Quick Facts About Santa Barbara County

	People QuickFacts	Santa Barbara County	California
	Population, 2012 estimate	431,249	38,041,430
	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base	423,895	37,253,956
	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012	1.7%	2.1%
	Population, 2010	423,895	37,253,956
	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012	6.5%	6.7%
	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012	22.6%	24.3%
	Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012	13.3%	12.1%
	Female persons, percent, 2012	49.7%	50.3%
	White alone, percent, 2012 (a)	86.1%	73.7%
	Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a)	2.4%	6.6%
	American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2012 (a)	2.2%	1.7%
	Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a)	5.5%	13.9%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a)	0.2%	0.5%
	Two or More Races, percent, 2012	3.4%	3.6%
	Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b)	43.8%	38.2%
	White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012	46.9%	39.4%
	Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012	79.0%	84.2%
	Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012	23.5%	27.1%
	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012	39.9%	43.5%
	High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	79.7%	81.0%
	Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	31.5%	30.5%
	Veterans, 2008-2012	26,280	1,952,910
	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012	19.4	27.1
	Housing units, 2012	152,708	13,707,386
	Homeownership rate, 2008-2012	53.2%	56.0%
	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012	29.8%	30.9%
	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012	$482,400	$383,900
	Households, 2008-2012	141,247	12,466,331
	Persons per household, 2008-2012	2.87	2.93
	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012	$30,114	$29,551
	Median household income, 2008-2012	$62,723	$61,400
	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012	15.3%	15.3%

	Business QuickFacts	Santa Barbara County	California
	Private nonfarm establishments, 2011	11,064	849,3161
	Private nonfarm employment, 2011	133,803	12,698,4271
	Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011	-0.5%	1.3%1
	Nonemployer establishments, 2011	31,562	2,887,014
	Total number of firms, 2007	39,834	3,425,510
	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	S	4.0%
	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.3%
	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	14.9%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	F	0.3%
	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.9%	16.5%
	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.3%	30.3%
	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)	3,174,119	491,372,092
	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)	4,023,586	598,456,486
	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)	4,983,368	455,032,270
	Retail sales per capita, 2007	$12,443	$12,561
	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)	1,361,476	80,852,787
	Building permits, 2012	461	58,549

	Geography QuickFacts	Santa Barbara County	California
	Land area in square miles, 2010	2,735.09	155,779.22
	Persons per square mile, 2010	155.0	239.1
	FIPS Code	083	06
	Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area