Santa Barbara County, California (CA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 20,968
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 76,579
Renter-occupied apartments: 67,277 (it was 60,043 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 44% |
| State: | 44% |
Land area: 2737 sq. mi.
Water area: 1052.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 162 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.3%), Retail trade (11.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 210,61747.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 182,49641.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 22,6145.1%Asian alone
- 16,2813.7%Two or more races
- 7,8381.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,6580.6%Some other race alone
- 9760.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 3570.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 34.7 years |
| California median age: | 37.9 years |
| Males: 223,288 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 220,549 |  (49.7%) |
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| Santa Barbara County: | 2.0 people |
| California: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $90,894 ($46,677 in 1999)
| This county: | $90,894 |
| California: | $91,551 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,838 (lower quartile is $1,347, upper quartile is $2,578)
| This county: | $1838 |
| State: | $1719 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $744,700 (it was $264,100 in 2000)
| Santa Barbara: | $744,700 |
| California: | $715,900 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,653Detached houses: $1,286,931
Here: $1,286,931 State: $988,808 Townhouses or other attached units: $846,704
Here: $846,704 State: $838,546 In 2-unit structures: $831,856
Here: $831,856 State: $1,138,100 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $952,887
Here: $952,887 State: $824,253 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $595,438
Here: $595,438 State: $730,996 Mobile homes: $232,814
Here: $232,814 State: $184,506 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,964
Here: $45,964 State: $204,957
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $727
Institutionalized population: 5,917
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 34
- Robberies: 32
- Assaults: 159
- Burglaries: 277
- Thefts: 1279
- Auto thefts: 60
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 17
- Robberies: 26
- Assaults: 187
- Burglaries: 305
- Thefts: 938
- Auto thefts: 14
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 376 buildings, average cost: $382,200
- 2021: 534 buildings, average cost: $182,100
- 2020: 479 buildings, average cost: $273,100
- 2019: 631 buildings, average cost: $319,000
- 2018: 631 buildings, average cost: $270,800
- 2017: 832 buildings, average cost: $303,800
- 2016: 455 buildings, average cost: $346,400
- 2015: 411 buildings, average cost: $483,100
- 2014: 372 buildings, average cost: $348,300
- 2013: 370 buildings, average cost: $323,300
- 2012: 255 buildings, average cost: $365,900
- 2011: 134 buildings, average cost: $515,000
- 2010: 229 buildings, average cost: $506,200
- 2009: 186 buildings, average cost: $409,500
- 2008: 222 buildings, average cost: $348,700
- 2007: 470 buildings, average cost: $315,900
- 2006: 690 buildings, average cost: $279,200
- 2005: 763 buildings, average cost: $275,000
- 2004: 950 buildings, average cost: $231,000
- 2003: 1085 buildings, average cost: $229,000
- 2002: 953 buildings, average cost: $216,300
- 2001: 915 buildings, average cost: $222,100
- 2000: 759 buildings, average cost: $210,700
- 1999: 623 buildings, average cost: $236,100
- 1998: 902 buildings, average cost: $172,100
- 1997: 544 buildings, average cost: $188,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,886 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,785 (0.5%)
| Santa Barbara County: | 14.4% |
| California: | 12.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 34.7 years old
(Males: 33.9 years old, Females: 35.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.7 years old, Black residents: 35.7 years old, American Indian residents: 28.3 years old, Asian residents: 31.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 31.9 years old)
Area name: Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Santa Barbara County is $924 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1037 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1366 a month.
Cities in this county include: Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc Valley, Goleta, Lompoc, Orcutt, Santa Ynez Valley, Carpinteria Valley, Isla Vista.
