Santa Barbara County, CA

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US Senator
N/AAlex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AAdam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.6
0.29% 1-year increase

About

None of the households in Santa Barbara County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.7% of the residents in Santa Barbara County, CA are U.S. citizens.

Santa Barbara County, CA borders Kern County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, and Ventura County, CA.

Population & Diversity

Santa Barbara County, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 86.7% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Santa Barbara County, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Citizenship

86.7%
2024 Citizenship
86.6%
2023 Citizenship

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Economy

Employment by Industry Sector

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $1.59M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $1.31M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $1.06M
    Manufacturing

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Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
N/AAdam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

In 2025, 28.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Santa Barbara County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.467%.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership
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69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Barbara County, CA is from California.
0.493
2024 Wage GINI in California
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Barbara County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Barbara County, CA have 2 cars.

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 28.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Santa Barbara County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.467%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17% of the children was living in poverty in Santa Barbara County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.2%.

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