Mission Canyon

Population: 2,296
Median household income: $211,375
Median home value: $1,890,900

Mission Canyon, a community in Santa Barbara County, California, has 2,296 residents. At $211,375, its median household income sits above Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mission Canyon's population declined 8.5% from 2,508 to 2,296, while its median home value rose 62.2% from $1,165,900 to $1,890,900.

The median resident is 50.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,296
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $211,375
Median home value: $1,890,900
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 1,004
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5082,296

Median household income

$135,972$211,375

Median home value

$1,165,900$1,890,900

Median gross rent

$2,181$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,508	$135,972	$1,165,900	$2,181
2020	2,649	$150,924	$1,167,400	$3,224
2021	2,353	$157,778	$1,303,400	$3,453
2022	2,500	$196,667	$1,746,900	$3,501
2023	2,296	$211,375	$1,890,900	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	5.8%
5 to 17	266	11.6%
18 to 24	114	5.0%
25 to 34	258	11.2%
35 to 44	247	10.8%
45 to 54	364	15.9%
55 to 64	384	16.7%
65 to 74	323	14.1%
75 and over	206	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,738	75.7%
Black or African American	76	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	221	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	234	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate3.6%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree41.5%

Graduate or professional degree32.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	4.7%
High school graduate	64	3.6%
Some college or associate's	320	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	740	41.5%
Graduate or professional degree	574	32.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone53.1%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home38.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	597	53.1%
Carpooled	37	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	427	38.0%
Other means	20	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	325	46.6%
15 to 29 min	346	49.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	26	3.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 2.9% (65 of 2,238)

	Count	Share
Family households	647	72.1%
Nonfamily households	250	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	897	89.3%
Vacant	107	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	652	72.7%
Renter-occupied	245	27.3%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	925	92.1%
1-unit, attached	62	6.2%
2 to 4 units	6	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0648147
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.4563, -119.7170