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Santa Barbara Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 399,347
Land Area (2000): 7,088.827 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,724.846 square kilometers

Santa Barbara Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	395,208	2002	155,169	2005	140,534
2000	153,742	2003	135,943	2006	142,770
2001	406,769	2004	138,510	2007	397,342

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	760,062	94.93%
Rural, Farm	5,829	0.73%
Rural, Non-farm	34,746	4.34%

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Santa Barbara Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	192,637	183,188	9,449	4.91%	49
1991	194,695	183,077	11,618	5.97%	60
1992	193,078	178,639	14,438	7.48%	75
1993	193,031	178,008	15,023	7.78%	78
1994	195,363	181,221	14,142	7.24%	72
1995	191,715	178,868	12,847	6.70%	67
1996	190,611	179,486	11,125	5.84%	58
1997	194,095	184,230	9,866	5.08%	51
1998	194,772	186,133	8,638	4.44%	44
1999	197,706	189,968	7,738	3.91%	39
2000	202,387	193,564	8,823	4.36%	44
2001	203,039	194,092	8,947	4.41%	44
2002	206,229	195,547	10,682	5.18%	52
2003	209,390	198,796	10,595	5.06%	51
2004	212,729	202,636	10,093	4.74%	47
2005	215,503	206,080	9,423	4.37%	44
2006	214,312	205,618	8,694	4.06%	41
2007	217,458	207,916	9,543	4.39%	44
2008	220,003	208,585	11,418	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	190,296	181,114	9,182	4.83%	48
Feb 1990	191,366	181,707	9,659	5.05%	50
Mar 1990	191,868	182,098	9,770	5.09%	51
Apr 1990	195,658	186,629	9,029	4.61%	46
May 1990	196,162	188,149	8,013	4.08%	41
Jun 1990	195,769	187,405	8,364	4.27%	43
Jul 1990	196,078	186,772	9,306	4.75%	47
Aug 1990	195,198	186,227	8,971	4.60%	46
Sep 1990	189,067	179,385	9,682	5.12%	51
Oct 1990	191,378	182,167	9,211	4.81%	48
Nov 1990	190,834	179,869	10,965	5.75%	57
Dec 1990	187,965	176,728	11,237	5.98%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	193,304	180,530	12,774	6.61%	66
Feb 1991	193,644	180,760	12,884	6.65%	67
Mar 1991	194,735	181,796	12,939	6.64%	66
Apr 1991	196,310	185,427	10,883	5.54%	55
May 1991	194,958	185,064	9,894	5.07%	51
Jun 1991	196,654	185,591	11,063	5.63%	56
Jul 1991	195,561	184,563	10,998	5.62%	56
Aug 1991	194,831	184,654	10,177	5.22%	52
Sep 1991	191,652	180,340	11,312	5.90%	59
Oct 1991	195,977	184,698	11,279	5.76%	58
Nov 1991	195,796	183,519	12,277	6.27%	63
Dec 1991	192,922	179,981	12,941	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	192,592	177,606	14,986	7.78%	78
Feb 1992	193,580	177,408	16,172	8.35%	84
Mar 1992	193,306	178,099	15,207	7.87%	79
Apr 1992	194,682	182,065	12,617	6.48%	65
May 1992	194,486	182,005	12,481	6.42%	64
Jun 1992	196,775	183,230	13,545	6.88%	69
Jul 1992	194,817	180,695	14,122	7.25%	72
Aug 1992	193,109	178,566	14,543	7.53%	75
Sep 1992	188,998	174,725	14,273	7.55%	76
Oct 1992	191,884	177,462	14,422	7.52%	75
Nov 1992	191,756	176,394	15,362	8.01%	80
Dec 1992	190,946	175,415	15,531	8.13%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	192,065	174,313	17,752	9.24%	92
Feb 1993	192,010	175,197	16,813	8.76%	88
Mar 1993	192,577	176,602	15,975	8.30%	83
Apr 1993	192,249	178,375	13,874	7.22%	72
May 1993	194,005	180,340	13,665	7.04%	70
Jun 1993	195,165	180,724	14,441	7.40%	74
Jul 1993	193,982	179,099	14,883	7.67%	77
Aug 1993	192,304	178,033	14,271	7.42%	74
Sep 1993	190,448	176,288	14,160	7.44%	74
Oct 1993	195,123	180,442	14,681	7.52%	75
Nov 1993	193,977	179,110	14,867	7.66%	77
Dec 1993	192,471	177,578	14,893	7.74%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	195,061	177,564	17,497	8.97%	90
Feb 1994	195,064	178,000	17,064	8.75%	87
Mar 1994	196,144	179,793	16,351	8.34%	83
Apr 1994	196,449	182,765	13,684	6.97%	70
May 1994	196,183	183,926	12,257	6.25%	62
Jun 1994	195,053	182,318	12,735	6.53%	65
Jul 1994	195,323	181,609	13,714	7.02%	70
Aug 1994	195,584	182,478	13,106	6.70%	67
Sep 1994	191,777	178,595	13,182	6.87%	69
