Santa Clarita is a city of 230,221 people in California. The typical home is worth $784,700, having more than tripled since 2000. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 79,133 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. Renters pay $2,544 a month at the median. Households take in $123,062 a year at the median, 50% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $123,062, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Santa Clarita
What changed most since 1990
White share80.8% → 41.2%(−39.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population110,642 → 230,221(+108%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share13.2% → 36.3%(+23.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Santa Clarita's population equals 2.3% of Los Angeles County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.9%(1,682)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(1,237)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(2,299)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(235)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(140)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,032 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Santa Clarita, decade by decade
Santa Clarita population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
110,642
$127,132
$555,616
25.9%
41.1
2000
151,088
$121,535
$395,117
29.1%
59.3
2010
176,320
$118,886
$669,942
32.2%
73.7
2020
228,673
$122,334
$684,196
37.4%
83.2
2024
230,221
$123,062
$784,700
39.8%
84.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
