Santa Barbara County, CA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Santa barbara county california dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school127,198100.0
Nursery school, preschool5,9114.6
Kindergarten6,0964.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)47,03837.0
High school (grades 9-12)21,83617.2
College or graduate school46,31736.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over246,729100.0
Less than 9th grade26,90310.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma24,3179.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)46,94119.0
Some college, no degree57,01323.1
Associate degree18,9597.7
Bachelor's degree44,45318.0
Graduate or professional degree28,14311.4
Percent high school graduate or higher79.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher29.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over315,886100.0
Never married93,91029.7
Now married, except separated167,63153.1
Separated6,3632.0
Widowed18,1385.7
Female
14,7624.7
Divorced29,8449.4
Female
17,7925.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years8,615100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,69331.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over297,990100.0
Civilian veterans35,95012.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years98,691100.0
With a disability6,6616.7
Population 21 to 64 years217,545100.0
With a disability39,76618.3
Percent employed
59.3(X)
No disability177,77981.7
Percent employed
75.1(X)
Population 65 years and over49,023100.0
With a disability18,11437.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over373,862100.0
Same house in 1995180,55148.3
Different house in the U.S. in 1995177,80647.6
Same county
109,22329.2
Different county
68,58318.3
Same state
47,96312.8
Different state
20,6205.5
Elsewhere in 199515,5054.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population399,347100.0
Native314,52178.8
Born in United States
309,36777.5
State of residence
204,29551.2
Different state
105,07226.3
Born outside United States
5,1541.3
Foreign born84,82621.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
32,6608.2
Naturalized citizen
27,4906.9
Not a citizen
57,33614.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)84,826100.0
Europe10,20812.0
Asia11,24313.3
Africa6210.7
Oceania4040.5
Latin America59,89570.6
Northern America2,4552.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over373,862100.0
English only251,39067.2
Language other than English122,47232.8
Speak English less than 'very well
61,58416.5
Spanish
99,18026.5
Speak English less than "very well"
54,04114.5
Other Indo-European languages
11,8573.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2,2840.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10,0602.7
Speak English less than "very well"
4,7761.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population399,347100.0

Total ancestries reported

422,427105.8
Arab1,1430.3
Czech11,8580.5
Danish4,6021.2
Dutch5,6081.4
English41,54910.4
French (except Basque)111,4762.9
French Canadian12,3170.6
German46,86311.7
Greek1,4260.4
Hungarian1,9720.5
Irish135,2888.8
Italian18,1314.5
Lithuanian8180.2
Norwegian7,2401.8
Polish6,3211.6
Portuguese3,5130.9
Russian4,5071.1
Scotch-Irish5,9121.5
Scottish8,7222.2
Slovak3300.1
Subsaharan African1,0190.3
Swedish7,1761.8
Swiss2,5040.6
Ukrainian9440.2
United States or American13,7253.4
Welsh3,1140.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3500.1
Other ancestries183,99946.1
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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