In 2021, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA had a population of 448k people with a median age of 33.9 and a median household income of $84,356. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA grew from 444,895 to 447,651, a 0.619% increase and its median household income grew from $78,925 to $84,356, a 6.88% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (43%), White (Hispanic) (22.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.2%), Other (Hispanic) (11%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.3%).
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.
85.9% 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 (7,875 degrees awarded in 2021), Santa Barbara City College (4,676 degrees), and Allan Hancock College (4,577 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA was $625,200, and the homeownership rate was 52.6%.
Most people in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 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.