In 2023, Santa Barbara, CA had a population of 88k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $101,672. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Santa Barbara, CA declined from 88,640 to 88,024, a −0.695% decrease and its median household income grew from $98,346 to $101,672, a 3.38% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Barbara, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.4%), Other (Hispanic) (12.6%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (12.1%), White (Hispanic) (9.86%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.66%).
None of the households in Santa Barbara, 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.
87.7% of the residents in Santa Barbara, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Barbara, CA are Santa Barbara City College (3,744 degrees awarded in 2023), Fielding Graduate University (440 degrees), and Antioch University-Santa Barbara (117 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Santa Barbara, CA was $1.47M, and the homeownership rate was 39.8%.
Most people in Santa Barbara, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Barbara, CA was 2 cars per household.