Mission Hills

Population: 3,794
Median household income: $106,455
Median home value: $477,800

Mission Hills is a community in Santa Barbara County, California, home to 3,794 residents. At $106,455, its median household income sits above Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

From 2019 to 2023, Mission Hills's population declined 1.2% from 3,842 to 3,794, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $376,400 to $477,800.

The typical home was built around 1970. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,794
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $106,455
Median home value: $477,800
Median gross rent: $1,783
Housing units: 1,246
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8423,794

Median household income

$86,296$106,455

Median home value

$376,400$477,800

Median gross rent

$1,639$1,783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,842	$86,296	$376,400	$1,639
2020	3,509	$85,268	$389,100	$1,546
2021	3,435	$99,517	$390,900	$1,754
2022	3,458	$102,024	$450,000	$1,788
2023	3,794	$106,455	$477,800	$1,783

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6422.6%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	0.4%
5 to 17	922	24.3%
18 to 24	175	4.6%
25 to 34	281	7.4%
35 to 44	509	13.4%
45 to 54	413	10.9%
55 to 64	859	22.6%
65 to 74	292	7.7%
75 and over	329	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,676	44.2%
Black or African American	79	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.3%
Asian	84	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	2.5%
Two or more races	265	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,584	41.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287	10.7%
High school graduate	675	25.2%
Some college or associate's	995	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	416	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	310	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit9.8%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,096	66.3%
Carpooled	186	11.3%
Public transit	162	9.8%
Walked	49	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	142	8.6%
Other means	18	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	381	25.2%
15 to 29 min	478	31.6%
30 to 44 min	422	27.9%
45 to 59 min	132	8.7%
60+ min	98	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 4.9% (185 of 3,794)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,018	81.7%
Nonfamily households	228	18.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,246	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	967	77.6%
Renter-occupied	279	22.4%

1-unit, detached98.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,232	98.9%
1-unit, attached	14	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0648186
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.6888, -120.4398