Santa Monica, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.9

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$89,375

2017 Median Property Value

$33,100

0.301% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

NaNy% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Santa Monica, TX is home to a population of 98 people, from which 85.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.3% of Santa Monica, TX residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2024, there were 1.21 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (46 people) in Santa Monica, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38 White (Hispanic) and 14 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.7%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.7% of Santa Monica, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Monica, TX was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Monica, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
46 ± 47
White (Hispanic)
38 ± 61
Other (Hispanic)
14 ± 21

100%

Hispanic Population

98 people

100% of the people in Santa Monica, TX are hispanic (98 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Monica, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

14.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

As of 2024, 14.3% of Santa Monica, TX residents (14 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Santa Monica, TX was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Santa Monica, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

6 ± 23

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Santa Monica, TX.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Monica, TX was $33,100 in 2017, which is 0.0995 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $33,200 to $33,100, a 0.301% decrease. The homeownership rate in Santa Monica, TX is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$33,100

Median Property Value 2017

±$4,038

$22

Median Property Taxes

±$49

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Monica, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Santa Monica, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$89,375

Median Household Income

± $54,753

Number of Households

± 58

The following chart displays the households in Santa Monica, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Monica, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.9%)
Carpooled (14.1%)

In 2024, 85.9% of workers in Santa Monica, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Monica, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Monica, TX have 4 cars.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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