Oct 1994	196,067	183,380	12,687	6.47%	65
Nov 1994	196,517	182,899	13,618	6.93%	69
Dec 1994	195,128	181,325	13,803	7.07%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	193,155	176,994	16,161	8.37%	84
Feb 1995	191,423	176,806	14,617	7.64%	76
Mar 1995	192,505	178,452	14,053	7.30%	73
Apr 1995	194,762	181,974	12,788	6.57%	66
May 1995	194,107	182,305	11,802	6.08%	61
Jun 1995	192,545	180,636	11,909	6.19%	62
Jul 1995	192,949	180,597	12,352	6.40%	64
Aug 1995	190,460	178,350	12,110	6.36%	64
Sep 1995	187,507	175,847	11,660	6.22%	62
Oct 1995	190,722	179,067	11,655	6.11%	61
Nov 1995	191,747	178,921	12,826	6.69%	67
Dec 1995	188,703	176,472	12,231	6.48%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	188,139	173,806	14,333	7.62%	76
Feb 1996	188,788	175,674	13,114	6.95%	69
Mar 1996	190,727	177,975	12,752	6.69%	67
Apr 1996	190,367	179,810	10,557	5.55%	55
May 1996	190,126	180,679	9,447	4.97%	50
Jun 1996	189,183	179,608	9,575	5.06%	51
Jul 1996	190,622	180,370	10,252	5.38%	54
Aug 1996	189,477	179,522	9,955	5.25%	53
Sep 1996	188,562	178,288	10,274	5.45%	54
Oct 1996	193,320	183,010	10,310	5.33%	53
Nov 1996	194,662	182,879	11,783	6.05%	61
Dec 1996	193,362	182,210	11,152	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	192,187	178,802	13,385	6.96%	70
Feb 1997	192,349	179,991	12,358	6.42%	64
Mar 1997	194,885	182,936	11,949	6.13%	61
Apr 1997	194,632	185,166	9,466	4.86%	49
May 1997	195,157	187,267	7,890	4.04%	40
Jun 1997	193,931	185,617	8,314	4.29%	43
Jul 1997	192,891	183,965	8,926	4.63%	46
Aug 1997	193,541	184,972	8,569	4.43%	44
Sep 1997	191,186	182,609	8,577	4.49%	45
Oct 1997	195,938	186,892	9,046	4.62%	46
Nov 1997	196,861	187,036	9,825	4.99%	50
Dec 1997	195,584	185,501	10,083	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	191,848	180,740	11,108	5.79%	58
Feb 1998	191,941	181,529	10,412	5.42%	54
Mar 1998	194,591	183,704	10,887	5.59%	56
Apr 1998	194,690	186,601	8,089	4.15%	42
May 1998	195,275	188,296	6,979	3.57%	36
Jun 1998	195,840	188,370	7,470	3.81%	38
Jul 1998	194,759	187,350	7,409	3.80%	38
Aug 1998	195,152	187,363	7,789	3.99%	40
Sep 1998	193,742	185,626	8,116	4.19%	42
Oct 1998	196,480	188,809	7,671	3.90%	39
Nov 1998	196,886	188,406	8,480	4.31%	43
Dec 1998	196,056	186,805	9,251	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	194,972	184,595	10,377	5.32%	53
Feb 1999	195,704	185,839	9,865	5.04%	50
Mar 1999	195,775	186,391	9,384	4.79%	48
Apr 1999	197,541	189,795	7,746	3.92%	39
May 1999	198,520	192,198	6,322	3.18%	32
Jun 1999	200,232	193,351	6,881	3.44%	34
Jul 1999	198,287	191,512	6,775	3.42%	34
Aug 1999	197,584	190,889	6,695	3.39%	34
Sep 1999	195,837	188,780	7,057	3.60%	36
Oct 1999	198,604	191,940	6,664	3.36%	34
Nov 1999	199,399	192,229	7,170	3.60%	36
Dec 1999	200,018	192,095	7,923	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	199,149	189,034	10,115	5.08%	51
Feb 2000	200,895	190,869	10,026	4.99%	50
Mar 2000	202,511	192,345	10,166	5.02%	50
Apr 2000	204,441	196,264	8,177	4.00%	40
May 2000	204,044	196,117	7,927	3.88%	39
Jun 2000	205,594	197,043	8,551	4.16%	42
Jul 2000	204,098	195,113	8,985	4.40%	44
Aug 2000	201,851	193,140	8,711	4.32%	43
Sep 2000	199,857	192,108	7,749	3.88%	39
Oct 2000	201,916	194,055	7,861	3.89%	39
Nov 2000	202,812	193,829	8,983	4.43%	44
Dec 2000	201,474	192,850	8,624	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	199,739	189,897	9,842	4.93%	49
Feb 2001	200,711	191,180	9,531	4.75%	47
Mar 2001	201,733	191,644	10,089	5.00%	50
Apr 2001	204,246	195,995	8,251	4.04%	40
May 2001	204,411	197,310	7,101	3.47%	35
Jun 2001	206,014	197,965	8,049	3.91%	39
Jul 2001	204,514	196,235	8,279	4.05%	40
Aug 2001	202,308	193,723	8,585	4.24%	42
Sep 2001	201,356	193,074	8,282	4.11%	41
Oct 2001	204,319	195,440	8,879	4.35%	43
Nov 2001	203,963	193,896	10,067	4.94%	49
Dec 2001	203,152	192,741	10,411	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	201,440	190,036	11,404	5.66%	57
