Fillmore vs Santa Paula

A side-by-side comparison of Fillmore and Santa Paula: population, income, housing, and more.

Fillmore and Santa Paula are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Santa Paula has the higher population (31,202 vs 16,665 in Fillmore). Fillmore has the higher median household income ($90,343 vs $77,130 in Santa Paula). Fillmore has the higher median home value ($567,500 vs $559,300 in Santa Paula).

Population, income & housing

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
Population	16,665	31,202
Median age	36.0 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,343	$77,130
Median home value	$567,500	$559,300
Median gross rent	$1,799	$1,698
Housing units	5,386	9,913
Homeownership rate	65.6%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
Population	15,664 → 16,665 (+6.4%)	30,098 → 31,202 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$76,590 → $90,343 (+18.0%)	$60,468 → $77,130 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$426,600 → $567,500 (+33.0%)	$383,700 → $559,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,422 → $1,799 (+26.5%)	$1,277 → $1,698 (+33.0%)

Fillmore

Population

15,66416,665

Median household income

$76,590$90,343

Median home value

$426,600$567,500

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,799

Santa Paula

Population

30,09831,202

Median household income

$60,468$77,130

Median home value

$383,700$559,300

Median gross rent

$1,277$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
Under 5	4.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.7%
75 and over	6.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
White (non-Hispanic)	22.5%	14.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	71.8%	80.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
No high school diploma	21.6%	35.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
Drove alone	76.5%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	17.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
1-unit, detached	75.4%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	8.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Fillmore	Santa Paula
Poverty rate	4.8%	15.3%
Average household size	3.23	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1975	1970