Santa Monica, CA Population

Overview

92,828

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

44.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15,441

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Santa Monica's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Monica is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Monica's population under 18 was 14.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Monica's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Monica, 12.33% were under the age of 15, 16.58% aged 15 to 29, 52.73% aged 30 to 64, 15.30% aged 65 to 84, and 3.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,102 more females than males in Santa Monica:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Santa Monica, CA.
The Santa Monica, CA gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 5,080.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 4,936.

Santa Monica's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Monica population: 70.77% are White, 4.52% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.60% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.90% are some other race and 10.59% are multiracial.
Santa Monica's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 15,441 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 77,387 (83.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Monica is White with a population of 65,696 (70.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 92,803 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Monica's population increased by 5,429 (6.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Monica's population increased by 3,015 (3.36%), 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 Monica's population was lowest in year 2000 at 84,359.