In 2022, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA had a population of 445k people with a median age of 34.3 and a median household income of $92,332. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA declined from 447,651 to 445,213, a −0.545% decrease and its median household income grew from $84,356 to $92,332, a 9.46% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (42.6%), White (Hispanic) (18.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15%), Other (Hispanic) (12%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%).
None of the households in Santa Maria-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.
86.2% of the residents in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA are University of California-Santa Barbara (7,814 degrees awarded in 2022), Santa Barbara City College (3,767 degrees), and Allan Hancock College (3,289 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA was $714,800, and the homeownership rate was 52.8%.
Most people in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA was 2 cars per household.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA borders Bakersfield, CA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA.