Editing Santa Monica, California (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1880= 417
|1890= 1580
|1900= 3057
|1910= 7847
|1920= 15252
|1930= 37146
|1940= 53500
|1950= 71595
|1960= 83249
|1970= 88289
|1980= 88314
|1990= 86905
|2000= 84084
|2010= 89736
|2020= 93076
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321050514/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

=== 2020 ===
[[File:Cropped Statue of Saint Monica in Santa Monica California.jpg|thumb|upright|left|''[[Santa Monica (sculpture)|Santa Monica]]'', a 1935 sculpture by [[Eugene Morahan]] in [[Palisades Park (Santa Monica)|Palisades Park]]]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Santa Monica city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Santa Monica city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0670000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Santa Monica city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0670000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Santa Monica city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0670000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|60,482
|62,917
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60,654
|71.93%
|70.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.17%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,081
|3,364
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,623
|3.66%
|3.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|199
|173
|style='background: #ffffe6; |129
|0.24%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6,043
|7,960
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,466
|7.19%
|8.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.10%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|84
|116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |109
|0.10%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|307
|316
|style='background: #ffffe6; |805
|0.37%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.86%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,584
|3,174
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,746
|3.07%
|3.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.17%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|11,304
|11,716
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,544
|13.44%
|13.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''84,084'''
|'''89,736'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''93,076'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The  [[2020 United States census]] reported Santa Monica had a population of 93,076.<ref name="2020 census"/> This corresponds to density of 11,067.3 people per square mile.<ref name="2020 census quickfacts">{{cite web|title =U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Santa Monica city, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/santamonicacitycalifornia|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> The racial makeup of Santa Monica was 63,383 (68.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 8,602 (9.2%)  [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3,776 (4.1%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 539 (0.6%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 123 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]], 5,347 (5.7%) [[Race (U.S. Census)|some other race]], and 11,306 (12.1%) people were of two or more races.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web|title = Census Bureau Tables|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0670000&d=DEC+Demographic+Profile|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>

Including all responses for people of two or more races, 73,996 (79.5%) were white alone or in combination with one or more other races, 11,864 (12.7%) were Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races, 5,459 (5.9%) were Black or African American alone or in combination, 1,877 (2.0%) were American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination, 415 (0.4%) were Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone or in combination, and 11,619 (12.5%) were some other race alone or in combination with one or more other races.<ref name="2020 census" />

13,544 (14.6%) were  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or  [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. Of those, 2,729 (2.9% of the total population) were white alone, 153 (0.2%) were Black or African American alone, 410 (0.4%) were American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 136 (0.1%) were Asian alone, 14 (0.0%) were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 4,542 (4.9%) were some other race alone, and 5,560 (6.0%) were two or more races.<ref name="2020 census" />

The census reported that Santa Monica had 52,389 housing units. Of those, 47,438 (90.5%) were occupied. 12,856 (27.1%) of the occupied units were owner-occupied and 34,582 (72.9%) were renter-occupied. Of the vacant units, 2,540 (4.8% of total) were for rent, 230 (0.4%) were rented but not occupied, 183 (0.3%) were for sale only, 205 (0.4%) were sold but not occupied, 693 (1.3%) were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use, and 1,100 (2.1%) were otherwise vacant.<ref name="2020 census" />

The median household income between 2017 and 2021 was $99,847 (2021 dollars), with 10.6% of people living in poverty. 94.8% of households had a computer between 2017 and 2021, and 91.0% had broadband internet access.<ref name="2020 census quickfacts"/>

=== 2010 ===

The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0670000|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Santa Monica city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105631/https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0670000|archive-date=October 6, 2014|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported Santa Monica had a population of 89,736. The population density was {{convert|10,662.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Santa Monica was 69,663 (77.6%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (70.1% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0670000.html|title=Santa Monica (city) QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026022729/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0670000.html|archive-date=October 26, 2005|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> 3,526 (3.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 338 (0.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8,053 (9.0%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 124 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4,047 (4.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3,985 (4.4%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11,716 persons (13.1%), with [[Mexican Americans]], [[Spanish Americans]], and [[Argentine Americans]] making up 64.2%, 6.4%, and 4.7% of the Hispanic population respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Santa-Monica/Ancestry |title=Ancestry in Santa Monica, California (City) |website=statisticalatlas.com |access-date=July 21, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083004/https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Santa-Monica/Ancestry }}</ref>

The Census reported 87,610 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 1,299 (1.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 827 (0.9%) were institutionalized.