| Zip code | City | Number of tests | Number of tests >= 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93013 | Carpinteria | 55 | 0 |
| 93014 | Carpinteria | 3 | 1 |
| 93067 | Summerland | 58 | 29 |
| 93101 | Santa Barbara | 68 | 1 |
| 93102 | Santa Barbara | 3 | 0 |
| 93103 | Santa Barbara | 85 | 9 |
| 93105 | Santa Barbara | 354 | 97 |
| 93106 | Santa Barbara | 3 | 0 |
| 93107 | Santa Barbara | 2 | 0 |
| 93108 | Santa Barbara | 165 | 26 |
| 93109 | Santa Barbara | 100 | 3 |
| 93110 | Santa Barbara | 122 | 9 |
| 93111 | Santa Barbara | 146 | 11 |
| 93116 | Goleta | 12 | 3 |
| 93117 | Goleta | 312 | 48 |
| 93118 | Goleta | 2 | 0 |
| 93120 | Santa Barbara | 1 | 0 |
| 93130 | Santa Barbara | 9 | 4 |
| 93140 | Santa Barbara | 19 | 2 |
| 93150 | Santa Barbara | 3 | 1 |
| 93160 | Santa Barbara | 3 | 0 |
| 93190 | Santa Barbara | 2 | 0 |
| 93427 | Buellton | 8 | 0 |
| 93434 | Guadalupe | 1 | 0 |
| 93436 | Lompoc | 343 | 115 |
| 93437 | Lompoc | 2 | 1 |
| 93438 | Lompoc | 13 | 2 |
| 93440 | Los Alamos | 2 | 0 |
| 93454 | Santa Maria | 34 | 2 |
| 93455 | Santa Maria | 56 | 1 |
| 93456 | Santa Maria | 2 | 0 |
| 93458 | Santa Maria | 3 | 0 |
| 93460 | Santa Ynez | 20 | 2 |
| 93463 | Solvang | 19 | 1 |
| 93464 | Solvang | 2 | 0 |
2023 air pollution in Santa Barbara County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.020 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 14.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 3.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Santa Barbara County: East Fish Camp (A), Anacapa Island Light (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Santa Barbara County: Channel Islands National Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Beach: Frenchys Cove Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
| Here: | 4.5% |
| California: | 5.1% |
Current college students: 46,317
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 93,559 (40.5% naturalized citizens)
| Santa Barbara County: | 21.1% |
| Whole state: | 26.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 18,7552010 or later
- 26,0982000 to 2009
- 20,4121990 to 1999
- 25,8751980 to 1989
- 12,3171970 to 1979
- 13,974Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 89,763
- One, attached: 12,244
- Two: 5,102
- 3 or 4: 9,917
- 5 to 9: 11,963
- 10 to 19: 8,493
- 20 to 49: 7,579
- 50 or more: 8,136
- Mobile homes: 7,516
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 197
Housing units in Santa Barbara County with a mortgage: 47,419 (4,425 second mortgage, 249 home equity loan, 3,544 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 912
| Here: | 4.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Santa Barbara County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 146,940 | 17 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 24,775 | 161 |
| Other | 15,951 | 58 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,610 | 43 |
| Black Protestant | 1,979 | 13 |
| Orthodox | 1,536 | 7 |
| None | 222,104 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 105
| Santa Barbara County: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 30
| This county: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 74
| Santa Barbara County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 388
| This county: | 9.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Santa Barbara County: | 7.3% |
| California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Santa Barbara County: | 22.2% |
| State: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 18.3% |
| State: | 17.9% |
Agriculture in Santa Barbara County:
Average size of farms: 524 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $496,715
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $6539.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.08%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $382,213
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 92.99%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $118,593
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 71.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.72
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.16%
Corn for grain: 15 harvested acres
Vegetables: 63,794 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 41,321 acres
Earthquake activity:
Santa Barbara County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6538% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from Santa Barbara County center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 204.5 miles away from the county center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 283.4 miles away from the county center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 207.3 miles away from Santa Barbara County center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from the county center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 13, 2019 - February 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4431, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- California Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, And Debris Flows, Incident Period: December 4, 2017 - January 31, 2018, FEMA Id: 4353, Natural disaster type: Fire, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: February 1, 2017 - February 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 18, 2017 - January 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4305, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- California Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows, Incident Period: December 17, 2010 to January 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1952: January 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 1952, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- California Jesusita Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2009 to May 22, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 2817, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Wildfires, Incident Period: November 13, 2008 to November 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1810: November 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1810, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Tea Fire, Incident Period: November 13, 2008 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 2790, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Gap Fire, Incident Period: July 03, 2008 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 2780, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Santa Barbara County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Fires: 10, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 8, Mudslides: 7, Landslides: 4, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 138,688 (64.1%)
- Carpooled: 23,362 (10.8%)
- Bus: 4,754 (2.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,474 (2.1%)
- Bicycle: 5,871 (2.7%)
- Walked: 11,463 (5.3%)
- Worked at home: 27,638 (12.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (63%)
- Philippines (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Canada (2%)
- India (1%)
- English (5%)
- German (3%)
- American (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- Norwegian (1%)
People in group quarters in Santa Barbara County, California in 2010:
- 8,852 people in college/university student housing
- 3,361 people in federal prisons
- 1,115 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,084 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 812 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 605 people in group homes intended for adults
- 586 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 402 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 378 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 232 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 230 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 50 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 47 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 19 people in correctional residential facilities
- 8 people in military disciplinary barracks and jails
People in group quarters in Santa Barbara County, California in 2000:
- 6,691 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3,137 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 2,143 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 1,467 people in nursing homes
- 938 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 438 people in military barracks, etc.
