House Rentals, Apartments, and Homes for Rent in Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica Demographics

City

Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area. It is a beachside community, elevation is 105 feet. Santa Monica is on Santa Monica Bay. It is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the southeast. Developed as a resort, and then as a center for aircraft manufacturing

Population

Santa Monica's population has grown from 417 in 1880. The estimated population, in 2003, was 87,162. The Census Bureau 2008 population estimate for Santa Monica is 87,664. 55% of Santa Monica residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

The racial makeup of the city is 78.29% White, 7.25% Asian, 3.78% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 5.97% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. 13.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The population is diverse in age, with 14.6% under 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 40.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% 65 years or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females, there are 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.

Santa Monica attractions

Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, Pacific Park, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Santa Monica hosts the annual Santa Monica Film Festival. Hundreds of movies have been shot or set in part within the city of Santa Monica.

Median Household Income

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Santa Monica was $42,874, compared with $21,587 nationally. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $71,796, and the median income for a family is $100,657. The average household size is 1.83 and the average family size is 2.80.

Housing & real estate

Median rent in Santa Monica, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $747.  Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,726. Median gross rent in 2008: $1,364. Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 12.9%

There are 47,863 housing units at an average density of 2,237.3/km²

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $985,400 (it was $479,200 in 2000) Santa Monica: $985,400 California: $467,000 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,398,752; Detached houses: $1,994,827; Townhouses or other attached units: $704,286; In 2-unit structures: $800,000; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,020,822; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $843,974

History

Santa Monica is named for Saint Monica of Hippo because the area on which the city is now located was first visited by Spaniards on her feast day. In the skateboard and surfing communities, Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood (and the neighboring section of Venice) is referred to as Dogtown.