Because there are quite a few people attending college in Aptos, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Aptos provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Aptos is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Aptos, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Aptos is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.72% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Aptos in 2018 was $62,960, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $251,840 for a family of four.
Aptos is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Aptos home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aptos residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Aptos also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Aptos include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Aptos is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