- 320 people in other group homes
- 298 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 232 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 210 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 117 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 110 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 100 people in religious group quarters
- 92 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 90 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 75 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 46 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 29 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 20 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 18 people in halfway houses
- 13 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 5 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 3 people in military ships
- 2 people in military disciplinary barracks
4.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($102,533 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.93% |
| California average: | 5.19% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($459 average AGI)
Santa Barbara County: 0.04% California average: 0.03%
3.16% relocated from other counties in California ($64,081 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($37,992 average AGI)
Santa Barbara County: 1.73% California average: 1.56%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Los Angeles County, CA |  0.75% ($114,025 average AGI) |
| from San Luis Obispo County, CA | 0.45% ($62,939) |
| from Ventura County, CA | 0.41% ($85,605) |
| from San Diego County, CA | 0.18% ($81,585) |
| from Orange County, CA | 0.18% ($96,043) |
| from San Francisco County, CA | 0.11% ($151,972) |
| from Santa Clara County, CA | 0.10% ($288,202) |
6.09% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($82,188 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.09% |
| California average: | 6.14% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($259 average AGI)
Santa Barbara County: 0.03% California average: 0.02%
3.35% relocated to other counties in California ($35,987 average AGI)
2.72% relocated to other states ($45,942 average AGI)
Santa Barbara County: 2.72% California average: 2.55%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Los Angeles County, CA | 0.58% ($71,291 average AGI) |
| to San Luis Obispo County, CA | 0.56% ($64,321) |
| to Ventura County, CA | 0.54% ($73,228) |
| to San Diego County, CA | 0.27% ($71,366) |
| to Orange County, CA | 0.19% ($68,829) |
| to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.13% ($91,045) |
| to Kern County, CA | 0.12% ($42,741) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 4.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 58,139 (50,047 aged, 8,092 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 14,023 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Santa Barbara County, California in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,351)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (3,063)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,920)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,437)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,262)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,072)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,979)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (1,407)
- Unspecified dementia (1,124)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,048)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 21.7. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 11.4
- Other - 10.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.2. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 43.5
- Suffocation - 23.2
- Poisoning - 21.0
- Other - 13.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 443,837- Male householders: 75,915 (15,633 living alone), Female householders: 74,936 (20,395 living alone)
69,353 spouses (68,493 opposite-sex spouses), 14,476 unmarried partners, (13,733 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 119,497 children (112,077 natural, 3,020 adopted, 4,400 stepchildren), 11,408 grandchildren, 8,282 brothers or sisters, 6,641 parents, 246 foster children, 12,983 other relatives, 27,034 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 23,066
Size of family households: 37,080 2-persons, 17,895 3-persons, 20,582 4-persons, 10,102 5-persons, 5,960 6-persons, 4,157 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 36,028 1-person, 13,038 2-persons, 2,777 3-persons, 2,822 4-persons, 265 5-persons, 145 6-persons.
53,083 married couples with children.
25,644 single-parent households (9,332 men, 16,312 women).
59.8% of residents of Santa Barbara speak English at home.