Feb 2002	204,100	192,958	11,142	5.46%	55
Mar 2002	205,156	193,637	11,519	5.61%	56
Apr 2002	207,355	197,157	10,198	4.92%	49
May 2002	208,581	199,567	9,014	4.32%	43
Jun 2002	208,956	198,749	10,207	4.88%	49
Jul 2002	209,002	198,595	10,407	4.98%	50
Aug 2002	207,159	196,607	10,552	5.09%	51
Sep 2002	205,727	195,591	10,136	4.93%	49
Oct 2002	206,388	196,033	10,355	5.02%	50
Nov 2002	206,280	194,657	11,623	5.63%	56
Dec 2002	204,603	192,976	11,627	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	203,741	191,851	11,890	5.84%	58
Feb 2003	206,305	194,680	11,625	5.63%	56
Mar 2003	207,647	196,203	11,444	5.51%	55
Apr 2003	211,365	201,633	9,732	4.60%	46
May 2003	211,567	202,218	9,349	4.42%	44
Jun 2003	212,040	201,441	10,599	5.00%	50
Jul 2003	210,233	199,763	10,470	4.98%	50
Aug 2003	210,027	199,766	10,261	4.89%	49
Sep 2003	207,674	197,982	9,692	4.67%	47
Oct 2003	211,054	200,628	10,426	4.94%	49
Nov 2003	211,922	200,903	11,019	5.20%	52
Dec 2003	209,109	198,478	10,631	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	208,953	197,474	11,479	5.49%	55
Feb 2004	209,758	198,626	11,132	5.31%	53
Mar 2004	211,486	199,938	11,548	5.46%	55
Apr 2004	213,221	203,836	9,385	4.40%	44
May 2004	213,323	204,338	8,985	4.21%	42
Jun 2004	215,643	205,636	10,007	4.64%	46
Jul 2004	215,066	204,972	10,094	4.69%	47
Aug 2004	215,424	206,084	9,340	4.34%	43
Sep 2004	211,854	202,733	9,121	4.31%	43
Oct 2004	214,298	204,703	9,595	4.48%	45
Nov 2004	213,863	203,706	10,157	4.75%	47
Dec 2004	209,859	199,584	10,275	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	208,368	197,078	11,290	5.42%	54
Feb 2005	210,703	199,641	11,062	5.25%	53
Mar 2005	213,174	202,951	10,223	4.80%	48
Apr 2005	218,282	209,731	8,551	3.92%	39
May 2005	219,898	211,678	8,220	3.74%	37
Jun 2005	220,681	211,599	9,082	4.12%	41
Jul 2005	219,660	210,358	9,302	4.23%	42
Aug 2005	217,446	208,702	8,744	4.02%	40
Sep 2005	214,461	205,562	8,899	4.15%	41
Oct 2005	215,952	207,051	8,901	4.12%	41
Nov 2005	215,332	205,716	9,616	4.47%	45
Dec 2005	212,082	202,896	9,186	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	209,118	199,386	9,732	4.65%	47
Feb 2006	211,824	202,096	9,728	4.59%	46
Mar 2006	213,227	203,908	9,319	4.37%	44
Apr 2006	216,094	207,554	8,540	3.95%	40
May 2006	218,376	210,669	7,707	3.53%	35
Jun 2006	218,356	209,708	8,648	3.96%	40
Jul 2006	215,663	206,788	8,875	4.12%	41
Aug 2006	215,194	206,839	8,355	3.88%	39
Sep 2006	212,295	204,230	8,065	3.80%	38
Oct 2006	213,818	205,991	7,827	3.66%	37
Nov 2006	215,293	206,656	8,637	4.01%	40
Dec 2006	212,481	203,590	8,891	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	211,650	201,339	10,311	4.87%	49
Feb 2007	213,734	203,582	10,152	4.75%	47
Mar 2007	216,258	206,728	9,530	4.41%	44
Apr 2007	218,865	210,218	8,647	3.95%	40
May 2007	220,017	211,888	8,129	3.69%	37
Jun 2007	221,042	211,846	9,196	4.16%	42
Jul 2007	219,645	209,955	9,690	4.41%	44
Aug 2007	218,178	208,906	9,272	4.25%	42
Sep 2007	216,224	206,988	9,236	4.27%	43
Oct 2007	218,653	209,267	9,386	4.29%	43
Nov 2007	219,449	209,460	9,989	4.55%	46
Dec 2007	215,784	204,812	10,972	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	214,919	203,294	11,625	5.41%	54
Feb 2008	216,014	204,894	11,120	5.15%	51
Mar 2008	217,447	205,958	11,489	5.28%	53
Apr 2008	220,454	210,345	10,109	4.59%	46
May 2008	223,073	212,751	10,322	4.63%	46
Jun 2008	224,592	213,040	11,552	5.14%	51
Jul 2008	223,240	211,100	12,140	5.44%	54
Aug 2008	220,765	208,581	12,184	5.52%	55
Sep 2008	219,524	207,305	12,219	5.57%	56
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Santa Barbara Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	19,240	9.76%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	16,422	8.33%
3.	Educational Services	15,814	8.02%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	14,430	7.32%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	13,738	6.97%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	10,032	5.09%
