In 2018, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA had a population of 447k people with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $77,472. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA declined from 448,150 to 446,527, a -0.362% decrease and its median household income grew from $71,106 to $77,472, a 8.95% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (43.9%), White (Hispanic) (34.5%), Other (Hispanic) (7.74%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.33%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.33%). NaNk% of the people in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA speak a non-English language, and 84.8% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA are University of California-Santa Barbara (6,734 degrees awarded in 2017), Santa Barbara City College (3,572 degrees), and Allan Hancock College (2,607 degrees).
The median property value in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $629,400, and the homeownership rate is 52.4%. Most people in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 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.