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Notable locations in Santa Maria Valley: Hi-Way Drive-In (A), Rancho Maria Public Golf Course (B), Sunset Ridge Golf Course (C), Spring Harvest Berry Farms (D), Fletcher Farms (E), Sisquoc Grange (F), Gates (G), Morris Ranch (H), Battles (I), Adams Ranch (J), Santa Maria Country Club (K), Divide Substation (L), Airbase (M), Orcutt Union School District Office (N), Orcutt Branch Santa Maria Public Library (O), Allan Hancock College - Learning Resources Center (P), Veterans Memorial Hall (Q), Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Museum (R), Santa Maria Public Library (S), Santa Maria Branch Santa Barbara County Law Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Town Center West Shopping Center (1), Town and Country Shopping Center (2), Santa Maria Town Center Shopping Center (3), Oak Knoll Shopping Center South (4), Oak Knoll Shopping Center North (5), La Joya Plaza Shopping Center (6), Acorn Shopping Center (7), Western Village Shopping Center (8), Stowell Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Santa Maria Valley include: First Assembly of God Church (A), Aurora Korean Baptist Church (B), Church of Christ (C), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (D), Church of the Nazarene (E), El Camino Park Four Square Church (F), Faith Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ontiveros Cemetery (1), Santa Maria Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers: Cuyama River (A), Sisquoc River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Santa Maria Valley include: James Hagerman Softball Complex (1), Miramonte Park North (2), Miramonte Park South (3), Adam Park (4), Alice Threfts Park (5), Armstrong Park (6), Atkinson Park (7), Buena Vista Park (8), Grogan Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Santa Barbara County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 25.2. This is better than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.164. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.814. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.76. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.8 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 28.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.89. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This place: |  3.2 people | | California: |  2.9 people |
| This place: | 50.8% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
| This place: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 15.5% | | Whole state: | 14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Santa Maria Valley, CA
People in group quarters in Santa Maria Valley:
- 923 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 666 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 441 people in nursing homes
- 196 people in other group homes
- 84 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 74 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 65 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 61 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 42 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 8 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Santa Maria Valley compared to California state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Barbara County California:
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Religion statistics for Santa Maria Valley (based on Santa Barbara County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.80%
| Here | | 55.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Jewish | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 74.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 7.9% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 4.8% | 3.1% |
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| Name | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Assemblies of God | Baptist General Conference | United Methodist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10.7% |
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| Congregations | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 59.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 105 | Santa Barbara County: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 30 | Santa Barbara County: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 74 | Santa Barbara County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 388 | Here: | 9.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.3% | | California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Santa Barbara County: | 22.2% | | California: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.3% | | State: | 17.9% |
5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,474 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.99% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,128 average AGI)| Santa Barbara County: | 0.28% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,083 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.45% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($876 average AGI)| Santa Barbara County: | 0.17% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Santa Maria Valley:
- KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
- KUHL (1440 AM; 5 kW; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KSMA (1240 AM; 1 kW; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXTK (1280 AM; 10 kW; ARROYO GRANDE, CA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSBQ (1480 AM; 1 kW; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KLFF (890 AM; 5 kW; ARROYO GRANDE, CA; Owner: JERRY J. COLLINS)
- KTAP (1600 AM; daytime; 0 kW; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: EMERALD WAVE MEDIA)
- KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
- KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Santa Maria Valley:
- KSNI-FM (102.5 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K216FQ (90.9 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KXFM (99.1 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KIDI-FM (105.5 FM; GUADALUPE, CA; Owner: EMERALD WAVE MEDIA)
- KPAT (95.7 FM; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: AGM-BIRMINGHAM, LLC)
- KRQK (100.3 FM; LOMPOC, CA; Owner: AGM-BIRMINGHAM, L.L.C.)
- KGDP-FM (90.7 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: PEOPLE OF ACTION)
- KBOX (104.1 FM; LOMPOC, CA; Owner: AGM-BIRMINGHAM, L.L.C.)
- KSYV (96.7 FM; SOLVANG, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWSZ (105.1 FM; LOMPOC, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KURQ (107.3 FM; GROVER BEACH, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRAZ (105.9 FM; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMGQ (97.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
- KSMY (106.7 FM; LOMPOC, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K216CO (91.1 FM; LOMPOC, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KRQZ (91.5 FM; LOMPOC, CA; Owner: TRINITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE)
- KSTT-FM (101.3 FM; LOS OSOS-BAYWOOD PAR, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Santa Maria Valley:
- KFUL-LP (Channel 44; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: KJLA, LLC)
- KSSY-LP (Channel 66; ARROYO GRANDE, CA; Owner: CHERIE ERWIN)
- KCOY-TV (Channel 12; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- K07TA (Channel 7; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: RAUL AND CONSUELO PALAZUELOS)
- K51GB (Channel 51; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CENTRAL COAST GOOD NEWS, INC.)
- KWSM-LP (Channel 40; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
Santa Maria Valley on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity (population 50,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Black residents (pop 50,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity (population 50,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (population 50,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other group homes (population 50,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Hispanic residents (pop 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children (population 50,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped"
- #51 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas (pop. 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Physicians and surgeons (population 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (population 50,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 50,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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