In 2021, Santa Barbara, CA had a population of 89.1k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $89,243. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Santa Barbara, CA declined from 90,911 to 89,132, a −1.96% decrease and its median household income grew from $81,618 to $89,243, a 9.34% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Barbara, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.5%), White (Hispanic) (15.2%), Other (Hispanic) (12.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.94%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.55%).
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.
86.9% of the residents in Santa Barbara, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Barbara, CA are Santa Barbara City College (4,676 degrees awarded in 2021), Fielding Graduate University (356 degrees), and Antioch University-Santa Barbara (127 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Santa Barbara, CA was $1.13M, and the homeownership rate was 41.1%.
Most people in Santa Barbara, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Barbara, CA was 2 cars per household.