32.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,963,912,000 ($7,376 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $998,097,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $870,481,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $437,731,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,402,000
Federal grants: $509,701,000
Federal procurement contracts: $814,805,000 ($680,102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $326,791,000 ($193,336,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $168,032,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $102,166,000
Federal Government insurance: $726,752,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 29,981| Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 77 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 14,890
| Here: | 37 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 34 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +14,528
| Here: | +36 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +39 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -27,632
| Here: |  -69 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 63.49 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 |
| State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 3.9 |
- Year house built in Santa Barbara County, California
- 1,5532020 or later
- 8,7232010 to 2019
- 13,4412000 to 2009
- 13,5221990 to 1999
- 28,8371980 to 1989
- 29,2411970 to 1979
- 28,9191960 to 1969
- 18,1161950 to 1959
- 5,7131940 to 1949
- 12,8451939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Santa Barbara County, California
- 2131 room
- 4162 rooms
- 2,5993 rooms
- 9,6114 rooms
- 17,0515 rooms
- 17,1466 rooms
- 13,1467 rooms
- 7,6658 rooms
- 8,7189+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Santa Barbara County, California
- 6,5531 room
- 7,3862 rooms
- 13,9603 rooms
- 20,6334 rooms
- 11,6415 rooms
- 8,0436 rooms
- 3,0597 rooms
- 1,6888 rooms
- 1,3239+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Santa Barbara County, California
- 410no bedroom
- 1,2871 bedroom
- 15,5322 bedrooms
- 37,4223 bedrooms
- 17,9694 bedrooms
- 3,9455+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Santa Barbara County, California
- 7,347no bedroom
- 17,7331 bedroom
- 27,7812 bedrooms
- 16,5233 bedrooms
- 4,1744 bedrooms
- 7285+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Barbara County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,200no vehicle
- 16,1891 vehicle
- 30,5642 vehicles
- 16,1313 vehicles
- 6,9004 vehicles
- 4,5815+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Barbara County in renter-occupied apartments
- 6,371no vehicle
- 31,1331 vehicle
- 20,5612 vehicles
- 11,0173 vehicles
- 3,4874 vehicles
- 1,7175+ vehicles
83.1% of Santa Barbara County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in California.
| Santa Barbara County: | 83.1% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 260,726
- Other state: 82,980
- Northeast: 18,360
- Midwest: 21,091
- South: 21,034
- West: 22,495
- 77.9%Utility gas
- 14.7%Electricity
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 1.6%Solar energy
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 57.4%Utility gas
- 33.1%Electricity
- 6.2%No fuel used
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,113
| Here: | 7.3% |
| California: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,018
| Here: | 4.5% |
| California: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,289
| Here: | 8.3% |
| California: | 15.9% |
Santa Barbara County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $54,006,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,384,000
- Charges - Other: $228,479,000
Other: $183,496,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,582,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,721,000
Sewerage: $15,396,000
Sewerage: $13,380,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,018,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,317,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,500,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,512,000
Regular Highways: $1,330,000
Regular Highways: $668,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $12,017,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,412,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,677,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,025,000
Health - Other: $462,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $221,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Local Fire Protection: $86,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $190,554,000
Health - Other: $166,787,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,169,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,162,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,606,000
Local Fire Protection: $78,561,000
Police Protection: $73,455,000
Police Protection: $72,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $66,627,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $54,554,000
Correctional Institutions: $53,448,000
General - Other: $46,392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,608,000
Corrections - Other: $29,836,000
Corrections - Other: $29,531,000
Regular Highways: $28,932,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,286,000
Central Staff Services: $25,795,000
Regular Highways: $23,674,000
Central Staff Services: $23,530,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,184,000
Financial Administration: $20,154,000
Financial Administration: $20,078,000
General - Other: $19,158,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,511,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,075,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,258,000
General Public Buildings: $11,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,466,000
Sewerage: $5,919,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,285,000
Sewerage: $5,268,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,630,000
Water Utilities: $3,471,000
Libraries: $3,399,000
Libraries: $3,250,000
Water Utilities: $3,120,000
Transit Utilities: $241,000
Transit Utilities: $239,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,526,000
Other: $8,208,000
Highways: $5,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,890,000
Highways: $3,119,000
Natural Resources: $2,635,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,388,000
General Local Government Support: $2,037,000
General Local Government Support: $1,908,000
Health and Hospitals: $589,000
Health and Hospitals: $495,000
Natural Resources: $384,000
Education: $199,000
Sewerage: $83,000
Education: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,169,000
Interest on Debt: $4,566,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,843,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $541,000
Other - Water Utilities: $202,000
Other - General - Other: $201,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $100,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $17,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $27,667,000
Education: $25,077,000
Other: $8,518,000
Other: $6,743,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,933,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,602,000
Water Utilities: $763,000
Water Utilities: $275,000
Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $388,928,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $387,784,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,829,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,830,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,167,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $48,008,000
