Orcutt

Population: 31,284
Median household income: $108,682
Median home value: $587,000

Orcutt, a community in Santa Barbara County, California, has 31,284 residents. The median household income of $108,682 is above the Santa Barbara County median ($95,977).

Between 2019 and 2023, Orcutt's population held roughly steady from 31,118 to 31,284, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $422,600 to $587,000.

78.0% of workers drive to work alone. 77.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,284
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,682
Median home value: $587,000
Median gross rent: $2,094
Housing units: 11,538
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,11831,284

Median household income

$91,343$108,682

Median home value

$422,600$587,000

Median gross rent

$1,713$2,094

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,118	$91,343	$422,600	$1,713
2020	31,353	$95,916	$446,200	$1,736
2021	30,940	$100,979	$464,500	$1,835
2022	31,137	$108,225	$549,600	$2,028
2023	31,284	$108,682	$587,000	$2,094

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,753	5.6%
5 to 17	5,491	17.6%
18 to 24	2,813	9.0%
25 to 34	3,162	10.1%
35 to 44	4,223	13.5%
45 to 54	3,229	10.3%
55 to 64	4,067	13.0%
65 to 74	3,667	11.7%
75 and over	2,879	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,036	54.5%
Black or African American	372	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	154	0.5%
Asian	1,240	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	76	0.2%
Two or more races	1,654	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,733	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,825	8.6%
High school graduate	3,876	18.3%
Some college or associate's	8,719	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,288	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,519	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,917	78.0%
Carpooled	1,178	8.4%
Public transit	287	2.0%
Walked	119	0.8%
Bicycle	157	1.1%
Worked from home	1,198	8.6%
Other means	147	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,028	39.3%
15 to 29 min	4,620	36.1%
30 to 44 min	1,692	13.2%
45 to 59 min	711	5.6%
60+ min	754	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 6.6% (2,072 of 31,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,273	74.2%
Nonfamily households	2,872	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,145	96.6%
Vacant	393	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,693	78.0%
Renter-occupied	2,452	22.0%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,898	77.1%
1-unit, attached	801	6.9%
2 to 4 units	366	3.2%
5 to 19 units	337	2.9%
20 or more units	116	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1,020	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0654120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8692, -120.4217