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Moving to Santa Monica, California

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Population: 84,084. Estimated population in July 2024: 87,800 (+4.4% change)
Males: 40,517 (48.2%), Females: 43,567 (51.8%)

Los Angeles County

Zip codes: 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, 90405.

Demographics

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

Population by Race

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%).

Elevation: 101 feet

Land area: 8.3 square miles

Map of Santa Monica, CA

Population by Education

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).

Population change in the 1990s: -2,951 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Santa Monica:

  • SANTA MONICA – UCLA MEDICAL CENTER (1250 16TH STREET)
  • ST JOHNS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (1328 22ND ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Santa Monica:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Monica:

  • LOS ANGELES INTL (about 9 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
  • BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 16 miles; BURBANK, CA; Abbreviation: BUR)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 27 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Monica:

  • SANTA MONICA MUNI (about 3 miles; SANTA MONICA, CA; Abbreviation: SMO)
  • VAN NUYS (about 13 miles; VAN NUYS, CA; Abbreviation: VNY)
  • JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)

Amtrak stations near Santa Monica:

  • 13 miles: VAN NUYS/FLYAWAY (VAN NUYS, 7610 WOODLEY AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 14 miles: VAN NUYS (7724 VAN NUYS BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: BURBANK AIRPORT (BURBANK, EMPIRE & AIRPORT AVES.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Santa Monica:

  • SANTA MONICA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 15,470; Location: 1900 PICO BLVD; Public; Website: www.smc.edu)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES (Full-time enrollment: 1,116; Location: 2900 31ST ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aii.aila.edu)
  • EMPERORS COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Full-time enrollment: 251; Location: 1807B WILSHIRE BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.emperors.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • RAND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES (Full-time enrollment: 63; Location: 1700 MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.rgs.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTERS (Location: 616 SANTA MONICA BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • VIDAL SASOON ACADEMY (Location: 321 SANTA MONICA BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.vidalsassoon.co.uk)
  • ALEXANDER TRAINING INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES (Location: 1526 14TH ST STE 110; Private, for-profit)
  • OAK HILL ACADEMY (Location: 3017 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 301; Private, for-profit; Website: oak-hill.com)
  • SANTA MONICA MONTESSORI INSTITUTE (Location: 1909 COLORADO AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • SHIATSU MASSAGE SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIA (Location: 2309 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MONICA (Location: 2107 WILSHIRE BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)

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

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 35,930)
  • WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CULVER CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,640)
  • LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,890)
  • LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; Valley Glen, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,900)
  • LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,971)
  • LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,298)
  • WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,240)

Schools

Public high schools in Santa Monica:

  • SANTA MONICA HIGH (Students: 3,449; Location: 601 PICO BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OLYMPIC HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 145; Location: 721 OCEAN PARK BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Santa Monica:

  • CROSSROADS SCHOOL (Students: 1,121; Location: 1714 21ST STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
  • ST MONICA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 1030 LINCOLN BOULEVARD; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 1831 WILSHIRE BLVD STE B; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • WILSHIRE WEST SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 1516 19TH STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Santa Monica:

  • LINCOLN MIDDLE (Students: 1,344; Location: 1501 CALIFORNIA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ADAMS (JOHN) MIDDLE (Students: 1,201; Location: 2425 16TH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 787; Location: 2400 MONTANA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 772; Location: 801 MONTANA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROGERS (WILL) ELEMENTARY (Students: 685; Location: 2401 14TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GRANT ELEMENTARY (Students: 656; Location: 2368 PEARL ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 445; Location: 2401 SANTA MONICA BLVD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EDISON ELEMENTARY (Students: 413; Location: 2425 KANSAS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MUIR (JOHN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 343; Location: 2526 SIXTH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CANYON ELEMENTARY (CHAR) (Students: 341; Location: 421 ENTRADA DR.; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Santa Monica:

  • ST MONICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 1039 SEVENTH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CARLTHORP SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 438 SAN VICENTE BLVD; Grades: KG – 6)
  • ST ANNES SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 2015 COLORADA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 1730 WILSHIRE BLVD; Grades: PK – 7)
  • PLURALISTIC SCHOOL INC (Students: 160; Location: 1454 EUCLID STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
  • SANTA MONICA MONTESSORI (Students: 155; Location: 1909 COLORADO AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • GARDEN OF ANGELS (Students: 126; Location: 1009 18TH ST.; Grades: PK – 6)
  • THE WESTSIDE WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 1229 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 4)
  • SANTA MONICA FIRST METH KDGN (Students: 110; Location: 1008 11TH ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • NEW ROADS (Students: 97; Location: 1238 LINCOLN BLVD.; Grades: 6 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Santa Monica:

  • SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,425,236; Location: 1343 SIXTH ST.; 362,423 books; 19,408 audio materials; 9,355 video materials; 1,210 serial subscriptions)

 

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