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SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA QUICK STATSCounty: Santa Barbara
Elevation: 216 feet
Land Area: 19.3 square miles
Population Density: 4468 people per square mile
Population: 86,356
Population change since 2000: 11.50%
Races (City): Hispanic (59.7%), White Non-Hispanic (32.0%), Other race (28.0%), Two or more races (5.4%), Filipino (3.4%), American Indian (3.1%), Black (1.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (6.4%), Irish (5.4%), English (4.9%), Italian (2.7%), United States (2.5%), French (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bakersfield, CA (84.1 miles , pop. 247,057)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (131.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Santa Maria Valley, CA (1.7 miles ), Orcutt, CA (2.3 miles ), Nipomo, CA (2.5 miles ), Guadalupe, CA (2.8 miles ), Vandenberg AFB, CA (3.8 miles ), Oceano, CA (3.8 miles ), Arroyo Grande, CA (3.8 miles ), Grover Beach, CA (4.0 miles )
Santa Maria Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. House age below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 61.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.30%
Colleges/Universities in Santa Maria:
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 6,037, Location: 800 S COLLEGE DR, Public, Website: www.hancock.cc.ca.us CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-SANTA MARIA FT enrollment: 140, Location: 509 W MORRISON, Private, not-for-profit SANTA BARBARA BUSINESS COLLEGE-SANTA MARIA BRANCH FT enrollment: 132, Location: 303 E PLAZA DR STE 1, Private, for-profit, Website: sbbcollege.com)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Santa Maria:
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO about 28 miles, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, Full-time enrollment: 15,985 CUESTA COLLEGE about 28 miles, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, FT enrollment: 6,121 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA about 50 miles, SANTA BARBARA, CA, FT enrollment: 19,420 SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE about 56 miles, SANTA BARBARA, CA, FT enrollment: 8,137 VENTURA COLLEGE about 84 miles, VENTURA, CA, FT enrollment: 6,285 WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 87 miles, COALINGA, CA, FT enrollment: 2,406 BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE about 88 miles, BAKERSFIELD, CA, FT enrollment: 7,978
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