California State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ca-sd-017
State
California
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
7,052.6 sq mi
Water Area
928.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of California State Senate District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Monterey County3281.72 sq mi46.5%100.0%
San Luis Obispo County1937.09 sq mi27.5%58.7%
San Benito County1388.65 sq mi19.7%100.0%
Santa Cruz County445.11 sq mi6.3%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Prunedale CDP46.06 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Atascadero city26.07 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Salinas city23.51 sq mi0.3%100.0%
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city19.65 sq mi0.3%98.7%
Carmel Valley Village CDP18.98 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Day Valley CDP18.50 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bonny Doon CDP16.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
San Luis Obispo city13.30 sq mi0.2%97.5%
Los Osos CDP12.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Santa Cruz city12.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lockwood CDP10.87 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake Nacimiento CDP10.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Interlaken CDP9.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CDP9.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Corralitos CDP8.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seaside city8.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marina city8.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Monterey city8.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cambria CDP8.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ben Lomond CDP8.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Del Monte Forest CDP8.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hollister city7.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Templeton CDP7.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boulder Creek CDP7.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Watsonville city6.71 sq mi0.1%98.8%

Showing top 25 of 87 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
CA District 19473,03347.3%62.4%36.7%
CA District 18401,88940.1%52.6%54.2%
CA District 24126,10412.6%16.5%9.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Demographics

Total Population
996,273 (± 1,685)
Median Age
37.4
Median Household Income
$101,663 (± $1,602)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18216,32521.7%
18 to 64606,54360.9%
65 and over173,40517.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)455,30745.7%
White, not Hispanic431,69643.3%
Black, not Hispanic13,9721.4%
Asian, not Hispanic46,7214.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,3570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2,4980.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic5,4270.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic39,2953.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
862,979
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
654,696

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic523,63660.7%
Hispanic339,34339.3%
White434,95650.4%
Black14,5871.7%
Asian39,2564.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4500.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2,2270.3%
Two or More Races4,7960.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic449,27468.6%
Hispanic205,42131.4%
White377,85157.7%
Black16,8222.6%
Asian42,4906.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,4591.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,8360.3%
Two or More Races3,0890.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).