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Moving to Santa Clarita, California

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Population: 151,088. Estimated population in July 2024: 168,253 (+11.4% change)
Males: 74,764 (49.5%), Females: 76,324 (50.5%)

Los Angeles County

Zip codes: 91350.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $66,717
Median house value: $229,200

Population by Race

Races in Santa Clarita:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.3%)
  • Hispanic (20.5%)
  • Other race (8.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Filipino (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: German (15.6%), Irish (12.4%), English (12.2%), Italian (7.8%), United States (4.9%), French (3.2%).

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 47.8 square miles

Map of Santa Clarita, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Santa Clarita

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Clarita city

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

16.4% Foreign born (9.1% Latin America, 4.2% Asia, 2.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +27,305 (+22.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Santa Clarita:

  • HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; VALENCIA, CA)
  • LA COUNTY OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CNTR (about 10 miles; SYLMAR, CA)
  • GRANADA HILLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GRANADA HILLS, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Clarita:

  • BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 19 miles; BURBANK, CA; Abbreviation: BUR)
  • PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 33 miles; PALMDALE, CA; Abbreviation: PMD)
  • LOS ANGELES INTL (about 35 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Clarita:

  • WHITEMAN (about 14 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: WHP)
  • VAN NUYS (about 15 miles; VAN NUYS, CA; Abbreviation: VNY)
  • AGUA DULCE AIRPARK (about 16 miles; AGUA DULCE, CA; Abbreviation: L70)

Amtrak station:
SANTA CLARITA (25259 THE OLD RD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Santa Clarita:

  • COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (Full-time enrollment: 6,024; Location: 26455 ROCKWELL CANYON RD; Public)
  • THE MASTER’S COLLEGE AND SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 1,314; Location: 21726 Placerita Canyon Road; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.masters.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Santa Clarita:

  • LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE (about 10 miles; Sylmar, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,449)
  • LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; Valley Glen, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,900)
  • WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 19 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,240)
  • SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 22 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,272)
  • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GLENDALE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,964)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES (about 25 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 35,930)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; LANCASTER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)

Schools

Public high schools in Santa Clarita:

  • BOWMAN (JEREANN) HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 470; Location: 21508 REDVIEW DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ACADEMY OF THE CANYONS HIGH (Students: 136; Location: 26455 ROCKWELL CANYON RD.; Grades: 11 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Santa Clarita:

  • LA MESA JR. HIGH (Students: 1,294; Location: 26623 MAY WAY; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MOUNTAINVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,041; Location: 22201 W. CYPRESS ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 885; Location: 23335 W. SUNSET HILLS DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FAIR OAKS RANCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 719; Location: 26933 NORTH SILVERBELL LANE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY (Students: 679; Location: 23670 NEWHALL RANCH RD.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PLUM CANYON ELEMENTARY (Students: 658; Location: 28360 N. ALFRED WAY; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Santa Clarita:

  • OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCH (Students: 325; Location: 23225 LYONS AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SANTA CLARITA ACADEMY (Students: 108; Location: 27757 BOUQUET CANYON RD; Grades: PK – 2)

 

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