Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: Homeownership Rate Trend
How Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area's homeownership rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
52.3%
2023
52.9%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+1.1%
| Year | Homeownership Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.3% | — |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -0.2 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +0.2 pp (0.4%) |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +0.3 pp (0.6%) |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.2 pp (0.4%) |
| 2023 | 52.9% | +0.1 pp (0.2%) |