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Compare Seal Beach to Santa Barbara

This post compares Seal Beach, 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 Seal Beach (city) Santa Barbara (city)
Population 24,510 91,443
Income (median) $76,405 $49,574
Home Value (median) $338,100 $934,500
White 80% 77%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 10% 3%
With Kids 13% 23%
Age (median) 58 37
Rentals 24% 59%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Seal Beach or Santa Barbara?
A: Seal Beach has a much smaller population count than Santa Barbara: 24510 compared with 91443 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 24% for Seal Beach versus 59% for Santa Barbara.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Seal Beach may include: Palm-Springs, Palm-Desert, and Walnut-Creek.

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

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