There were 46,917 households, out of which 7,835 (16.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,092 (27.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 3,510 (7.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,327 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,867 (6.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 416 (0.9%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 22,716 households (48.4%) were made up of individuals, and 5,551 (11.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87. There were 17,929 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (38.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.79.

The population was spread out, with 12,580 people (14.0%) under the age of 18, 6,442 people (7.2%) aged 18 to 24, 32,552 people (36.3%) aged 25 to 44, 24,746 people (27.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 13,416 people (15.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

There were 50,912 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6,049.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 13,315 (28.4%) were owner-occupied, and 33,602 (71.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 30,067 people (33.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 57,543 people (64.1%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Santa Monica had a median household income of $73,649, with 11.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov" />

=== 2000 ===
[[File:SantaMonicaCatholicChurch (cropped).JPG|thumb|right|[[St. Monica Catholic Church (Santa Monica, California)|St. Monica Catholic Church]]]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 84,084 people, 44,497 households, and 16,775 families in the city. The population density was {{convert|10,178.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants}}. There were 47,863 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5,794.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.97% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.13% from two or more races. 13.44% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.
There were 44,497 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18, 27.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.3% were non-families. 51.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.80.

The city of Santa Monica is consistently among the most educated cities in the United States, with 23.8 percent of all residents holding graduate degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/top25s/educated.html |title=CNN Money – 25 Most Educated Cities |publisher=Money.cnn.com |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511115112/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/top25s/educated.html |archive-date=May 11, 2012 }}</ref>

The population was 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 was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

According to a 2009 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $71,095, and the median income for a family was $109,410.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Males had a median income of $55,689 versus $42,948 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,874. 10.4% of the population and 5.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

=== Crime ===
[[File:SMPD School Resource Officer Chevy Tahoe.jpg|thumb|left|[[Santa Monica Police Department|Santa Monica Police Dept]] patrol car]]
In 2006, crime in Santa Monica affected 4.41% of the population, slightly lower than the national average crime rate that year of 4.48%.<ref name=SMCrime1>{{cite web
   |title=Santa Monica CA Crime Statistics (2006 Crime Data)
   |url=http://santamonica.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
   |access-date=August 25, 2009
|archive-date=August 28, 2008
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828213738/http://santamonica.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
   |url-status=live
   }}</ref> The majority of this was property crime, which affected 3.74% of Santa Monica's population in 2006; this was higher than the rates for Los Angeles County (2.76%) and California (3.17%),<ref name=SMCrime2>{{cite web
   |title=Crime Statistics for Santa Monica
   |url=http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Santa_Monica-California/community-info/
   |access-date=August 25, 2009
|archive-date=August 26, 2009
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826234002/http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Santa_Monica-California/community-info
   |url-status=live
   }}</ref> but lower than the national average (3.91%). These per-capita crime rates are computed based on Santa Monica's full-time population of about 85,000. However, the Santa Monica Police Department has suggested the actual per-capita crime rate is much lower, as tourists, workers, and beachgoers can increase the city's daytime population to between 250,000 and 450,000 people.<ref>{{cite news |first=Reeve T. |last=Schley |title=Santa Monica Crime Rate Is Highest in Los Angeles County |url=http://www.smmirror.com/volume4/issue15/santa_monica_crime.asp |date=September 25, 2002 |access-date=August 25, 2009 |publisher=Santa Monica Mirror |archive-url=https://archive.today/20021003225044/http://www.smmirror.com/volume4/issue15/santa_monica_crime.asp |archive-date=October 3, 2002 }}</ref>