7.	Public Administration	9,006	4.57%
8.	Health Care	6,588	3.34%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	5,452	2.77%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,850	2.46%
11.	Finance and Insurance	4,614	2.34%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	4,500	2.28%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,348	2.21%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,108	2.08%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,814	1.94%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,710	1.88%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	2,936	1.49%
18.	Other Transportation	2,642	1.34%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,482	1.26%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,388	1.21%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	25,788	15.69%
2.	Health Care	20,056	12.20%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	14,326	8.72%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	9,918	6.04%
5.	Finance and Insurance	7,058	4.29%
6.	Social Assistance	6,908	4.20%
7.	Public Administration	6,288	3.83%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	5,956	3.62%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,074	3.09%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,730	2.27%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,716	2.26%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,560	2.17%
13.	Private Household Services	3,346	2.04%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	3,288	2.00%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,212	1.95%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,996	1.82%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,816	1.71%
18.	Construction	2,306	1.40%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,128	1.29%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	2,054	1.25%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	12,560	6.37%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	10,812	5.49%
3.	Other Management Occupations	10,200	5.18%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	8,276	4.20%
5.	Computer Specialists	6,368	3.23%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	5,968	3.03%
7.	Engineers	5,678	2.88%
8.	Other Production Occupations	5,558	2.82%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,390	2.73%
10.	Other Installation / Maintenance	5,380	2.73%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,826	2.45%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,380	2.22%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,252	2.16%
14.	Top Executives	3,996	2.03%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,942	2.00%
16.	Postsecondary Teachers	3,826	1.94%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	3,782	1.92%
18.	Other Construction Trades	3,616	1.83%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,498	1.77%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	3,042	1.54%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	10,068	6.13%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	8,488	5.17%
3.	Other Management Occupations	6,594	4.01%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	6,566	4.00%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	6,528	3.97%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,432	3.91%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,404	3.90%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6,384	3.88%
9.	Cashiers	5,298	3.22%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,922	3.00%
11.	Agricultural Workers	4,566	2.78%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,432	2.70%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	4,184	2.55%
14.	Registered Nurses	4,048	2.46%
15.	Child Care Workers	3,882	2.36%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	3,226	1.96%
