Guadalupe

Population: 8,422
Median household income: $71,048
Median home value: $452,100

Guadalupe, a community in Santa Barbara County, California, has 8,422 residents. Its median household income of $71,048 runs below the Santa Barbara County figure of $95,977.

From 2019 to 2023, Guadalupe's population grew 13.0% from 7,451 to 8,422, while its median home value rose 75.8% from $257,100 to $452,100.

11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,422
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $71,048
Median home value: $452,100
Median gross rent: $1,674
Housing units: 2,281
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4518,422

Median household income

$50,864$71,048

Median home value

$257,100$452,100

Median gross rent

$1,209$1,674

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,451	$50,864	$257,100	$1,209
2020	7,654	$55,511	$304,400	$1,212
2021	8,138	$58,449	$337,100	$1,272
2022	8,272	$66,026	$409,700	$1,456
2023	8,422	$71,048	$452,100	$1,674

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

Age distribution

Under 512.2%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,030	12.2%
5 to 17	2,174	25.8%
18 to 24	698	8.3%
25 to 34	1,116	13.3%
35 to 44	1,108	13.2%
45 to 54	744	8.8%
55 to 64	868	10.3%
65 to 74	418	5.0%
75 and over	266	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	609	7.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	230	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	98	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,485	88.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.9%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,941	42.9%
High school graduate	896	19.8%
Some college or associate's	1,181	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	312	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	190	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,327	78.3%
Carpooled	462	15.5%
Public transit	45	1.5%
Walked	48	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	2.7%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	580	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,626	56.2%
30 to 44 min	319	11.0%
45 to 59 min	195	6.7%
60+ min	171	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.94
Poverty rate: 28.3% (2,357 of 8,333)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,754	82.0%
Nonfamily households	384	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,138	93.7%
Vacant	143	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,209	56.5%
Renter-occupied	929	43.5%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units17.1%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,576	69.1%
1-unit, attached	201	8.8%
2 to 4 units	389	17.1%
5 to 19 units	76	3.3%
20 or more units	39	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0631414
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9649, -120.5731