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Santa Barbara County (Northwest)--Santa Maria City & Orcutt PUMA, CA

138,247 Population
35.1 square miles 3,933.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.8 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,998 ±$2,675 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,461 ±$9,819 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.9% ±3.8% (25,726  ±5,302) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.4 minutes ±2.7 (1,270,510  ±106,167) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

39,912 ±2,616 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.4 ±0.3 (136,875  ±6,511) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.9% ±3.3% (3,413  ±1,155) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

41,723 ±2,670 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$606,200 ±$16,683 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.9% ±2.3% (10,752  ±3,202.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

68.5% ±3.5% (53,324  ±3,886) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.1% ±2.5% (17,221  ±2,148.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

57.9% ±2.3% (70,871  ±3,061.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

27.8% ±2.3% (38,489  ±3,600) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±1% (4,476  ±932) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,476 Total veterans ±932 3,613 Male ±898 863 Female ±539

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