Toro Canyon

Population: 1,736
Median household income: $177,879
Median home value: $2,000,001

Toro Canyon is a community in Santa Barbara County, California, home to 1,736 residents. At $177,879, its median household income sits above Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Toro Canyon's population held roughly steady from 1,728 to 1,736, while its median home value rose 11.6% from $1,791,700 to $2,000,001.

68.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,736
Median age: 65.9 yrs
Median household income: $177,879
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,500
Housing units: 1,102
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7281,736

Median household income

$141,136$177,879

Median home value

$1,791,700$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,167$2,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,728	$141,136	$1,791,700	$3,167
2020	1,918	$119,286	$2,000,001	$2,415
2021	1,714	$122,188	$2,000,001	$2,438
2022	1,692	$174,929	$2,000,001	$2,350
2023	1,736	$177,879	$2,000,001	$2,500

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7431.9%

75 and over19.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	4.7%
5 to 17	104	6.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	108	6.2%
35 to 44	164	9.4%
45 to 54	83	4.8%
55 to 64	310	17.9%
65 to 74	553	31.9%
75 and over	332	19.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,168	67.3%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	131	7.5%
Two or more races	92	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate7.1%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree41.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	5.9%
High school graduate	110	7.1%
Some college or associate's	293	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	417	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	638	41.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone50.6%

Carpooled18.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	362	50.6%
Carpooled	134	18.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	57	8.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	146	20.4%
Other means	17	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	223	39.1%
15 to 29 min	118	20.7%
30 to 44 min	48	8.4%
45 to 59 min	10	1.8%
60+ min	171	30.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 4.7% (82 of 1,736)

	Count	Share
Family households	501	59.3%
Nonfamily households	344	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	845	76.7%
Vacant	257	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	746	88.3%
Renter-occupied	99	11.7%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	913	82.8%
1-unit, attached	11	1.0%
2 to 4 units	12	1.1%
5 to 19 units	68	6.2%
20 or more units	58	5.3%
Mobile home & other	40	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0679529
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.39 sq mi
Water area: 4.4 sq mi
Center point: 34.4230, -119.5607