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Santa Monica Demographics Information

Population: 86,799 (+3.2% change)
Males: 40,517 (48.2%), Females: 43,567 (51.8%)

Elevation: 101 feet

County: Los Angeles

Land area: 8.3 square miles

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $50,714
Median house value: $625,900

Races in Santa Monica:

White Non-Hispanic (71.9%)
Hispanic (13.4%)
Other race (6.0%)
Two or more races (4.1%)
Black (3.8%)
Chinese (2.3%)
Japanese (1.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Korean (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
Filipino (0.6%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.4%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.8%), Russian (6.9%), Italian (6.6%), Polish (4.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Santa Monica

High school or higher: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Monica city

Never married: 40.8%
Now married: 38.2%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 13.5%

24.8% Foreign born (8.4% Europe, 7.9% Asia, 6.2% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Los Angeles, CA (8.5 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Marina del Rey, CA (3.5 miles), Culver City, CA (5.6 miles), Beverly Hills, CA (6.6 miles), Ladera Heights, CA (7.7 miles), Los Angeles, CA (8.5 miles), El Segundo, CA (8.7 miles), West Hollywood, CA (8.8 miles), View Park-Windsor Hills, CA (9.4 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 26 buildings, average cost: $255,000
1997: 28 buildings, average cost: $428,200
1998: 50 buildings, average cost: $441,700
1999: 42 buildings, average cost: $408,200
2000: 52 buildings, average cost: $384,500
2001: 43 buildings, average cost: $438,000
2002: 46 buildings, average cost: $427,000
2003: 50 buildings, average cost: $519,000

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (18.6%), Information (14.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.0%).

Crime in Santa Monica (2002):

8 murders (9.2 per 100,000)
35 rapes (40.2 per 100,000)
299 robberies (343.0 per 100,000)
317 assaults (363.6 per 100,000)
739 burglaries (847.7 per 100,000)
2,811 larceny counts (3224.6 per 100,000)
492 auto thefts (564.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 450.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Santa Monica (2001):

2 murders (2.3 per 100,000)
23 rapes (26.9 per 100,000)
313 robberies (365.5 per 100,000)
316 assaults (369.0 per 100,000)
720 burglaries (840.7 per 100,000)
3,016 larceny counts (3521.4 per 100,000)
515 auto thefts (601.3 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 452.6 (higher means more crime)