What is the population of Santa Maria, California?

The population of Santa Maria, California is 101,603.

What is the median household income in Santa Maria, California?

The median household income in Santa Maria, California is $82,565, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Santa Maria, California is $437,294, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Santa Maria, California is 6.7%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Santa Maria	California Avg	U.S. Average
Population	101,603	38,909,900	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	4338.6	237.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.42%	0.19%	0.57%
Median age	26.9	35.4	37.1
Households	27,149	13,415,389	128,459,983

Year	Santa Maria

Group	Share

Santa Maria has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Santa Maria	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$82,565	$96,718	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.12%	6.01%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.4%	5.2%

Metric	Santa Maria	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$437,294	$642,203	$242,182
Median rent	$1,835	$1,955	$1,342
Homeownership rate	50.8%	55.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Santa Maria	California Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.4	23.6	22.5
Work from home	4.7%	15.5%	13.4%

Santa Maria has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Santa Maria	California Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	33.0%	31.6%
Average household size	3.75	2.85	2.54

Santa Maria has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Santa Maria	California Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.1	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.3%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	14.8%	13.9%	19.0%