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Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

444,895 Population
2,733.9 square miles 162.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,141 ±$632 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$78,925 ±$1,565 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12.9% ±0.7% (54,621  ±3,008) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

20.6 minutes ±0.4 (3,953,710  ±92,433) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

148,309 ±891 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.9 ±0 (424,277  ±1,034) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.6% ±0.4% (5,048  ±426) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

159,317 ±449 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$610,300 ±$18,043 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

18.4% ±0.7% (80,726  ±3,010.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

81.8% ±1.2% (225,959  ±3,338.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
35% ±0.7% (96,547  ±1,972.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

22.7% ±0.5% (100,908  ±2,254) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.8% ±0.3% (19,824  ±961) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
19,824 Total veterans ±961 18,190 Male ±872 1,634 Female ±292

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