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Fire-damaged trails reopen after restoration

By DAILY SOUND STAFF Nov. 6, 2009 A handful of trails in Santa Barbara's frontcountry that sustained major damage during the Jesusita fire are...

Motorcade For Fallen CHP Officer To Travel Through Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA-- Funeral services are being held Wednesday for a local CHP Officer killed in a motorcycle crash last week. 30-year-old Jarrod Martinez of...

Santa Barbara braces for last big night of Halloween weekend

For more than 30 years, college students from across California have been descending on Santa Barbara County's Isla Vista to party for the Halloween...

Gauchos seeking recognition for 49er sweep

Maybe, just maybe, the UCSB women's volleyball team will wake up on Monday morning and finally find themselves ranked in the AVCA Top-25. ......

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Santa Barbara, CA Demographics

Santa Barbara, California Population (2007) :86204
Population (2000 census)92325
2006 Data:
Santa Barbara, CA average commute time9.67 minutes
Bicycle commuters4.93%
Walking commuters:5.22%
Residents that work at home:9.47%
Santa Barbara, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)81305
Male:49.31%
Female:50.69%
White alone84.69%
Black or African American alone0.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone1.55%
Asian alone2.94%
Some other race alone8.37%
Two or more races:1.71%
Hispanic or Latino31.35%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States76.94%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.74%
U.S. citizen by naturalization8.15%
Not a U.S. citizen13.76%
Children under the age of 54.43%
2000 Data:
Median household income in 199947498
Per capita income in 199926466
Median year structure built1961
Median gross rent936
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199930.8
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses469300
Median real estate taxes2402
Racial breakdown
White alone58.40
White alone58.40
Hispanic or Latino:35.02
Hispanic or Latino:35.02
Asian alone2.41
Asian alone2.41
Two or more races1.79
Two or more races1.79
Black or African American alone1.60
Black or African American alone1.60
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.52
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.52
Some other race alone0.16
Some other race alone0.16
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.05
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.05