Santa Paula is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 31,018 people and six associated neighborhoods, Santa Paula is the 256th largest community in California. Housing costs in Santa Paula are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.When you are in Santa Paula, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.91% of Santa Paula’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Santa Paula is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Paula who work in farm management occupations (12.71%), office and administrative support (11.44%), and sales jobs (11.29%). The citizens of Santa Paula are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.88% of adults in Santa Paula have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Santa Paula in 2022 was $27,867, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,468 for a family of four. However, Santa Paula contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Santa Paula is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Paula home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Santa Paula, accounting for 81.71% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Santa Paula residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Santa Paula include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. In addition, Santa Paula has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.28%). The most common language spoken in Santa Paula is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
