Santa Maria

Population: 109,880
Median household income: $84,617
Median home value: $478,200

Located in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Maria is a community with a population of 109,880. At $84,617, its median household income sits below Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Maria's population grew 3.4% from 106,224 to 109,880, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $344,100 to $478,200.

The typical home was built around 1981. 15.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 109,880
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,617
Median home value: $478,200
Median gross rent: $1,842
Housing units: 30,212
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

106,224109,880

Median household income

$63,341$84,617

Median home value

$344,100$478,200

Median gross rent

$1,414$1,842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	106,224	$63,341	$344,100	$1,414
2020	105,528	$67,634	$359,700	$1,475
2021	109,309	$73,300	$376,100	$1,583
2022	109,543	$81,237	$438,100	$1,768
2023	109,880	$84,617	$478,200	$1,842

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,809	8.9%
5 to 17	24,674	22.5%
18 to 24	13,792	12.6%
25 to 34	15,040	13.7%
35 to 44	14,010	12.8%
45 to 54	11,140	10.1%
55 to 64	9,573	8.7%
65 to 74	6,736	6.1%
75 and over	5,106	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,508	14.1%
Black or African American	1,033	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	217	0.2%
Asian	4,537	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.0%
Two or more races	1,833	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86,680	78.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.7%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22,581	36.7%
High school graduate	13,320	21.6%
Some college or associate's	16,377	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,890	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,437	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled18.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,202	71.8%
Carpooled	8,990	18.9%
Public transit	773	1.6%
Walked	554	1.2%
Bicycle	128	0.3%
Worked from home	2,517	5.3%
Other means	448	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,791	35.0%
15 to 29 min	16,491	36.6%
30 to 44 min	8,906	19.7%
45 to 59 min	1,971	4.4%
60+ min	1,936	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.73
Poverty rate: 15.5% (16,835 of 108,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,953	78.9%
Nonfamily households	6,139	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,092	96.3%
Vacant	1,120	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,890	51.2%
Renter-occupied	14,202	48.8%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,157	60.1%
1-unit, attached	1,777	5.9%
2 to 4 units	2,491	8.2%
5 to 19 units	3,753	12.4%
20 or more units	2,600	8.6%
Mobile home & other	1,434	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669196
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.61 sq mi
Center point: 34.9331, -120.4436