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Compare Santa Barbara to Huntington Beach

This post compares Santa Barbara, California to Huntington Beach, 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 Santa Barbara (city) Huntington Beach (city)
Population 91,443 200,415
Income (median) $49,574 $63,765
Home Value (median) $934,500 $688,700
White 77% 74%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 3% 11%
With Kids 23% 28%
Age (median) 37 41
Rentals 59% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Barbara or Huntington Beach?
A: Santa Barbara has a much smaller population count than Huntington Beach: 91443 compared with 200415 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Barbara or Huntington Beach?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Santa Barbara.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 59% for Santa Barbara versus 41% for Huntington Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Barbara may include: Monterey, Costa-Mesa, and Burbank.

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

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