Santa Barbara County, CA Demographic Data
Santa Barbara County, CA Summary
Santa Barbara County is located in California
- Population: 431,249
- Area: 3,789.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,735.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1,053.99 sq. miles
- Population Density: 113.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,863.85 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Santa Barbara County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
223,129
50%
50.8
Male
223,041
50%
49.2
Total Population
446,170
323,128,000
Santa Barbara County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
28,952
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
29,155
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
25,600
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
36,925
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
49,569
11.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
59,548
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
50,648
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
49,971
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
25,759
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
24,813
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
35,871
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
20,194
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9,165
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
346,046
77.6%
77.2
Female
173,942
50.3%
51.3
Male
172,104
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
313,899
70.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
79,355
17.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
65,230
14.6%
15.2
Female
36,146
55.4%
55.8
Male
29,084
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Santa Barbara County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
426,076
95.5%
96.8
White
341,741
76.6%
72.6
Black or African American
8,202
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4,863
1.1%
0.8
Asian
24,802
5.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,502
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
5,780
1.3%
1.3
Filipino
10,262
2.3%
0.9
Japanese
1,352
0.3%
0.2
Korean
1,703
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,077
0.5%
0.6
Other Asian
2,126
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
94
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
46,374
10.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
20,094
4.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
201,344
45.1%
17.8
Mexican
188,560
42.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,382
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
127
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11,275
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
244,826
54.9%
82.2
Santa Barbara County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
37,077
13.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
17,569
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
47,780
17.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
62,444
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
21,786
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
51,285
18.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
38,028
13.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
54,646
19.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
221,323
80.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
89,313
32.4%
31.2
Santa Barbara County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
141,134
38.9%
33.7%
Now Married
164,642
45.4%
47.5
Divorced
33,157
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
6,434
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
17,096
4.7
5.8%
Santa Barbara County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
245,544
58.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
171,674
41.1%
21.6%
Spanish
141,719
34.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10,603
2.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16,747
4.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,605
0.6%
1.1%
Santa Barbara County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,426
5.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,115
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,625
6.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,235
7.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19,809
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
24,203
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
19,858
13.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21,012
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9,758
6.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13,408
9.4%
6.4
Median household income
67,436
57,617
Per capita income
31,217
31,128
Santa Barbara County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
22,760
10.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
30,155
14.0%
9.8
Construction
10,393
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
48,065
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,735
4.1%
6.6
Information
4,550
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
14,648
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12,027
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22,413
10.4%
11.4
Public administration
10,022
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
21,842
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,954
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,950
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
33,332
15.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
72,155
33.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,222
8.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
43,596
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
49,209
22.8%
18.1%
Santa Barbara County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
211,202
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
141,748
67.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
30,918
14.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7,631
3.6%
5.1
Walked
8,593
4.1%
2.7
Other means
10,328
4.9%
1.8
Worked at home
11,984
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.6
26.6
Santa Barbara County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,179
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
45,634
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
51,301
36.0%
37.1
3 or more
38,335
26.9%
21.0
Santa Barbara County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
142,449
91.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
72,634
51.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
69,815
49.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
13,513
8.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Santa Barbara County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
155,962
1 room
3,492
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
7,016
4.5%
2.7
3 rooms
20,018
12.8%
9.1
4 rooms
32,542
20.9%
16.5
5 rooms
30,020
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
26,800
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
17,374
11.1%
12.0
8 rooms
8,970
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,730
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Santa Barbara County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
155,962
1-unit, detached
90,096
57.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10,285
6.6%
5.9
2-units
5,390
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10,851
7.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12,237
7.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,028
5.1%
4.4
20 or more units
11,671
7.5%
9.0
Mobile home
7,216
4.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
188
0.1%
0.1
Santa Barbara County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
13,711
8.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,886
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
18,366
11.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
31,687
20.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
31,800
20.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
22,788
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13,638
8.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12,046
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,479
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,561
1.0%
1.4%
Santa Barbara County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
104,695
73.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,119
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
26,242
18.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
142
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
660
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
683
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
106
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
5,802
4.1%
1.1
Santa Barbara County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
48,442
47295100.0
Less than $500
563
1.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,667
5.5%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
5,884
12.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
6,930
14.3%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,638
15.8%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,891
20.4%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
14,869
30.7%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
16,548
34.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,752
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,868
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,877
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15,193
31.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
204
0.0%
0.0%
Santa Barbara County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
67,617
41,631,300
Less than $500
2,004
3.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
3,805
5.6%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,859
5.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,522
12.6%
4.4%
$500 to $999
11,264
16.7%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,908
28.0%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
19,255
28.5%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
2,198
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,542
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,622
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,260
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,065
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,438
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,413
11.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
32,416
49.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,601
0.0%
0.0%
Santa Barbara County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
72,634
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,217
3.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,316
1.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,086
1.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,800
2.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,303
12.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
19,467
26.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21,305
29.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16,140
22.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
531,200
205,000