Interest Earnings: $15,142,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,649,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,521,000
Fines and Forfeits: $5,277,000
Rents: $2,785,000
Interest Earnings: $2,643,000
Rents: $2,534,000
Special Assessments: $2,031,000
Special Assessments: $840,000
Sale of Property: $173,000
Sale of Property: $156,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $24,828,000
General - Other: $24,654,000
Police Protection: $20,622,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,034,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,688,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,503,000
Regular Highways: $1,448,000
Regular Highways: $1,386,000
Air Transportation: $1,333,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,226,000
Air Transportation: $1,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Sewerage: $676,000
Sewerage: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Public Welfare - Other: $344,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $305,000
Public Welfare - Other: $249,000
Correctional Institutions: $223,000
Central Staff Services: $220,000
Police Protection: $196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $170,000
General Public Building: $113,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $30,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $629,334,000
Cash and Securities: $404,664,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000
Water Utilities: $193,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $4,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,584,000
Cash and Securities: $5,590,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $154,189,000
Public Welfare: $152,564,000
Other: $114,252,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,783,000
Other: $85,410,000
Health and Hospitals: $81,694,000
Education: $33,469,000
Highways: $25,590,000
Education: $21,946,000
Highways: $19,414,000
General Local Government Support: $1,344,000
General Local Government Support: $938,000
Water Utilities: $401,000
Water Utilities: $356,000
Transit Utilities: $293,000
Transit Utilities: $99,000
- Tax - Property: $392,238,000
Property: $288,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,408,000
Other License: $13,188,000
Other License: $11,379,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,269,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,182,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,364,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,316,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,053,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,371,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,240,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,592,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,301,000
Other: $206,000
Other: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,714,000
: $28,070,000
Santa Barbara County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $54,006,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,384,000
- Charges - Other: $228,479,000
Other: $183,496,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,582,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,721,000
Sewerage: $15,396,000
Sewerage: $13,380,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,018,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,317,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,500,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,512,000
Regular Highways: $1,330,000
Regular Highways: $668,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $12,017,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,412,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,677,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,025,000
Health - Other: $462,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $221,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Local Fire Protection: $86,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $190,554,000
Health - Other: $166,787,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,169,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,162,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,606,000
Local Fire Protection: $78,561,000
Police Protection: $73,455,000
Police Protection: $72,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $66,627,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $54,554,000
Correctional Institutions: $53,448,000
General - Other: $46,392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,608,000
Corrections - Other: $29,836,000
Corrections - Other: $29,531,000
Regular Highways: $28,932,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,286,000
Central Staff Services: $25,795,000
Regular Highways: $23,674,000
Central Staff Services: $23,530,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,184,000
Financial Administration: $20,154,000
Financial Administration: $20,078,000
General - Other: $19,158,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,511,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,075,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,258,000
General Public Buildings: $11,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,466,000
Sewerage: $5,919,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,285,000
Sewerage: $5,268,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,630,000
Water Utilities: $3,471,000
Libraries: $3,399,000
Libraries: $3,250,000
Water Utilities: $3,120,000
Transit Utilities: $241,000
Transit Utilities: $239,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,526,000
Other: $8,208,000
Highways: $5,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,890,000
Highways: $3,119,000
Natural Resources: $2,635,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,388,000
General Local Government Support: $2,037,000
General Local Government Support: $1,908,000
Health and Hospitals: $589,000
Health and Hospitals: $495,000
Natural Resources: $384,000
Education: $199,000
Sewerage: $83,000
Education: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,169,000
Interest on Debt: $4,566,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,843,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $541,000
Other - Water Utilities: $202,000
Other - General - Other: $201,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $100,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $17,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $27,667,000
Education: $25,077,000
Other: $8,518,000
Other: $6,743,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,933,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,602,000
Water Utilities: $763,000
Water Utilities: $275,000
Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $388,928,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $387,784,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,829,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,830,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,167,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $48,008,000
Interest Earnings: $15,142,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,649,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,521,000
Fines and Forfeits: $5,277,000
Rents: $2,785,000
Interest Earnings: $2,643,000
Rents: $2,534,000
Special Assessments: $2,031,000
Special Assessments: $840,000
Sale of Property: $173,000
