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 Santa Monica Quick Facts

Santa Monica, California

US Census Bureau

2005 American Community Survey
Data Profile Highlights:

Note: The 2005 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.

General Characterist

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

82,777

 

 

+/-6,003

 

Male

39,826

48.1

49.0%

+/-3,499

 

Female

42,951

51.9

51.0%

+/-4,326

 

Median age (years)

40.1

(X)

36.4

+/-2.3

 

Under 5 years

4,449

5.4

7.0%

+/-1,210

 

18 years and over

69,918

84.5

74.6%

+/-4,716

 

65 years and over

11,994

14.5

12.1%

+/-2,364

 

One race

80,090

96.8

98.1%

+/-5,947

 

White

67,635

81.7

74.7%

+/-5,524

 

Black or African American

2,094

2.5

12.1%

+/-939

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

77

0.1

0.8%

+/-135

 

Asian

6,041

7.3

4.3%

+/-1,531

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

0.1%

+/-293

 

Some other race

4,243

5.1

6.0%

+/-1,708

 

Two or more races

2,687

3.2

1.9%

+/-833

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

11,901

14.4

14.5%

+/-3,764

 

Household population

82,777

 

 

+/-6,003

 

Group quarters population

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Average household size

1.86

(X)

2.60

+/-0.08

 

Average family size

3.00

(X)

3.18

+/-0.14

 

Total housing units

46,959

 

 

+/-2,814

 

Occupied housing units

44,598

95.0

89.2

+/-2,873

 

Owner-occupied housing units

13,518

30.3

66.9

+/-1,600

 

Renter-occupied housing units

31,080

69.7

33.1

+/-2,618

 

Vacant housing units

2,361

5.0

10.8

+/-981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Population 25 years and over

66,216

 

 

+/-4,428

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

95.4

84.2%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

58.5

27.2%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

N

N

10.9%

N

 

Disability status (population 5 years and over)

9,243

11.8

14.9%

+/-2,097

 

Foreign born

19,657

23.7

12.4%

+/-3,216

 

Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

12,803

37.8

55.9%

+/-1,753

 

Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

12,553

33.0

51.0%

+/-1,704

 

Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

19,918

25.4

19.4%

+/-3,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

N

N

65.9%

N

 

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

24.6

(X)

25.1

+/-1.5

 

Median household income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,274

(X)

46,242

+/-6,494

 

Median family income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars)

87,748

(X)

55,832

+/-13,600

 

Per capita income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,218

(X)

25,035

+/-6,584

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

N

10.2

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

7.1

13.3

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics -

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Owner-occupied homes

13,518

 

 

+/-1,600

 

Median value (dollars)

853,400

(X)

167,500

+/-69,839

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

3,019

(X)

1,295

+/-182

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

555

(X)

369

+/-50

 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey

Explanation of Symbols:
'***' - The median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
'*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
'(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.

 

   

People QuickFacts

Santa Monica

California

Population definition and source info

Population, 2003 estimate

87,162

35,484,453