17.	Postsecondary Teachers	3,188	1.94%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	3,112	1.89%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,936	1.79%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,774	1.69%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	306,307	49.13%
15-35 hours	94,016	15.08%
1-14 hours	24,920	4.00%
No regular hours	198,173	31.79%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	8,186	2.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,988	2.04%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	13,657	3.98%
6 AM-6:29 AM	28,872	8.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	34,113	9.95%
7 AM-7:29 AM	46,488	13.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	57,616	16.80%
8 AM-8:29 AM	41,637	12.14%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	20,614	6.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	24,275	7.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	11,264	3.28%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,684	1.66%
Noon-3:59 PM	23,308	6.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM	20,228	5.90%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	13,992	4.08%
5-9	60,787	17.73%
10-14	82,925	24.18%
15-19	67,757	19.76%
20-24	39,008	11.37%
25-29	9,736	2.84%
30-34	28,450	8.30%
35-39	4,309	1.26%
40-44	5,496	1.60%
45-59	13,556	3.95%
60-89	11,314	3.30%
At least 90	5,600	1.63%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,340	0.97%	270,865	78.99%
30-44	2,782	0.81%	35,473	10.34%
45-59	888	0.26%	12,668	3.69%
At least 60	1,762	0.51%	15,152	4.42%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	9,651	2.68%
Car / truck / van, carpool	56,683	15.75%
Car / truck / van, solo	249,513	69.35%
Motorcycle	1,038	0.29%
Other	2,923	0.81%
Public transportation	8,772	2.44%
Walked	14,350	3.99%
Worked at home	16,881	4.69%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Barbara Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 273,538 (765,404 people)
: 180,628 (602,468 people)
: 66,359
: 362,425
Santa Barbara Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	21,199	7.73%
$10,000-$14,999	15,411	5.62%
$15,000-$19,999	15,041	5.48%
$20,000-$24,999	16,017	5.84%
$25,000-$29,999	16,520	6.02%
$30,000-$34,999	17,484	6.37%
$35,000-$39,999	15,249	5.56%
$40,000-$44,999	15,003	5.47%
$45,000-$49,999	13,401	4.88%
$50,000-$59,999	24,704	9.01%
$60,000-$74,999	28,464	10.38%
$75,000-$99,999	31,785	11.59%
$100,000-$124,999	16,887	6.16%
$125,000-$149,999	9,119	3.32%
$150,000-$199,999	7,879	2.87%
$200,000 or more	10,173	3.71%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	33,210	24.31%
Family, 2 people	34,832	25.50%
Nonfamily, 2 people	9,134	6.69%
Family, 3 people	18,168	13.30%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,130	1.56%
Family, 4 people	17,520	12.82%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,588	1.16%
Family, 5 people	9,467	6.93%
Nonfamily, 5 people	479	0.35%
Family, 6 people	4,427	3.24%
Nonfamily, 6 people	294	0.22%
Family, 7 or more people	5,141	3.76%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	232	0.17%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	220,818	28.53%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	116,338	15.03%
Public Assistance	8,369	1.08%
Retirement	49,722	6.43%
Self Employment	48,934	6.32%
Social Security	73,419	9.49%
Supplemental Security	11,405	1.47%
Wage / Salary	206,990	26.75%
Other	37,869	4.89%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	72,857	50.75%
With children under 18	70,706	49.25%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	24,131	7.69%
Married	179,658	57.24%
Never Married	103,294	32.91%
Widowed	6,788	2.16%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	35,652	11.16%
Married	169,418	53.03%
Never Married	84,807	26.54%
