Santa Clarita

Population: 229,021
Median household income: $119,926
Median home value: $721,000

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Santa Clarita is a community with a population of 229,021. At $119,926, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Clarita's population grew 7.3% from 213,411 to 229,021, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $537,000 to $721,000.

39.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 229,021
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $119,926
Median home value: $721,000
Median gross rent: $2,486
Housing units: 77,808
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

213,411229,021

Median household income

$99,666$119,926

Median home value

$537,000$721,000

Median gross rent

$1,895$2,486

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	213,411	$99,666	$537,000	$1,895
2020	212,519	$100,932	$564,500	$2,003
2021	227,182	$106,166	$591,400	$2,161
2022	225,850	$116,186	$669,200	$2,315
2023	229,021	$119,926	$721,000	$2,486

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,528	6.3%
5 to 17	42,558	18.6%
18 to 24	18,567	8.1%
25 to 34	28,593	12.5%
35 to 44	32,522	14.2%
45 to 54	32,456	14.2%
55 to 64	29,872	13.0%
65 to 74	18,250	8.0%
75 and over	11,675	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	99,090	43.3%
Black or African American	9,614	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	201	0.1%
Asian	25,524	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	875	0.4%
Some other race	1,406	0.6%
Two or more races	9,768	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82,543	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,396	8.7%
High school graduate	28,574	18.6%
Some college or associate's	51,146	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	40,584	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19,668	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77,849	70.9%
Carpooled	9,085	8.3%
Public transit	2,082	1.9%
Walked	799	0.7%
Bicycle	85	0.1%
Worked from home	17,780	16.2%
Other means	2,197	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,579	19.1%
15 to 29 min	26,093	28.3%
30 to 44 min	18,385	20.0%
45 to 59 min	11,919	12.9%
60+ min	18,121	19.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 7.7% (17,583 of 227,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	57,957	77.0%
Nonfamily households	17,324	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75,281	96.8%
Vacant	2,527	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54,220	72.0%
Renter-occupied	21,061	28.0%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	47,282	60.8%
1-unit, attached	8,148	10.5%
2 to 4 units	3,907	5.0%
5 to 19 units	8,645	11.1%
20 or more units	6,828	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2,998	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669088
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 74 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.4165, -118.5007

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