Santa Barbara County Information
Santa Barbara in
California occupies
3,789 square miles and has a 2006 population of
400,335, a change from a 2000 population of
399,347 and
369,608 in 1990.
17.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13% percent is 25-35, and
13.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,804 acts of violent crime reported in
Santa Barbara in 2004, a change from
1,312 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
8,697 people:
4.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.3%.
Read more about
Santa Barbara, California in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Santa Barbara | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 3,789 sq. miles | Ranked 139 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 400,335 | Ranked 162 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 400,908 | |
| Population 2000 | 399,347 | Ranked 149 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 369,608 | Ranked 139 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.1% | |
| African American | 2.3% | |
| Asian American | 4.6% | |
| Native American | 1.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .3% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 17.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,804 | 1,312 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 7 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 128 | |
| Robberies | 321 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,348 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 9,981 | 8,883 |
| Burglaries | 2,350 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 6,553 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,078 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 214,160 | 202,453 |
| Unemployed Population | 8,697 | 8,792 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 4.3% |
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