Santa Barbara County

administration
Santa Barbara County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Santa Barbara (California)
Foundation :	1850
Demographics
Residents :	423,895 (2010)
Population density :	59.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	9814 km²
Water surface :	2725 km²
map

Website : www.countyofsb.org

Santa Barbara County is a county on the Pacific Ocean in the US state of California . The county seat is Santa Barbara .

history

There are 8 National Historic Landmarks in Santa Barbara County . A total of 41 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

geography

Santa Barbara County is bordered by Ventura County and San Luis Obispo Counties . In the west is the coast on the Pacific .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	1185	-
1860	3543	199%
1870	7784	119.7%
1880	9513	22.2%
1890	15,754	65.6%
1900	18,934	20.2%
1910	27,738	46.5%
1920	41.097	48.2%
1930	65,167	58.6%
1940	70,555	8.3%
1950	98,220	39.2%
1960	168,962	72%
1970	264,324	56.4%
1980	298,694	13%
1990	369,608	23.7%
2000	399,347	8th %
2010	423,895	6.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Santa Barbara County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The San Rafael Mountains

The Sierra Madre Mountains

Coastline in Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County's population was 399,347 as of the 2000 census . There were 136,622 households and 89,487 families. The population density was 56 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.72% White, 2.30% African American, 1.20% Native American, 4.09% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, and 15.20% other races Groups; 4.31% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 34.22% of the population.

Of the 136,622 households, 32.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 51.40% were married couples living together, 10.00% were single mothers. 34.50% were not families. 24.30% are single households and 9.40% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.33 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.90% residents under 18 years of age, 13.30% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 46,677 , and the median income for a family is $ 54,042. Males had a median income of $ 37,997 versus $ 29,593 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,059. 14.30% percent of the population and 8.50% of families are below the poverty line. 16.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 6.20% were 65 years of age or older.