CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Santa Paula

California · 25,062 residents · 5.53 sq mi

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Santa Paula is home to 25,062 people in California. Median home value sits at $200,300. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median rent is $617 a month. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 58%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,062

−12%vs 2000

vs 28,598 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

+1%vs 2000

vs 29.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(2,256)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(2,169)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,955)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,915)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(2,072)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(4,500)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(3,268)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,101)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(1,779)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(1,653)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(973)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(421)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,605

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,651 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,650

−26%vs 2000

vs $15,736 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$200,300

+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $166,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$617

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $689 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.6%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.7% in 2000

41.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic26.4%(7,551)

Black0.2%(69)

Hispanic / Latino71.2%(20,360)

Asian0.6%(180)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.3%(14,874)

Black0.2%(42)

Hispanic / Latino58.7%(14,701)

Asian1.4%(345)

Other39.1%(9,801)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican79.2%(24,849)

Central American0.7%(210)

Spaniard0.5%(142)

Guatemalan0.3%(105)

Puerto Rican0.2%(71)

Salvadoran0.2%(68)

South American0.2%(64)

Argentine0.2%(48)

Honduran0.1%(37)

Cuban0.1%(26)

Colombian0%(11)

Chilean0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(180)

Japanese0.2%(55)

Chinese0.2%(54)

Korean0.1%(41)

Asian Indian0.1%(23)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(57)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

Irish2.6%(811)

English2.5%(777)

German2.3%(733)

American1.8%(578)

Italian1.4%(427)

Scottish0.9%(287)

Subsaharan African0.6%(203)

Nigerian0.6%(201)

Portuguese0.6%(181)

French0.5%(165)

Swedish0.5%(155)

Polish0.5%(151)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(128)

Dutch0.4%(112)

Norwegian0.3%(94)

Hungarian0.3%(82)

Swiss0.2%(75)

French Canadian0.2%(67)

Russian0.1%(46)

Czech0.1%(31)

Finnish0.1%(30)

Welsh0.1%(27)

West Indian0.1%(25)

Haitian0.1%(25)

Danish0.1%(23)

British0.1%(18)

Greek0%(13)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Slovak0%(10)

Croatian0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.2%(4,920)

Married51.1%(6,254)

Widowed2.6%(313)

Divorced6.1%(752)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(4,277)

Married46.5%(5,837)

Widowed8.5%(1,065)

Divorced10.9%(1,370)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23.2%(126)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.5%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(213)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.2%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 543 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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