In 2021, Santa Maria, CA had a population of 109k people with a median age of 29.2 and a median household income of $73,300. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Santa Maria, CA grew from 105,528 to 109,309, a 3.58% increase and its median household income grew from $67,634 to $73,300, a 8.38% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Maria, CA are White (Hispanic) (44.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (20.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15.1%), Other (Hispanic) (11.3%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.47%).
None of the households in Santa Maria, 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.
76.5% of the residents in Santa Maria, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Maria, CA are Allan Hancock College (4,577 degrees awarded in 2021), CET-Santa Maria (73 degrees), and San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria (38 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Santa Maria, CA was $376,100, and the homeownership rate was 50.9%.
Most people in Santa Maria, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Maria, CA was 2 cars per household.