Santa Barbara, CA

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2023 Poverty Rate

13.1%

0.512% 1-year increase

About

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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).

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Population & Diversity

Santa Barbara, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 87.7% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Santa Barbara, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Santa Barbara, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.7%

2023 Citizenship

87.2%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Santa Barbara, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,124 ± 220
Gulf War (2001-)
443 ± 195
Korea
244 ± 96

Santa Barbara, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.54 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Santa Barbara, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Santa Barbara, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,240 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,691 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (5,588 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Employment

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Barbara, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,240 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,691 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (5,588 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Barbara, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Barbara, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,773

Median earning men ± $4,466

$48,823

Median earning women ± $2,231

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($130,769), Information ($124,531), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($84,012), Manufacturing ($75,721), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,379).

Education

In 2023, universities in Santa Barbara, CA awarded 4,318 degrees. The student population of Santa Barbara, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,890 male students and 7,752 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Barbara, CA are White (1,886 and 45.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,454 and 35.2%), Two or More Races (275 and 6.67%), and Asian (190 and 4.6%).

The largest universities in Santa Barbara, CA by number of degrees awarded are Santa Barbara City College (3,744 and 86.7%), Fielding Graduate University (440 and 10.2%), and Antioch University-Santa Barbara (117 and 2.71%).

The most popular majors in Santa Barbara, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,373 and 31.8%), Biological & Physical Sciences (362 and 8.38%), and Humanistic Studies (317 and 7.34%).

The median tuition cost in Santa Barbara, CA for private four year colleges is $19,260.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 13,642 students enrolled in Santa Barbara, CA, 43.2% men and 56.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,212 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Humanistic Studies
317 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
419 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
362 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Santa Barbara, CA was Humanistic Studies with 317 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Santa Barbara, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

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Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Santa Barbara City College
3,744 degrees awarded
Fielding Graduate University
440 degrees awarded
Antioch University-Santa Barbara
117 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Santa Barbara City College with 3,744 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,433 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Santa Barbara, CA, which is 0.497 times less than the 2,885 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,886 degrees mean that there were 1.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,454 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,260) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

Median household income in Santa Barbara, CA is N/A. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Santa Barbara, CA was Census Tract 1.03 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 30.07, with respective values of $164,803 and $156,875.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Santa Barbara, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1.03
Census Tract 6
Census Tract 30.07

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Santa Barbara, CA was Census Tract 1.03 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 30.07, with respective values of $164,803 and $156,875.

The following map shows all of the places in Santa Barbara, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Number of Households

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Barbara, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Santa Barbara, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Barbara, CA (11.4k out of 87.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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