3% Average travel time 30 minutes

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