California · Census place 69070
Santa Barbara city, CA
Quick answer
Santa Barbara city has 88,024 residents, ranking #94 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $101,672, the median home is worth $1,466,400 and median gross rent runs $2,302 a month.
- Population
- 88,024Santa Barbara city residents
- Median household income
- $101,672Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,466,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,302Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Santa Barbara city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Santa Barbara city median would spend about 27.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 14.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 39.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Westminster city 90,147
- Merced city 89,766
- San Leandro city 88,531
- Citrus Heights city 87,036
- Manteca city 86,521
- Hawthorne city 85,933
- Whittier city 85,925
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