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County:

Santa Barbara County

State:

California

FIPS Code:

6083

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

35.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

629,284

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

818,567

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Los Padres NF

629,280

% Water:

27.7

Other

4

Mean Jan. Temp:

53

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

264,324

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

298,694

13.0%

6.5%

6.5%

1990:

369,608

23.7%

14.6%

9.1%

2000:

399,347

8.0%

-1.2%

9.3%

2005:

400,762

0.4%

-3.4%

3.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

227,083

56.9%

0-to-19:

115,507

28.9%

Black:

8,385

2.1%

20-to-39:

123,055

30.8%

Hispanic:

136,668

34.2%

40-to-59:

95,863

24.0%

American Indian:

2,135

0.5%

60-plus:

64,922

16.3%

Other:

25,076

6.3%

Median Age:

33.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

145.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

29.4%

Median Family Income:

$54,042

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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