Sale of Property: $156,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $24,828,000
General - Other: $24,654,000
Police Protection: $20,622,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,034,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,688,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,503,000
Regular Highways: $1,448,000
Regular Highways: $1,386,000
Air Transportation: $1,333,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,226,000
Air Transportation: $1,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Sewerage: $676,000
Sewerage: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Public Welfare - Other: $344,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $305,000
Public Welfare - Other: $249,000
Correctional Institutions: $223,000
Central Staff Services: $220,000
Police Protection: $196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $170,000
General Public Building: $113,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $30,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $629,334,000
Cash and Securities: $404,664,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000
Water Utilities: $193,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $4,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,584,000
Cash and Securities: $5,590,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $154,189,000
Public Welfare: $152,564,000
Other: $114,252,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,783,000
Other: $85,410,000
Health and Hospitals: $81,694,000
Education: $33,469,000
Highways: $25,590,000
Education: $21,946,000
Highways: $19,414,000
General Local Government Support: $1,344,000
General Local Government Support: $938,000
Water Utilities: $401,000
Water Utilities: $356,000
Transit Utilities: $293,000
Transit Utilities: $99,000
- Tax - Property: $392,238,000
Property: $288,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,408,000
Other License: $13,188,000
Other License: $11,379,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,269,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,182,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,364,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,316,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,053,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,371,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,240,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,592,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,301,000
Other: $206,000
Other: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,714,000
: $28,070,000
Santa Barbara County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $54,006,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,384,000
- Charges - Other: $228,479,000
Other: $183,496,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,582,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,721,000
Sewerage: $15,396,000
Sewerage: $13,380,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,018,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,317,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,500,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,512,000
Regular Highways: $1,330,000
Regular Highways: $668,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $12,017,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,412,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,677,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,025,000
Health - Other: $462,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $221,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Local Fire Protection: $86,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $190,554,000
Health - Other: $166,787,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,169,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,162,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,606,000
Local Fire Protection: $78,561,000
Police Protection: $73,455,000
Police Protection: $72,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $66,627,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $54,554,000
Correctional Institutions: $53,448,000
General - Other: $46,392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,608,000
Corrections - Other: $29,836,000
Corrections - Other: $29,531,000
Regular Highways: $28,932,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,286,000
Central Staff Services: $25,795,000
Regular Highways: $23,674,000
Central Staff Services: $23,530,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,184,000
Financial Administration: $20,154,000
Financial Administration: $20,078,000
General - Other: $19,158,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,511,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,075,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,258,000
General Public Buildings: $11,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,466,000
Sewerage: $5,919,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,285,000
Sewerage: $5,268,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,630,000
Water Utilities: $3,471,000
Libraries: $3,399,000
Libraries: $3,250,000
Water Utilities: $3,120,000
Transit Utilities: $241,000
Transit Utilities: $239,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,526,000
Other: $8,208,000
Highways: $5,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,890,000
Highways: $3,119,000
Natural Resources: $2,635,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,388,000
General Local Government Support: $2,037,000
General Local Government Support: $1,908,000
Health and Hospitals: $589,000
Health and Hospitals: $495,000
Natural Resources: $384,000
Education: $199,000
Sewerage: $83,000
Education: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,169,000
Interest on Debt: $4,566,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,843,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $541,000
Other - Water Utilities: $202,000
Other - General - Other: $201,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $100,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $17,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $27,667,000
Education: $25,077,000
Other: $8,518,000
Other: $6,743,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,933,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,602,000
Water Utilities: $763,000
Water Utilities: $275,000
Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $388,928,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $387,784,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,829,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,830,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,167,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $48,008,000
Interest Earnings: $15,142,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,649,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,521,000
Fines and Forfeits: $5,277,000
Rents: $2,785,000
Interest Earnings: $2,643,000
Rents: $2,534,000
Special Assessments: $2,031,000
Special Assessments: $840,000
Sale of Property: $173,000
Sale of Property: $156,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $24,828,000
General - Other: $24,654,000
Police Protection: $20,622,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,034,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,688,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,503,000
Regular Highways: $1,448,000
Regular Highways: $1,386,000
Air Transportation: $1,333,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,226,000
