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Compare Santa Maria to Long Beach

This post compares Santa Maria, California to Long 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 Maria (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 104,791 470,489
Income (median) $30,962 $46,054
Home Value (median) $297,200 $476,400
White 73% 52%
Black 1% 12%
Asian 5% 13%
With Kids 50% 32%
Age (median) 29 34
Rentals 49% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Maria or Long Beach?
A: Santa Maria has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 104791 compared with 470489 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Maria or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Santa Maria.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 49% for Santa Maria versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Maria may include: Porterville, Oxnard, and Tulare.

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

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