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Compare Thousand Oaks to Santa Barbara

This post compares Thousand Oaks, 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 Thousand Oaks (city) Santa Barbara (city)
Population 128,909 91,443
Income (median) $76,262 $49,574
Home Value (median) $663,600 $934,500
White 81% 77%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 9% 3%
With Kids 31% 23%
Age (median) 43 37
Rentals 29% 59%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or Santa Barbara?
A: Thousand Oaks has a larger population count than Santa Barbara: 128909 compared with 91443 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 59% for Santa Barbara.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Thousand Oaks may include: Laguna-Niguel, Carlsbad, and Mission-Viejo.

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

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