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Santa Monica, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $2,000,001 (it was $479,200 in 2000)
Santa Monica:

$2,000,001
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,207,300 - $2,000,001

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $3,625,952
Here:

$3,625,952
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,586,556
Here:

$1,586,556
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,158,987
Here:

$1,158,987
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,010,731
Here:

$2,010,731
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,626,807
Here:

$1,626,807
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $321,025
Here:

$321,025
State:

$184,506

Total population: 92,987 (Urban population: 84,084, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 47,914 (43,189 occupied: 13,744 owner occupied, 29,445 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

68%
State:

44%

Housing density: 5,800 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,485,566.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,221, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,472


Median gross rent in Santa Monica, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Santa Monica with a mortgage: 7,530 (1,153 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 682 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $250,001

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $151,913

Median monthly housing costs: $2,278

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Santa Monica, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1968

Household type by relationship:

Households: 89,951
  • Male householders: 18,141 (6,468 living alone), Female householders: 25,048 (11,504 living alone)
  • 14,780 spouses (13,926 opposite-sex spouses), 3,893 unmarried partners, (3,835 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,266 children (17,241 natural, 801 adopted, 224 stepchildren), 1,210 grandchildren, 483 brothers or sisters, 807 parents, 89 foster children, 1,520 other relatives, 3,620 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,094

Size of family households: 10,007 2-persons, 5,038 3-persons, 4,466 4-persons, 686 5-persons, 144 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,972 1-person, 4,335 2-persons, 541 3-persons.

8,759 married couples with children.
3,219 single-parent households (894 men, 2,325 women).

74.0% of residents of Santa Monica speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 21,268 (23.6%)
(69.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Santa Monica, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Santa Monica, California
  • 242no bedroom
  • 6231 bedroom
  • 5,0922 bedrooms
  • 4,4473 bedrooms
  • 2,2364 bedrooms
  • 1,1045+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Santa Monica, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Santa Monica, California
  • 3,110no bedroom
  • 11,2991 bedroom
  • 10,9192 bedrooms
  • 3,8953 bedrooms
  • 1714 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Monica in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Monica in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 278no vehicle
  • 4,9801 vehicle
  • 7,0342 vehicles
  • 1,0553 vehicles
  • 3974 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Monica in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Monica in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,123no vehicle
  • 15,6721 vehicle
  • 8,7462 vehicles
  • 8343 vehicles
  • 704 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Santa Monica, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Santa Monica, California
  • 1751 room
  • 2892 rooms
  • 1,3913 rooms
  • 2,3984 rooms
  • 2,9655 rooms
  • 2,1256 rooms
  • 1,6667 rooms
  • 6998 rooms
  • 2,0369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Santa Monica, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Santa Monica, California
  • 2,8471 room
  • 4,4172 rooms
  • 6,7803 rooms
  • 10,0644 rooms
  • 3,2565 rooms
  • 1,5256 rooms
  • 3337 rooms
  • 1288 rooms
  • 959+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Santa Monica, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Santa Monica, CA in 2022
  • 3,133Less than $10,000
  • 2,770$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,268$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,864$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,563$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,132$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,191$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,120$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,168$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,881$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,856$150,000 to $199,999
  • 11,243$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Santa Monica, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Santa Monica, CA in 2022
  • 268Less than $10,000
  • 18$10,000 to $14,999
  • 13$25,000 to $29,999
  • 29$35,000 to $39,999
  • 38$80,000 to $89,999
  • 71$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3$175,000 to $199,999
  • 83$200,000 to $249,999
  • 20$250,000 to $299,999
  • 45$300,000 to $399,999
  • 113$400,000 to $499,999
  • 580$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,357$750,000 to $999,999
  • 3,748$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 2,490$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6,581$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Santa Monica, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Santa Monica, CA in 2022
  • 676$200 to $249
  • 208$250 to $299
  • 242$300 to $349
  • 69$350 to $399
  • 169$400 to $449
  • 370$500 to $549
  • 80$550 to $599
  • 205$600 to $649
  • 45$650 to $699
  • 446$700 to $749
  • 562$750 to $799
  • 1,278$800 to $899
  • 405$900 to $999
  • 2,856$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,073$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,297$1,500 to $1,999
  • 4,716$2,000 to $2,499
  • 2,845$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,567$3,000 to $3,499
  • 6,006$3,500 or more
  • 330No cash rent
Work and jobs in Santa Monica: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.4%
Number of people working at home: 17,732 (35.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 540
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,359
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,799
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,884
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,487
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,468
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,800
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,460
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,422
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,756
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,632
  • 90 or more minutes: 60
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Santa Monica

