California

Santa Barbara County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Hispanic
45.7%
European
43.9%
Other
6.5%
East Asian
3.9%

Compared with California and the United States

Santa Barbara Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricSanta Barbara CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Hispanic45.7%41.2%—
Non-Hispanic White43.9%32.5%58%
East Asian3.9%6.5%—
Black or African American1.9%5.3%—
Indian1.6%2.7%—
American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Santa Barbara County next to California and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricSanta Barbara CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—110.7 (+10.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—154.3 (+54.3%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$98,161$99,122$80,734
Median home value$790,700$734,700$332,700
Home price to income8.1×7.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$2,131/mo$2,036/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income26.1%24.6%21.0%