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Compare Lakewood to Santa Barbara

This post compares Lakewood, California to Santa Barbara, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lakewood (city) Santa Barbara (city)
Population 81,106 91,443
Income (median) $56,545 $49,574
Home Value (median) $475,800 $934,500
White 51% 77%
Black 7% 1%
Asian 18% 3%
With Kids 37% 23%
Age (median) 38 37
Rentals 28% 59%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lakewood or Santa Barbara?
A: Lakewood has a similar population count than Santa Barbara: 81106 compared with 91443 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lakewood or in Santa Barbara?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Lakewood.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lakewood or Santa Barbara?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Lakewood.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 28% for Lakewood versus 59% for Santa Barbara.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lakewood may include: San-Lorenzo, La-Mirada, and Castro-Valley.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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