Santa Clarita, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 151,088. Estimated population in July 2024: 168,253 (+11.4% change)
Males: 74,764 (49.5%), Females: 76,324 (50.5%)
Los Angeles County
Zip codes: 91350.
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $66,717
Median house value: $229,200
Population by Race
Races in Santa Clarita:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.3%)
- Hispanic (20.5%)
- Other race (8.5%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Black (2.1%)
- Filipino (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Japanese (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.6%), Irish (12.4%), English (12.2%), Italian (7.8%), United States (4.9%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 1200 feet
Land area: 47.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Santa Clarita
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Santa Clarita city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 9.4%
16.4% Foreign born (9.1% Latin America, 4.2% Asia, 2.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +27,305 (+22.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Santa Clarita:
- HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; VALENCIA, CA)
- LA COUNTY OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CNTR (about 10 miles; SYLMAR, CA)
- GRANADA HILLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GRANADA HILLS, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Clarita:
- BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 19 miles; BURBANK, CA; Abbreviation: BUR)
- PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 33 miles; PALMDALE, CA; Abbreviation: PMD)
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 35 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Clarita:
- WHITEMAN (about 14 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: WHP)
- VAN NUYS (about 15 miles; VAN NUYS, CA; Abbreviation: VNY)
- AGUA DULCE AIRPARK (about 16 miles; AGUA DULCE, CA; Abbreviation: L70)
Amtrak station:
SANTA CLARITA (25259 THE OLD RD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Santa Clarita:
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (Full-time enrollment: 6,024; Location: 26455 ROCKWELL CANYON RD; Public)
- THE MASTER’S COLLEGE AND SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 1,314; Location: 21726 Placerita Canyon Road; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.masters.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Santa Clarita:
- LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE (about 10 miles; Sylmar, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,449)
- LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; Valley Glen, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,900)
- WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 19 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,240)
- SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 22 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,272)
- GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GLENDALE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,964)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES (about 25 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 35,930)
- ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; LANCASTER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
Schools
Public high schools in Santa Clarita:
- BOWMAN (JEREANN) HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 470; Location: 21508 REDVIEW DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ACADEMY OF THE CANYONS HIGH (Students: 136; Location: 26455 ROCKWELL CANYON RD.; Grades: 11 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Santa Clarita:
- LA MESA JR. HIGH (Students: 1,294; Location: 26623 MAY WAY; Grades: 07 – 08)
- MOUNTAINVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,041; Location: 22201 W. CYPRESS ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 885; Location: 23335 W. SUNSET HILLS DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
- FAIR OAKS RANCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 719; Location: 26933 NORTH SILVERBELL LANE; Grades: KG – 06)
- BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY (Students: 679; Location: 23670 NEWHALL RANCH RD.; Grades: KG – 06)
- PLUM CANYON ELEMENTARY (Students: 658; Location: 28360 N. ALFRED WAY; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Santa Clarita:
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCH (Students: 325; Location: 23225 LYONS AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
- SANTA CLARITA ACADEMY (Students: 108; Location: 27757 BOUQUET CANYON RD; Grades: PK – 2)