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 59,479 (61.8%)
  • Carpooled: 7,476 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 4,236 (4.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 453 (0.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 256 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 113 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,786 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 641 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 3,447 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 18,324 (19.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 20.4%Males
  • 8.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 1.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 1.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Santa Monica, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Santa Monica, California
  • 5,3092010 or later
  • 2,9512000 to 2009
  • 3,8491990 to 1999
  • 5,3961980 to 1989
  • 4,6701970 to 1979
  • 4,713Before 1970
Ancestries in Santa Monica, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 3,595 (7.9%)
  • English: 2,541 (5.6%)
  • Iranian: 2,228 (4.9%)
  • Irish: 1,982 (4.4%)
  • Italian: 1,981 (4.4%)
  • German: 1,748 (3.9%)
  • American: 1,629 (3.6%)
  • Russian: 1,141 (2.5%)
  • Eastern European: 986 (2.2%)
  • Polish: 689 (1.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 528 (1.2%)
  • Armenian: 499 (1.1%)
  • French: 439 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 359 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 330 (0.7%)
  • Israeli: 314 (0.7%)
  • African: 306 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 298 (0.7%)
  • Egyptian: 278 (0.6%)
  • British: 248 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 237 (0.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 218 (0.5%)
  • Lebanese: 212 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 201 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 184 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 182 (0.4%)
  • Turkish: 181 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 170 (0.4%)
  • Jamaican: 150 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 143 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 141 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 134 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 134 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 127 (0.3%)
  • Belizean: 115 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 113 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 110 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 100 (0.2%)
  • Australian: 96 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 91 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 88 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 74 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 63 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 51 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 48 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 47 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 35 (0.08%)
  • Welsh: 34 (0.07%)
  • Albanian: 33 (0.07%)
  • Guyanese: 31 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 28 (0.06%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 20 (0.04%)
  • New Zealander: 18 (0.04%)
  • Haitian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 12 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 8 (0.02%)
  • Soviet Union: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Santa Monica:

13.5% (2,727)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Iran
Santa Monica:

8.6% (1,726)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Santa Monica:

5.5% (1,108)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Korea
Santa Monica:

3.9% (793)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Santa Monica:

3.7% (752)
California:

0.6% (60,582)

Russia
Santa Monica:

3.4% (690)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Canada
Santa Monica:

3.4% (690)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Japan
Santa Monica:

3.3% (664)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

England
Santa Monica:

3.1% (629)
California:

0.6% (57,953)

Australia
Santa Monica:

2.5% (500)
California:

0.2% (23,338)

India
Santa Monica:

2.5% (500)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Philippines
Santa Monica:

2.1% (426)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Ethiopia
Santa Monica:

2.0% (402)
California:

0.2% (24,635)

Germany
Santa Monica:

2.0% (401)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Ukraine
Santa Monica:

1.9% (389)
California:

0.6% (60,761)

South Africa
Santa Monica:

1.8% (365)
California:

0.2% (20,614)

El Salvador
Santa Monica:

1.7% (349)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

France
Santa Monica:

1.7% (348)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

Egypt
Santa Monica:

1.6% (318)
California:

0.4% (42,718)

Guatemala
Santa Monica:

1.5% (310)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

Taiwan
Santa Monica:

1.5% (308)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Argentina
Santa Monica:

1.5% (307)
California:

0.3% (33,960)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37,240
  • Other state: 29,782
  • Northeast: 13,254
  • Midwest: 8,339
  • South: 5,333
  • West: 2,856

87.5% of Santa Monica residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.4% lived in California.


Santa Monica:

87.5%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 400
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 191
  • 5th and 6th grade: 118
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 254
  • 10th grade: 117
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 656
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,796
  • Less than 1 year of college: 924
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,353
  • Associate degree: 1,890
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,530
  • Master's degree: 5,215
  • Professional school degree: 2,862
  • Doctorate degree: 1,831
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 394
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 293
  • 5th and 6th grade: 145
  • 7th and 8th grade: 84
  • 9th grade: 216
  • 10th grade: 71
  • 11th grade: 135
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 495
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,634
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,416
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,637
  • Associate degree: 1,883
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,050
  • Master's degree: 7,002
  • Professional school degree: 3,043
  • Doctorate degree: 933
Educational Attainment for Females
Santa Monica marital status for males
Santa Monica marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,966
  • One, attached: 1,025
  • Two: 346
  • 3 or 4: 4,599
  • 5 to 9: 8,849
  • 10 to 19: 8,098
  • 20 to 49: 6,278
  • 50 or more: 6,610
  • Mobile homes: 143
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Santa Monica
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Santa Monica, CA
  • 65.5%Utility gas
  • 32.3%Electricity
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Santa Monica, CA
  • 56.9%Utility gas
  • 35.9%Electricity
  • 4.8%No fuel used
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,200
Here:

19.3%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 721
Here:

33.1%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 457
Here:

11.1%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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