Santa Monica, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 84,084. Estimated population in July 2024: 87,800 (+4.4% change)
Males: 40,517 (48.2%), Females: 43,567 (51.8%)
Los Angeles County
Zip codes: 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, 90405.
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $50,714
Median house value: $625,900
Population by Race
Races in Santa Monica:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.9%)
- Hispanic (13.4%)
- Other race (6.0%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Chinese (2.3%)
- Japanese (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Korean (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.4%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.8%), Russian (6.9%), Italian (6.6%), Polish (4.0%).
Elevation: 101 feet
Land area: 8.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Santa Monica
- High school or higher: 91.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 54.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Santa Monica city
- Never married: 40.8%
- Now married: 38.2%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 13.5%
24.8% Foreign born (8.4% Europe, 7.9% Asia, 6.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -2,951 (-3.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Santa Monica:
- SANTA MONICA – UCLA MEDICAL CENTER (1250 16TH STREET)
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (1328 22ND ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Santa Monica:
- DANIEL FREEMAN MARINA HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MARINA DEL REY, CA)
- U C L A NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSP CLINIC (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA)
- UCLA MED CTR ADULTS RENAL TRANSPLANT (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Monica:
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 9 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
- BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 16 miles; BURBANK, CA; Abbreviation: BUR)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 27 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Monica:
- SANTA MONICA MUNI (about 3 miles; SANTA MONICA, CA; Abbreviation: SMO)
- VAN NUYS (about 13 miles; VAN NUYS, CA; Abbreviation: VNY)
- JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)
Amtrak stations near Santa Monica:
- 13 miles: VAN NUYS/FLYAWAY (VAN NUYS, 7610 WOODLEY AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 14 miles: VAN NUYS (7724 VAN NUYS BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: BURBANK AIRPORT (BURBANK, EMPIRE & AIRPORT AVES.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Santa Monica:
- SANTA MONICA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 15,470; Location: 1900 PICO BLVD; Public; Website: www.smc.edu)
- ART INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES (Full-time enrollment: 1,116; Location: 2900 31ST ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aii.aila.edu)
- EMPERORS COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Full-time enrollment: 251; Location: 1807B WILSHIRE BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.emperors.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- RAND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES (Full-time enrollment: 63; Location: 1700 MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.rgs.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTERS (Location: 616 SANTA MONICA BLVD; Private, for-profit)
- VIDAL SASOON ACADEMY (Location: 321 SANTA MONICA BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.vidalsassoon.co.uk)
- ALEXANDER TRAINING INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES (Location: 1526 14TH ST STE 110; Private, for-profit)
- OAK HILL ACADEMY (Location: 3017 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 301; Private, for-profit; Website: oak-hill.com)
- SANTA MONICA MONTESSORI INSTITUTE (Location: 1909 COLORADO AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
- SHIATSU MASSAGE SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIA (Location: 2309 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
- UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MONICA (Location: 2107 WILSHIRE BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Santa Monica:
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 35,930)
- WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CULVER CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,640)
- LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,890)
- LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; Valley Glen, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,900)
- LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,971)
- LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,298)
- WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,240)
Schools
Public high schools in Santa Monica:
- SANTA MONICA HIGH (Students: 3,449; Location: 601 PICO BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- OLYMPIC HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 145; Location: 721 OCEAN PARK BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Santa Monica:
- CROSSROADS SCHOOL (Students: 1,121; Location: 1714 21ST STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
- ST MONICA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 1030 LINCOLN BOULEVARD; Grades: 9 – 12)
- CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 1831 WILSHIRE BLVD STE B; Grades: 9 – 12)
- WILSHIRE WEST SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 1516 19TH STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Santa Monica:
- LINCOLN MIDDLE (Students: 1,344; Location: 1501 CALIFORNIA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ADAMS (JOHN) MIDDLE (Students: 1,201; Location: 2425 16TH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 787; Location: 2400 MONTANA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 772; Location: 801 MONTANA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ROGERS (WILL) ELEMENTARY (Students: 685; Location: 2401 14TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- GRANT ELEMENTARY (Students: 656; Location: 2368 PEARL ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 445; Location: 2401 SANTA MONICA BLVD.; Grades: KG – 05)
- EDISON ELEMENTARY (Students: 413; Location: 2425 KANSAS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MUIR (JOHN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 343; Location: 2526 SIXTH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- CANYON ELEMENTARY (CHAR) (Students: 341; Location: 421 ENTRADA DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Santa Monica:
- ST MONICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 1039 SEVENTH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- CARLTHORP SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 438 SAN VICENTE BLVD; Grades: KG – 6)
- ST ANNES SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 2015 COLORADA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 1730 WILSHIRE BLVD; Grades: PK – 7)
- PLURALISTIC SCHOOL INC (Students: 160; Location: 1454 EUCLID STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
- SANTA MONICA MONTESSORI (Students: 155; Location: 1909 COLORADO AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
- GARDEN OF ANGELS (Students: 126; Location: 1009 18TH ST.; Grades: PK – 6)
- THE WESTSIDE WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 1229 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 4)
- SANTA MONICA FIRST METH KDGN (Students: 110; Location: 1008 11TH ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- NEW ROADS (Students: 97; Location: 1238 LINCOLN BLVD.; Grades: 6 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Santa Monica:
- SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,425,236; Location: 1343 SIXTH ST.; 362,423 books; 19,408 audio materials; 9,355 video materials; 1,210 serial subscriptions)