Air Transportation: $1,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Sewerage: $676,000
Sewerage: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Public Welfare - Other: $344,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $305,000
Public Welfare - Other: $249,000
Correctional Institutions: $223,000
Central Staff Services: $220,000
Police Protection: $196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $170,000
General Public Building: $113,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $30,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $629,334,000
Cash and Securities: $404,664,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000
Water Utilities: $193,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $4,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,584,000
Cash and Securities: $5,590,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $154,189,000
Public Welfare: $152,564,000
Other: $114,252,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,783,000
Other: $85,410,000
Health and Hospitals: $81,694,000
Education: $33,469,000
Highways: $25,590,000
Education: $21,946,000
Highways: $19,414,000
General Local Government Support: $1,344,000
General Local Government Support: $938,000
Water Utilities: $401,000
Water Utilities: $356,000
Transit Utilities: $293,000
Transit Utilities: $99,000
- Tax - Property: $392,238,000
Property: $288,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,408,000
Other License: $13,188,000
Other License: $11,379,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,269,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,182,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,364,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,316,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,053,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,371,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,240,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,592,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,301,000
Other: $206,000
Other: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,714,000
: $28,070,000
Santa Barbara County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $54,006,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,384,000
- Charges - Other: $228,479,000
Other: $183,496,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,582,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,721,000
Sewerage: $15,396,000
Sewerage: $13,380,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,018,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,317,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,500,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,512,000
Regular Highways: $1,330,000
Regular Highways: $668,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $12,017,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,412,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,677,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,025,000
Health - Other: $462,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $221,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Local Fire Protection: $86,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $190,554,000
Health - Other: $166,787,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,169,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,162,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,606,000
Local Fire Protection: $78,561,000
Police Protection: $73,455,000
Police Protection: $72,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $66,627,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,832,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $54,554,000
Correctional Institutions: $53,448,000
General - Other: $46,392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,608,000
Corrections - Other: $29,836,000
Corrections - Other: $29,531,000
Regular Highways: $28,932,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,286,000
Central Staff Services: $25,795,000
Regular Highways: $23,674,000
Central Staff Services: $23,530,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,184,000
Financial Administration: $20,154,000
Financial Administration: $20,078,000
General - Other: $19,158,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,511,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,075,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,258,000
General Public Buildings: $11,687,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,466,000
Sewerage: $5,919,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,285,000
Sewerage: $5,268,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,630,000
Water Utilities: $3,471,000
Libraries: $3,399,000
Libraries: $3,250,000
Water Utilities: $3,120,000
Transit Utilities: $241,000
Transit Utilities: $239,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,526,000
Other: $8,208,000
Highways: $5,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,890,000
Highways: $3,119,000
Natural Resources: $2,635,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,388,000
General Local Government Support: $2,037,000
General Local Government Support: $1,908,000
Health and Hospitals: $589,000
Health and Hospitals: $495,000
Natural Resources: $384,000
Education: $199,000
Sewerage: $83,000
Education: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,169,000
Interest on Debt: $4,566,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,843,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $541,000
Other - Water Utilities: $202,000
Other - General - Other: $201,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $100,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $17,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $27,667,000
Education: $25,077,000
Other: $8,518,000
Other: $6,743,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,933,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,602,000
Water Utilities: $763,000
Water Utilities: $275,000
Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $388,928,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $387,784,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,829,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,830,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,167,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $48,008,000
Interest Earnings: $15,142,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,649,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,521,000
Fines and Forfeits: $5,277,000
Rents: $2,785,000
Interest Earnings: $2,643,000
Rents: $2,534,000
Special Assessments: $2,031,000
Special Assessments: $840,000
Sale of Property: $173,000
Sale of Property: $156,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $24,828,000
General - Other: $24,654,000
Police Protection: $20,622,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,034,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,688,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,503,000
Regular Highways: $1,448,000
Regular Highways: $1,386,000
Air Transportation: $1,333,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,226,000
Air Transportation: $1,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Sewerage: $676,000
Sewerage: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Public Welfare - Other: $344,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $305,000
Public Welfare - Other: $249,000
Correctional Institutions: $223,000
Central Staff Services: $220,000