[[Hate crime]] has typically been minimal in Santa Monica, with only one reported incident in 2007. The city experienced a spike of anti-Islamic hate crime in 2001 after the [[September 11 attacks]], but hate crime levels returned to their minimal 2000 levels by 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smgov.net/Departments/OSE/categories/contentFullPage.aspx?id=6261|title=Sustainable City Progress Report|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724072257/http://www.smgov.net/Departments/OSE/categories/contentFullPage.aspx?id=6261|archive-date=July 24, 2011|access-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref>

====Gang activity====
[[File:Bay Cities Guaranty Building, Santa Monica 01.jpg|thumb|right|View of the Bay Cities Guarantee Building from the beach]]
The Pico neighborhood of Santa Monica (south of the [[Interstate 10 in California|Santa Monica Freeway]]) experiences some gang activity. The city estimates there are about 50 gang members based in Santa Monica, although some community organizers dispute this claim.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2006/March-2006/03_16_06_Police_Chief_Calls_for_Regional_Approach.htm |title=Police Chief Calls for Regional Approach to Gang Violence |publisher=Surfsantamonica.com |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204000927/http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2006/March-2006/03_16_06_Police_Chief_Calls_for_Regional_Approach.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Gang activity has been prevalent for decades in the Pico neighborhood.

In October 1998, alleged Culver City 13 gang member Omar Sevilla of Culver City was killed.<ref>{{cite news |first=Don |last=Terry |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9500E2DA143DF933A15753C1A96E958260 |title=Death of gangster Omar Sevilla |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 20, 1998 |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124104220/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9500E2DA143DF933A15753C1A96E958260 |url-status=live }}</ref> A couple of hours after the shooting of Sevilla, German tourist Horst Fietze was killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tourist-Murder-Fugitive-Captured-in-Jamaica.html |title=NBC Los Angeles report on the capture of Fietze's killer |date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Nbclosangeles.com |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318084550/http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tourist-Murder-Fugitive-Captured-in-Jamaica.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Several days later Juan Martin Campos, a Santa Monica city employee, was shot and killed. Police believe this was a retaliatory killing in response to Sevilla's killing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-29-mn-37325-story.html |title=Gang Bullets Pierce Santa Monica's Image |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 29, 1998 |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130536/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/oct/29/news/mn-37325 |url-status=live }}</ref> Less than 24 hours later, Javier Cruz was wounded in a drive-by shooting outside his home on 17th and Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2004/Dec-2004/12_07_04_Youth_and_Street_Violence.htm |title=Violence in Pico |publisher=Surfsantamonica.com |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911050031/http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2004/Dec-2004/12_07_04_Youth_and_Street_Violence.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-21-me-34672-story.html|title=Police Chief to Address Public Safety Concerns|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 22, 2011|date=October 21, 1998|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130308/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/oct/21/local/me-34672|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1998, there was a double homicide in the Westside Clothing store on Lincoln Boulevard. During the incident, Culver City gang members David "Puppet" Robles and Jesse "Psycho" Garcia entered the store masked and began opening fire, killing Anthony and Michael Juarez.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santamonicapd.org/press_info/PressReleases/2006/PressRelease-2006-0415-HomicideInv.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905145222/http://www.santamonicapd.org/press_info/PressReleases/2006/PressRelease-2006-0415-HomicideInv.htm|title=Suspects Charged in Westside Clothing Store Shooting|archive-date=September 5, 2009}}</ref> Police say the incident was in retaliation for a shooting committed by the [[Santa Monica 13]] gang days before the Juarez brothers were shot down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/2003/110603PARA.HTML |title='Gangster's Paradise Lost' |publisher=Streetgangs.com |date=October 27, 1998 |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111100637/http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/2003/110603PARA.HTML |archive-date=January 11, 2013 }}</ref>

===Homeless population===

In 2022, there were 826 homeless individuals in Santa Monica.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homeless Count by City/Community |url=https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=LAHSA}}</ref>