Ballard

Population: 796
Median household income: $113,750
Median home value: $1,589,300

Ballard is a community in Santa Barbara County, California, home to 796 residents. At $113,750, its median household income sits above Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ballard's population grew 50.5% from 529 to 796, while its median home value rose 73.7% from $914,800 to $1,589,300.

83.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 796
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $113,750
Median home value: $1,589,300
Median gross rent: $2,260
Housing units: 360
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

529796

Median household income

$124,375$113,750

Median home value

$914,800$1,589,300

Median gross rent

$1,583$2,260

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	529	$124,375	$914,800	$1,583
2020	764	$97,321	$985,700	$1,763
2021	862	$104,306	$1,104,200	$1,709
2022	721	$106,458	$1,216,200	$2,150
2023	796	$113,750	$1,589,300	$2,260

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 514.6%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	14.6%
5 to 17	121	15.2%
18 to 24	8	1.0%
25 to 34	100	12.6%
35 to 44	108	13.6%
45 to 54	80	10.1%
55 to 64	77	9.7%
65 to 74	140	17.6%
75 and over	46	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	668	83.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate11.1%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree27.8%

Graduate or professional degree27.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	7.3%
High school graduate	61	11.1%
Some college or associate's	148	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	153	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	149	27.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone60.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means11.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	60.3%
Carpooled	18	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	18.8%
Other means	34	11.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	62.9%
15 to 29 min	27	11.4%
30 to 44 min	33	13.9%
45 to 59 min	3	1.3%
60+ min	25	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 16.1% (128 of 796)

	Count	Share
Family households	220	74.8%
Nonfamily households	74	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	294	81.7%
Vacant	66	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	182	61.9%
Renter-occupied	112	38.1%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	302	83.9%
1-unit, attached	4	1.1%
2 to 4 units	41	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0603694
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.6399, -120.1110