ZIP 93455 · Santa Maria, California
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
Read it as a page
-
Population
44,611 people call ZIP 93455 home.
44,611
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Rent
Median rent is up 53% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$2,391
a month. California's median is $2,036.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$1,001–$1,501
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $2,391 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
-
Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 79% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.3% to the 16,071 homes here.
44–205
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
-
Home value
A median home costs 17% less than California's.
$610,300
median home value in ZIP 93455.
- $610,300 ZIP 93455
- $734,700 California
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year