Santa Barbara County vs. Ventura County
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Santa Barbara County (CA) Ventura County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 446,527 850,967
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.3% 3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 423,947 823,393
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 423,895 823,318
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.1% 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.3% 15.6%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 50.5%
White alone, percent 85.4% 84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.4% 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.2% 1.9%
Asian alone, percent 6.0% 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 3.7% 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 45.8% 43.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 44.1% 45.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 21,908 40,892
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 22.9% 22.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 158,333 291,019
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 52.2% 63.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $549,900 $559,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,303 $2,497
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $600 $591
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,576 $1,705
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 29.6% 21.1%
Building permits, 2018 928 1,204
Households, 2014-2018 144,962 271,226
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.92 3.08
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.5% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 39.7% 38.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.4% 91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 85.3% 86.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 81.0% 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.8% 33.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.2% 6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.5% 9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.5% 65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.2% 59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,428,929 1,597,442
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,637,280 3,987,634
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 4,157,565 8,333,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,853,808 11,194,185
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,255 $13,390
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.8 26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,657 $84,017
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,229 $36,891
Persons in poverty, percent 12.6% 9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 11,761 21,339
Total employment, 2017 149,750 258,166
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,920,629 13,825,872
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.9% 0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 34,636 69,899
All firms, 2012 39,952 76,285
Men-owned firms, 2012 20,585 39,995
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,911 26,682
Minority-owned firms, 2012 10,340 25,161
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 27,596 48,210
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,254 5,861
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 34,332 67,137
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.9% 7.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.9% 15.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 155.0 446.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,735.09 1,843.13
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Santa Barbara county (CA) and Ventura county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.