Arroyo Colorado Estates vs Santa Maria

A side-by-side comparison of Arroyo Colorado Estates and Santa Maria: population, income, housing, and more.

Arroyo Colorado Estates and Santa Maria are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Santa Maria has the higher population (600 vs 587 in Arroyo Colorado Estates). Since 2019, Santa Maria's population has grown faster (-4.5% vs -11.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
Population	587	600
Median age	53.8 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$29,625	—
Housing units	240	197
Homeownership rate	91.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
Population	660 → 587 (-11.1%)	628 → 600 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$50,865 → $29,625 (-41.8%)	$30,694 → $30,156 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$63,300 → $64,100 (+1.3%)	$34,100 → $34,800 (+2.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $631 (+8.2%)

Arroyo Colorado Estates

Population

660587

Median household income

$50,865$29,625

Median home value

$63,300$64,100

Santa Maria

Population

628600

Median household income

$30,694$30,156

Median home value

$34,100$34,800

Median gross rent

$583$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	6.3%	7.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.8%
25 to 34	23.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	4.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	21.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	31.5%	8.7%
75 and over	6.3%	24.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
White (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	96.3%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
No high school diploma	61.1%	56.4%
High school graduate	23.1%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
Drove alone	100.0%	96.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
1-unit, detached	75.4%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Arroyo Colorado Estates	Santa Maria
Poverty rate	11.2%	31.2%
Average household size	2.78	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1984	1986