Carpinteria

Population: 13,100
Median household income: $104,233
Median home value: $965,200

Carpinteria is a community in Santa Barbara County, California, home to 13,100 residents. The median household income of $104,233 is above the Santa Barbara County median ($95,977).

Between 2019 and 2023, Carpinteria's population declined 3.0% from 13,505 to 13,100, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $705,300 to $965,200.

63.2% of workers drive to work alone. 36.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,100
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $104,233
Median home value: $965,200
Median gross rent: $2,341
Housing units: 6,032
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,50513,100

Median household income

$76,521$104,233

Median home value

$705,300$965,200

Median gross rent

$1,940$2,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,505	$76,521	$705,300	$1,940
2020	13,449	$74,868	$711,100	$2,029
2021	13,289	$78,349	$729,000	$2,177
2022	13,187	$103,879	$904,700	$2,278
2023	13,100	$104,233	$965,200	$2,341

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	801	6.1%
5 to 17	1,776	13.6%
18 to 24	994	7.6%
25 to 34	1,468	11.2%
35 to 44	1,581	12.1%
45 to 54	1,756	13.4%
55 to 64	1,869	14.3%
65 to 74	1,933	14.8%
75 and over	922	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,448	49.2%
Black or African American	118	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	360	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.4%
Two or more races	435	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,691	43.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate12.2%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,377	14.5%
High school graduate	1,163	12.2%
Some college or associate's	2,739	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,573	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,677	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit2.7%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,107	63.2%
Carpooled	675	10.4%
Public transit	177	2.7%
Walked	404	6.2%
Bicycle	142	2.2%
Worked from home	923	14.2%
Other means	73	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,647	29.5%
15 to 29 min	2,271	40.7%
30 to 44 min	988	17.7%
45 to 59 min	386	6.9%
60+ min	286	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.0% (779 of 12,959)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,356	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,755	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,111	84.7%
Vacant	921	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,006	58.8%
Renter-occupied	2,105	41.2%

1-unit, detached36.1%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units20.6%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,177	36.1%
1-unit, attached	617	10.2%
2 to 4 units	443	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1,244	20.6%
20 or more units	763	12.6%
Mobile home & other	788	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611446
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.59 sq mi
Water area: 6.68 sq mi
Center point: 34.3852, -119.5008