California · Census place 69196
Santa Maria city, CA
Quick answer
Santa Maria city has 109,880 residents, ranking #63 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $84,617, the median home is worth $478,200 and median gross rent runs $1,842 a month.
- Population
- 109,880Santa Maria city residents
- Median household income
- $84,617Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $478,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,842Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Santa Maria city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Santa Maria city median would spend about 26.1% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 51.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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