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Santa Maria, CA

111,347 Population
22.8 square miles 4,881.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 34.8 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,137 ±$2,801 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $47,071 ±$2,300
  • about half the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,986 ±$14,453 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $95,637 ±$4,131
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.7% ±4.7% (22,679  ±5,142) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 16.3% † 69,088 (±1.7% / ±7,205)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23 minutes ±0.6 (1,034,425  ±80,880) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 20.7 3,712,600 (±0.8 / ±184,436)
  • about 80 percent 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

30,465 ±2,158 Number of households
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 150,509 ±2,418
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.6 ±0.3 (110,199  ±60) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 2.8 421,034 (±0.1 / ±445)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.4% ±3.5% (2,681  ±1,018) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 5.7% † 6,204 (±1.4% / ±1,460)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

31,801 ±2,195 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 162,335 ±164
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$580,000 ±$19,173 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $900,900 ±$53,968
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8% ±2.8% (8,765  ±3,083.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 14.4% 63,408 (±1.3% / ±5,882.8)
  • 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

59.1% ±4.3% (36,481  ±3,263.7) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 81.6% 226,548 (±2.7% / ±7,546.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17% ±2.7% (10,498  ±1,750.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 38.6% 107,080 (±1.9% / ±5,163.4)
  • about half the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

34.4% ±3.3% (38,318  ±3,720) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 22.5% 99,808
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±1% (2,343  ±786) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 4% † 13,731 (±0.6% / ±1,911)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,343 Total veterans ±786 2,193 Male ±749 150 Female ±155

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