Widowed	29,620	9.27%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Barbara Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Santa Barbara Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	63,211	10.49%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	62,957	10.45%
High school diploma or equivalent	114,171	18.94%
Some college, no degree	167,713	27.83%
Associate degree	42,095	6.98%
Bachelors degree	95,708	15.88%
Graduate or professional degree	56,806	9.43%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,362	1.59%	5,496	1.38%	11,858	2.97%
Kindergarten	11,074	2.77%	1,146	0.29%	12,220	3.06%
Grades 1-4	44,114	11.05%	3,871	0.97%	47,985	12.02%
Grades 5-8	42,392	10.62%	3,893	0.97%	46,285	11.59%
Grades 9-12	40,960	10.26%	2,818	0.71%	43,778	10.96%
Undergrad college	67,894	17.00%	13,904	3.48%	81,798	20.48%
Graduate or professional school	7,846	1.96%	3,056	0.77%	10,902	2.73%
Total	220,642	55.25%	34,184	8.56%	254,826	63.81%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Barbara Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Santa Barbara Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	610	579
2002	583	467
2003	498	477
2004	570	456

Santa Barbara Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Barbara Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Santa Barbara Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	660,560	85.68%
Below Poverty Level	110,407	14.32%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Barbara Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,095
Santa Barbara Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.705	0.288	0.013	0.602	3.608	4.418	16.940	1.189	22.548
2000	3.278	0.455	0.039	0.689	4.462	15.650	20.151	1.990	37.791
2001	2.451	0.275	0.030	0.681	3.437	4.133	16.415	1.377	21.924
2002	3.242	0.425	0.052	0.709	4.427	17.007	19.166	1.908	38.081
2003	3.303	0.581	0.066	0.883	4.833	20.656	19.001	2.163	41.819
2004	4.678	0.527	0.058	0.563	5.826	17.053	17.984	3.184	38.221
2005	5.835	0.470	0.043	0.562	6.909	17.725	16.224	2.320	36.269
2006	3.005	0.462	0.063	0.798	4.329	20.698	14.583	1.520	36.800
2007	2.940	0.390	0.025	0.783	4.137	5.066	15.085	2.235	22.386

Santa Barbara Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	10,337
2000	6,496
2001	10,316
2002	6,596

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Santa Barbara Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	55,426	13.88%
10-19 Years	60,081	15.04%
20-29 Years	64,718	16.21%
30-39 Years	58,337	14.61%
40-49 Years	56,073	14.04%
50-59 Years	39,790	9.96%
60-69 Years	27,025	6.77%
70-79 Years	23,595	5.91%
80-89 Years	11,900	2.98%
90+ Years	2,402	0.60%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	199,763	50.02%
Female	199,584	49.98%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	227,083	56.86%
Hispanic/Latino	136,668	34.22%
Asian	15,713	3.93%
African-American	8,385	2.10%
Multiracial	8,189	2.05%
Amerindian	2,135	0.53%
Pacific Islander	589	0.15%
Other Race	585	0.15%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	93,996	18.15%
2.	English	83,401	16.11%
3.	Irish	70,499	13.61%
4.	Italian	36,371	7.02%
5.	United States Or American	27,520	5.31%
6.	French Non-Basque	22,941	4.43%
7.	Scottish	17,509	3.38%
8.	Norwegian	14,520	2.80%
9.	Swedish	14,358	2.77%
10.	Polish	12,655	2.44%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	504,228	67.35%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	198,677	26.54%
3.	Tagalog	5,824	0.78%
4.	German	5,462	0.73%
5.	French	4,739	0.63%
6.	Chinese	4,142	0.55%
7.	Korean	2,445	0.33%
8.	Italian	2,249	0.30%
9.	Japanese	2,180	0.29%
10.	Scandinavian	2,084	0.28%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	630,681	78.77%
Naturalized immigrant	55,125	6.89%
Not a citizen	114,831	14.34%

Santa Barbara Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Barbara Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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