Santa Clarita, CA Population

Overview

227,182

Total Population

37.0

Median age

50.20%

Female population %

99.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

49.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

80,512

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Santa Clarita's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Clarita is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Clarita's population under 18 was 26.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Clarita's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Clarita, 21.51% were under the age of 15, 19.16% aged 15 to 29, 47.55% aged 30 to 64, 10.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 890 more females than males in Santa Clarita:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.20% females and 49.80% males in Santa Clarita, CA.
The Santa Clarita, CA gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 9,490.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 8,771.

Santa Clarita's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Clarita population: 61.50% are White, 4.22% are Black or African American, 0.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.52% are Asian, 0.39% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.24% are some other race and 13.32% are multiracial.
Santa Clarita's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 80,512 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 146,67 (64.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Clarita is White with a population of 139,728 (61.50% of the total population).

Santa Clarita's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 228,065 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Clarita's population increased by 53,829 (34.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Clarita's population increased by 19,263 (9.23%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Santa Clarita's population was lowest in year 2000 at 154,973.