Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County, California is a county of the United States of California. The population of the county was 399347 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 405396, making it California's 21st largest county. The county spans an area of 3789.08 mi˛ (9813.67 sq km), of which, 2737.01 square miles (7088.82 sq km) of it is land and 1052.07 square miles (2724.85 sq km) of it is water, making it California's 16th largest county by total area. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in California.

Santa Barbara County California
Map of Santa Barbara County, California

As of the census of 2000, there were 399347 people in the county, organized into 136622 households, and 89555 families living in the county. The population density was 145.9 people per square mile (56.33/km˛), giving it the 21st most densely populated county among the California. There were 142901 housing units at an average density of 52.2 per square mile (20.15/km˛). The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.33. In the county Age distribution was 24.9% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 99.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 101.9 females. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 405396, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 359480 White, 9659 Black or African American, 6734 American Indian, 18388 Asian, 977 Native Hawaiian, and 10158 from two or more races.

Santa Barbara County California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Santa Barbara County California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Santa Barbara County California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $46677, it would be the 18th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of California. The median income for a family in the county was $54042, it is California's 16th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $23059, making it the 17th wealthiest county by per capita income among the California.

In 2000, 127198 pupils and students, of which 50.3% are male and 49.7% are female, 31.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.65% nursery or pri school, 4.79% kindergarten, 36.98% elementary school, 17.17% high school and 36.41% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Buellton CitySanta Barbara County1.561.56038282450.42090748490
2Carpinteria CitySanta Barbara County7.272.74.57141945250.82156347729
3Goleta CdpSanta Barbara County26.3626.260.1552042102.12889060314
4Guadalupe CitySanta Barbara County1.381.38056594091.61160831205
5Isla Vista CdpSanta Barbara County2.22.120.08183448635.2764416151
6Lompoc CitySanta Barbara County11.6411.640411033532.21550937587
7Los Alamos CdpSanta Barbara County2.352.3501372582.81801347321
8Mission Canyon CdpSanta Barbara County1.61.570.0426101663.64342279338
9Mission Hills CdpSanta Barbara County1.241.24031422543.52276957000
10Montecito CdpSanta Barbara County9.339.330100001072.370077110669
11Orcutt CdpSanta Barbara County11.311.302883025512337353251
12Santa Barbara CitySanta Barbara County41.4118.9822.43923254865.32646647498
13Santa Maria CitySanta Barbara County19.7719.330.44774234005.81378036541
14Santa Ynez CdpSanta Barbara County7.817.8104584586.73381180284
15Solvang CitySanta Barbara County2.492.49053322143.32536345799
16Summerland CdpSanta Barbara County2.032.020.011545764.74166853964
17Toro Canyon CdpSanta Barbara County3.633.6301697468.14596768789
18Vandenberg Afb CdpSanta Barbara County22.1322.060.076151278.81357039444
19Vandenberg Village CdpSanta Barbara County5.225.22058021110.52983858700
YearPopulation
April 2000 census399347
April 2000 Estimate399356
July 2000 Estimate399826
July 2001 Estimate401690
July 2002 Estimate402529
July 2003 Estimate403083
July 2004 Estimate402128
July 2005 Estimate401576
July 2006 Estimate400393
July 2007 Estimate402092
July 2008 Estimate405396
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school309928125911
Kindergarten315529416096
Elementary school242412279747038
High school114131042321836
College or graduate school220752424246317
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Santa Barbara County, California$46677$54042$23059
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587