Santa Maria, CA · standard
ZIP Code 93454
Santa Barbara County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 36,448
- 33/sq mi
- $81,522
- Median income
- $525,000
- Median home value
- 18.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Santa Maria pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- Top 36%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 12%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 33
- people per sq mi
- 52%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 93454 against every reporting US ZIP.
FHFA HPI release change
What changed in the latest House Price Index year
- FHFA House Price Index values in ZIP 93454 (Santa Maria, CA) rose +8.8% from 2023 to 2024. The all-transactions index moved from 316.6 in 2023 to 344.4 in 2024 (2000 = 100).
ZIP code 93454 is a densely settled ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, with 36,448 residents across 1104.5 square miles, a density of 33 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 93454 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $81,522 (20% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,471. The poverty rate is 16.5%, with unemployment at 6.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $525,000 (32% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $1,856; owner occupancy is 52.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.9, and the average commute is 23 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the California and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 93454.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 93454
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Santa Maria, CA
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 93454.
- Health care and social assistance
Health care and social assistance
239 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
225 establishments
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
153 establishments
- Other services (except public administration) 95
Other services (except public administration)
95 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services 91
Professional, scientific, and technical services
91 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 93454, Santa Maria, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
36,448
Population
1104.5
Area (sq mi)
33
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 93454?
30.9
Median Age
50.3%
Male
49.7%
Female
26.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$81,522
Median Household Income
-20% vs state ZIP avg
$29,471
Per Capita Income
16.5%
Poverty Rate
6.5%
Unemployment Rate
22.5 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 93454 ranks nationally
Santa Maria, CA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$81,522 Top 36% higher than 64% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
12,461housing units
12,461
Total Housing Units
12,050
Occupied Units
411
Vacant Units
3.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$525,000
Median Home Value
-32% vs state ZIP avg
$1,856
Median Rent
1976
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How have home values changed over time?
FHFA House Price Index, annual appreciation data based on repeat sales and appraisals
+8.8%
YoY Change (2024)
344
HPI Index (2000 = 100)
+244%
Total Change Since 2000
Home values in ZIP 93454 have increased 8.8% over the past year (2024). Since 2000, this ZIP has seen +244% cumulative appreciation.
| Year | Annual Change | HPI Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +4.1% | 223 |
| 2021 | +14.6% | 256 |
| 2022 | +15.6% | 296 |
| 2023 | +6.9% | 317 |
| 2024 | +8.8% | 344 |
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index, All-Transactions, Five-Digit ZIP Codes (Developmental Index). Index base = 100 in year 2000. Data through 2024. ZIP codes with few transactions may show missing values.
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 1,205 business establishments in ZIP 93454, employing approximately 18,471 people with a combined annual payroll of $977,810,000.
1,205
Businesses
18,471
Employees
$977.8M
Annual Payroll
18
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 239 | 19.8% |
| Retail trade | 225 | 18.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 153 | 12.7% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 95 | 7.9% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 91 | 7.5% |
| Construction | 79 | 6.6% |
| Finance and insurance | 74 | 6.1% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 54 | 4.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 35 | 2.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 35 | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 2.7% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 27 | 2.2% |
| Educational services | 20 | 1.7% |
| Information | 14 | 1.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 14 | 1.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 6 | 0.5% |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 5 | 0.4% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4 | 0.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 93454, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (36,448 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.