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Population (year 2000): 77,423. Estimated
population in July 2005: 84,346 (+8.9% change)
Males: 39,312 (50.8%), Females: 38,111 (49.2%)
Zip codes:
93454,
93455,
93458.
Median resident age: 29.2 years
Median household income: $36,541 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,600 (year 2000)
Races in Santa Maria:
- Hispanic (59.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.0%)
- Other race (28.0%)
- Two or more races (5.4%)
- Filipino (3.4%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Black (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (6.4%), Irish (5.4%), English
(4.9%), Italian (2.7%), United States (2.5%), French (1.6%).
Land area: 19.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Santa Maria
- High school or higher: 61.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Santa Maria city
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
31.8% Foreign born (27.4% Latin America, 3.2%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +15,376
(+24.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Santa Maria:
- MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER (1400 E CHURCH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Santa Maria:
- ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
ARROYO GRANDE, CA)
- LOMPOC HEALTHCARE DISTRICT (about 22 miles; LOMPOC,
CA)
- FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; SAN
LUIS OBISPO, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Santa Maria:
- SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD (about 5
miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; ID: SMX)
- SAN LUIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CA; ID: SBP)
- PASO ROBLES MUNI (about 51 miles; PASO ROBLES, CA;
ID: PRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Maria:
- OCEANO COUNTY (about 17 miles; OCEANO, CA; ID: L52)
- VANDENBERG AFB (about 19 miles; LOMPOC, CA; ID: VBG)
- LOMPOC (about 21 miles; LOMPOC, CA; ID: LPC)
Amtrak stations:
- SANTA MARIA (CYPRESS ST. & NICHOLSON AVE.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
- GUADALUPE/SANTA MARIA (330 GUADELUPE ST.)
Colleges/Universities in Santa Maria:
- ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
6,037; Location: 800 S COLLEGE DR; Public; Website:
www.hancock.cc.ca.us)
- CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-SANTA MARIA
(FT enrollment: 140; Location: 509 W MORRISON; Private,
not-for-profit)
- SANTA BARBARA BUSINESS COLLEGE-SANTA MARIA BRANCH
(FT enrollment: 132; Location: 303 E PLAZA DR STE 1;
Private, for-profit; Website: sbbcollege.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Santa Maria:
- CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO
(about 28 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Full-time
enrollment: 15,985)
- CUESTA COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA;
FT enrollment: 6,121)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 55
miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,420)
- SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; SANTA
BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 8,137)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Taft, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
- WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
COALINGA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 89
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
Public high schools in Santa Maria:
- SANTA MARIA HIGH (Students: 3,803; Location:
901 S. BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIGHETTI (ERNEST) HIGH (Students: 2,583;
Location: 941 E. FOSTER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DELTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 289; Location:
251 E. CLARK; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Santa Maria:
- ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 636;
Location: 4120 BRADLEY ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 493;
Location: 2970 SANTA MARIA WAY; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Santa Maria:
- ADAM (WILLIAM LAIRD) ELEMENTARY (Students:
988; Location: 500 W. WINDSOR; Grades: KG - 06)
- EL CAMINO ELEMENTARY (Students: 974;
Location: 219 W. EL CAMINO; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FESLER (ISAAC) ELEMENTARY (Students: 941;
Location: 1100 E. FESLER ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ONTIVEROS (JUAN PACIFICO) ELEMENTARY
(Students: 910; Location: 930 WEST RANCHO VERDE; Grades:
KG - 06)
- BRUCE (ROBERT) ELEMENTARY (Students: 908;
Location: 601 W. ALVIN AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- RICE (WILLIAM) ELEMENTARY (Students: 880;
Location: 700 E. VICKIE; Grades: KG - 06)
- TUNNELL (MARTIN LUTHER) ELEMENTARY (Students:
830; Location: 1248 E. DENA WAY; Grades: KG - 08)
- OAKLEY (CALVIN C.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 815;
Location: 1120 W. HARDING ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- MILLER (ISAAC) ELEMENTARY (Students: 809;
Location: 410 E. CAMINO COLEGIO; Grades: KG - 06)
- BATTLES (GEORGE WASHINGTON) ELEMENTARY
(Students: 808; Location: 605 E. BATTLES ROAD; Grades:
KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Santa Maria:
- PACIFIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 3435 SANTA MARIA WAY; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MARY OF ASSUMPTION SCHOOL (Students: 246;
Location: PO BOX 1965; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL (Students: 110;
Location: 709 N. CURRYER ST.; Grades: KG - 6)
- CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI TH (Students: 52;
Location: 4008 CEDAR HURST DR PO BX 1010; Grades: PK -
8)
- CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN JR HIGH (Students: 45;
Location: 1550 SOUTH COLLEGE DRIVE; Grades: 7 - 8)
Library in Santa Maria:
- SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,632,027; Location: 420 S. BROADWAY; 197,239 books;
16,129 audio materials; 11,419 video materials; 420
serial subscriptions)
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