Industry in Santa Clarita, California

In Santa Clarita, the manufacturing industry employs the largest amount of people, with over 9,400 employees. Retail trade is another major industry, as it employs over 8,000 people. Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service employs over 4,500, health care & social assistance employs over 3,800, wholesale trade employs over 2,900, and professional, scientific, & technical services employs over 2,700 people.

Because of Santa Clarita's proximity to Hollywood, there have been a number of TV shows and movies filmed in the area. Beginning in the 1990s, studios began to set up in the Santa Clarita Valley, and "Melrose Place" was one of the first TV series to be based out of Santa Clarita Studios. Scenes from movies and tv series have been shot in some of the schools in the area, or other places in the city.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,717, and the median income for a family was $73,588.