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University of California-Santa Barbara, CA

12,121 Population
1.3 square miles 9,325.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

20 ±0.4 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 34.6 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$17,245 ±$2,415 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $48,028 ±$926
  • about one-third of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,327 ±$15,034 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $98,161 ±$2,430
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.5% ±5.7% (311  ±122) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 14.7% 62,400 (±0.8% / ±3,327)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.3 minutes ±3.9 (52,760  ±9,986) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 20.9 3,641,540 (±0.4 / ±93,099)
  • about half the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

708 ±135 Number of households
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 149,608 ±835
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.3 (1,724  ±382) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 2.8 420,825 (±0 / ±326)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.3% ±0.4% (18  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 4.6% † 4,979 (±0.5% / ±585)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

778 ±141 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 160,592 ±195
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$452,900 ±$12,276 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $790,700 ±$17,571
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

73.3% ±5.4% (8,870  ±752.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 15.2% 66,912 (±0.7% / ±2,956.9)
  • more than double the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.9% ±1.4% (2,020  ±332.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 81.9% 227,962 (±1.2% / ±3,345.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
80.6% ±4.1% (1,664  ±285.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 36.8% 102,469 (±0.7% / ±1,993.2)
  • more than double the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

20.6% ±3.5% (2,496  ±439) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 22.2% 98,422
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

0.8% ±1.2% (98  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 4.6% 15,770 (±0.3% / ±890)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
98 Total veterans ±134 98 Male ±134 N/A Female ±21

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