Santa Barbara

Population: 88,024
Median household income: $101,672
Median home value: $1,466,400

Located in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara is a community with a population of 88,024. At $101,672, its median household income sits above Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Santa Barbara's population declined 3.7% from 91,376 to 88,024, while its median home value rose 39.5% from $1,051,500 to $1,466,400.

The median gross rent is $2,302. 50.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,024
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $101,672
Median home value: $1,466,400
Median gross rent: $2,302
Housing units: 39,015
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

91,37688,024

Median household income

$76,606$101,672

Median home value

$1,051,500$1,466,400

Median gross rent

$1,786$2,302

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,376	$76,606	$1,051,500	$1,786
2020	90,911	$81,618	$1,082,300	$1,874
2021	89,132	$89,243	$1,130,900	$2,038
2022	88,640	$98,346	$1,346,800	$2,209
2023	88,024	$101,672	$1,466,400	$2,302

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,217	4.8%
5 to 17	10,962	12.5%
18 to 24	9,416	10.7%
25 to 34	14,785	16.8%
35 to 44	9,940	11.3%
45 to 54	10,192	11.6%
55 to 64	10,791	12.3%
65 to 74	9,899	11.2%
75 and over	7,822	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47,043	53.4%
Black or African American	1,092	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	210	0.2%
Asian	3,225	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	104	0.1%
Some other race	811	0.9%
Two or more races	3,156	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32,383	36.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate11.9%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree29.7%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,028	11.1%
High school graduate	7,518	11.9%
Some college or associate's	17,022	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	18,808	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13,053	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone61.3%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit2.3%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle3.2%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,514	61.3%
Carpooled	4,365	9.7%
Public transit	1,020	2.3%
Walked	1,873	4.2%
Bicycle	1,441	3.2%
Worked from home	7,649	17.0%
Other means	1,045	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,391	49.4%
15 to 29 min	14,760	39.6%
30 to 44 min	2,007	5.4%
45 to 59 min	879	2.4%
60+ min	1,221	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.1% (11,387 of 87,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,145	52.3%
Nonfamily households	17,473	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,618	93.9%
Vacant	2,397	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,566	39.8%
Renter-occupied	22,052	60.2%

1-unit, detached45.8%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units18.0%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,850	45.8%
1-unit, attached	3,733	9.6%
2 to 4 units	5,358	13.7%
5 to 19 units	7,017	18.0%
20 or more units	4,810	12.3%
Mobile home & other	247	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 34.4036, -119.7137