Police Protection: $196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $170,000
General Public Building: $113,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $55,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $30,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $629,334,000
Cash and Securities: $404,664,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000
Water Utilities: $193,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $4,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,584,000
Cash and Securities: $5,590,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $154,189,000
Public Welfare: $152,564,000
Other: $114,252,000
Health and Hospitals: $86,783,000
Other: $85,410,000
Health and Hospitals: $81,694,000
Education: $33,469,000
Highways: $25,590,000
Education: $21,946,000
Highways: $19,414,000
General Local Government Support: $1,344,000
General Local Government Support: $938,000
Water Utilities: $401,000
Water Utilities: $356,000
Transit Utilities: $293,000
Transit Utilities: $99,000
- Tax - Property: $392,238,000
Property: $288,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,408,000
Other License: $13,188,000
Other License: $11,379,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,269,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,182,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,364,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,316,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,053,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,371,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,240,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,592,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,301,000
Other: $206,000
Other: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,714,000
: $28,070,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 9,888
- Number of aged recipients: 2,178
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 7,710
- Number of recipients under 18: 788
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,748
- Number of recipients older than 64: 3,352
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 5,153
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,270
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 85 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,318 | $266,297 | 1,585 | $405,981 | 6,614 | $375,894 | 318 | $285,604 | 19 | $1,720,579 | 1,052 | $400,687 | 104 | $97,731 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 111 | $272,477 | 205 | $433,556 | 657 | $398,773 | 26 | $289,000 | 0 | $0 | 134 | $400,575 | 19 | $129,947 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 188 | $252,314 | 345 | $392,971 | 2,071 | $413,027 | 118 | $254,551 | 6 | $1,334,167 | 361 | $362,507 | 54 | $133,722 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 184 | $262,788 | 291 | $455,704 | 1,412 | $377,712 | 80 | $253,712 | 1 | $4,389,000 | 206 | $427,447 | 18 | $166,222 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 23 | $255,174 | 47 | $318,532 | 303 | $424,653 | 20 | $276,050 | 0 | $0 | 45 | $381,378 | 1 | $250,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 60 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 119 | $275,622 | 28 | $330,571 | 2 | $261,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 45 | $272,733 | 14 | $382,071 | 5 | $282,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 14 | $323,000 | 11 | $337,182 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 5 | $347,400 | 1 | $377,000 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 11 | $338,455 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Santa Barbara County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 2,041 | 75.2 years |
| Mary | 1,877 | 80.7 years |
| William | 1,699 | 75.8 years |
| Robert | 1,584 | 73.1 years |
| James | 1,228 | 73.5 years |
| George | 1,054 | 77.8 years |
| Charles | 1,006 | 77.0 years |
| Helen | 980 | 82.0 years |
| Margaret | 940 | 80.9 years |
| Dorothy | 904 | 80.5 years |
| Most common last names in Santa Barbara County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 698 | 77.4 years |
| Johnson | 561 | 75.9 years |
| Miller | 380 | 77.8 years |
| Brown | 372 | 77.6 years |
| Williams | 326 | 75.6 years |
| Davis | 315 | 77.7 years |
| Jones | 301 | 78.1 years |
| Anderson | 290 | 77.5 years |
| Wilson | 282 | 77.8 years |
| Martin | 221 | 78.2 years |
| Businesses in Santa Barbara County, CA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Hour Fitness | 1 | KFC | 3 | |
| 7-Eleven | 9 | Kmart | 2 | |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | 3 | Kohl's | 1 | |
| ALDO | 1 | Kroger | 5 | |
| AT&T | 5 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Albertsons | 7 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Apple Store | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
| Audi | 1 | Macy's | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Marriott | 1 | |
| Avenue | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 31 | |
| BMW | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | 2 | McDonald's | 13 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Motel 6 | 7 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 3 | |
| Bebe | 1 | New Balance | 5 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nike | 29 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Best Western | 6 | Nordstrom | 1 | |
| Big O Tires | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 5 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Brookstone | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
| CVS | 12 | Panda Express | 4 | |
| Cache | 1 | Payless | 4 | |
| Carl\s Jr. | 6 | Penske | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
| Chipotle | 2 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Quality | 2 | |
| Circle K | 3 | Quiznos | 4 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 3 | RadioShack | 6 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
| Costco | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Curves | 6 | Saks Fifth Avenue | 1 | |
| DHL | 4 | Sears | 7 | |
| Days Inn | 5 | Sephora | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 3 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
| Dennys | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 8 | Staples | 3 | |
| El Pollo Loco | 2 | Starbucks | 18 | |
| Express | 1 | Subway | 8 | |
| Extended Stay America | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | T-Mobile | 8 | |
| FedEx | 62 | Taco Bell | 9 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 2 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| Ford | 2 | Toyota | 2 | |
| Forever 21 | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| GNC | 6 | Trader Joe's | 3 | |
| GameStop | 3 | Travelodge | 1 | |
| Gap | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | U-Haul | 8 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | UPS | 43 | |
| H&M | 1 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 8 | Vans | 11 | |
| Hilton | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 5 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 2 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
| Honda | 3 | Vons | 6 | |
| IHOP | 3 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| J. Jill | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| J.Crew | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
| Jack In The Box | 4 | Whole Foods Market | 1 | |
| Jamba Juice | 1 | YMCA | 7 | |
| Jones New York | 15 | |||
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