Montecito

Population: 8,823
Median household income: $222,966
Median home value: $2,000,001

Montecito, a community in Santa Barbara County, California, has 8,823 residents. At $222,966, its median household income sits above Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montecito's population grew 7.0% from 8,245 to 8,823, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

74.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,823
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $222,966
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 4,143
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2458,823

Median household income

$159,706$222,966

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,404$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,245	$159,706	$2,000,001	$2,404
2020	8,210	$181,316	$2,000,001	$2,355
2021	8,494	$193,423	$2,000,001	$2,668
2022	8,529	$212,154	$2,000,001	$3,501
2023	8,823	$222,966	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over19.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	221	2.5%
5 to 17	1,049	11.9%
18 to 24	1,459	16.5%
25 to 34	422	4.8%
35 to 44	708	8.0%
45 to 54	789	8.9%
55 to 64	1,214	13.8%
65 to 74	1,239	14.0%
75 and over	1,722	19.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,157	81.1%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	246	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.3%
Two or more races	605	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	781	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate5.3%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree40.1%

Graduate or professional degree34.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	1.7%
High school graduate	322	5.3%
Some college or associate's	1,107	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,441	40.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,123	34.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone52.2%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home29.9%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,692	52.2%
Carpooled	126	3.9%
Public transit	22	0.7%
Walked	341	10.5%
Bicycle	14	0.4%
Worked from home	970	29.9%
Other means	77	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,162	51.1%
15 to 29 min	799	35.2%
30 to 44 min	106	4.7%
45 to 59 min	96	4.2%
60+ min	109	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 7.8% (600 of 7,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,225	66.5%
Nonfamily households	1,120	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,345	80.7%
Vacant	798	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,461	73.6%
Renter-occupied	884	26.4%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,151	76.1%
1-unit, attached	434	10.5%
2 to 4 units	194	4.7%
5 to 19 units	280	6.8%
20 or more units	84	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0648844
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.18 sq mi
Water area: 7.92 sq mi
Center point: 34.4186, -119.6331