Santa Barbara County
County in California. 443,701 residents. 7,081 km² of land (2,734 sq mi).
Rents
Median gross rent
$2,131USD per month, ± $35
California $2,036, U.S. $1,413
2020–2024.
Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
By number of bedrooms
| Home size | Median rent, USD per month |
|---|---|
| Studio (no bedroom) | $1,708 ± $63 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,838 ± $67 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,150 ± $63 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,516 ± $95 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,954 ± $245 |
| 5 or more bedrooms | $3,289 ± $755 |
2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Home prices
Median home value
$790,700USD, ± $17,571
California $734,700, U.S. $332,700
2020–2024.
The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Houses and apartments
| Type of home | Average value, USD |
|---|---|
| All owner-occupied homes | $1,226,134 |
| Houses (one-unit, detached or attached) | $1,320,922 |
| Apartments (buildings with two or more units) | $903,064 |
| Mobile homes | $281,412 |
2020–2024. This is an average, not a median, so a few very expensive homes pull it above the median home value. Values are each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not sale prices. "Apartment" means an owner-occupied home in a building with two or more units, condominiums and co-ops included; rented homes are not counted. The Census Bureau publishes no median value for houses or for apartments (only for mobile homes), which is why this figure is an average. It publishes the underlying totals for the country, most states and about a quarter of counties; no figure is shown where an input is missing. It is not shown for census tracts, where the totals are rare and too unstable to read without a margin of error. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS tables B25080 (total value of owner-occupied homes by units in structure) and B25032 (owner-occupied homes by units in structure): total value divided by the number of homes. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Work and pay
Average wage
$33.50$1,340$5,807USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month
California $44.30$1,772$7,679, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301
2024.
Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.
Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.
Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Employment
216,323jobs
2024.
Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
By industry sector
| Sector | Wage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month | Jobs, private sector | Establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | $19.50$780$3,380 | 29,638 | 60 |
| Health care and social assistance | $33.48$1,339$5,802 | 28,097 | 1,558 |
| Accommodation and food services | $16.88$675$2,925 | 24,101 | 1,265 |
| Retail trade | $20.93$837$3,627 | 18,374 | 1,479 |
| Manufacturing | $47.03$1,881$8,151 | 12,476 | 522 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | $68.00$2,720$11,787 | 12,190 | 1,569 |
| Construction | $35.28$1,411$6,114 | 10,344 | 1,294 |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | $24.58$983$4,260 | 9,856 | 717 |
| Other services (except public administration) | $24.15$966$4,186 | 6,710 | 1,052 |
| Wholesale trade | $43.30$1,732$7,505 | 4,596 | 412 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | $17.58$703$3,046 | 4,149 | 300 |
| Information | $70.53$2,821$12,224 | 3,791 | 256 |
| Finance and insurance | $61.23$2,449$10,612 | 3,523 | 596 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | $31.25$1,250$5,417 | 3,362 | 825 |
| Educational services | $26.35$1,054$4,567 | 3,171 | 219 |
| Transportation and warehousing | $29.65$1,186$5,139 | 3,125 | 262 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | $105.55$4,222$18,295 | 2,440 | 44 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | $50.33$2,013$8,723 | 579 | 24 |
| Utilities | $65.50$2,620$11,353 | 431 | 17 |
Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Businesses
Business establishments
12,484establishments
2023.
Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Business establishments per 1,000 residents
28.1per 1,000 residents
California 26.2, U.S. 25.0
2023.
The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Energy
Residential electricity price
Published for states only. See California
Residential natural gas price
Published for states only. See California
People
Population
443,701people
2020–2024.
Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Population density
62.7people per km²
California 97.3, U.S. 36.6
2020–2024.
Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Languages
Languages spoken at home
| Language group | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 59.5% | 247,938 ± 2,799 |
| Spanish | 33.4% | 139,195 ± 2,261 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) | 1.3% | 5,328 ± 662 |
| Other Indo-European languages | 1.1% | 4,469 ± 654 |
| Other and unspecified languages | 0.9% | 3,881 ± 914 |
| Tagalog (incl. Filipino) | 0.8% | 3,541 ± 592 |
| Other Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0.7% | 2,872 ± 573 |
| German or other West Germanic languages | 0.5% | 1,961 ± 353 |
| Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages | 0.4% | 1,791 ± 387 |
| Vietnamese | 0.4% | 1,733 ± 502 |
| French, Haitian or Cajun | 0.4% | 1,643 ± 351 |
| Korean | 0.3% | 1,385 ± 325 |
| Arabic | 0.3% | 1,069 ± 464 |
2020–2024. Of 416,806 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.