University of California-Santa Barbara

Population: 11,634
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $452,600

Located in Santa Barbara County, California, University of California-Santa Barbara is a community with a population of 11,634. At $75,000, its median household income sits below Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

From 2020 to 2023, University of California-Santa Barbara's population held roughly steady from 11,671 to 11,634, while its median home value rose 3.7% from $436,500 to $452,600.

The median resident is 19.9 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 79.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,634
Median age: 19.9 yrs
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $452,600
Median gross rent: $1,512
Housing units: 721
Homeownership rate: 17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.5%
Unemployment rate: 14.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,67111,634

Median household income

$70,948$75,000

Median home value

$436,500$452,600

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,512

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	11,671	$70,948	$436,500	$1,285
2021	11,912	$71,705	$434,600	$1,365
2022	11,441	$78,214	$455,000	$1,520
2023	11,634	$75,000	$452,600	$1,512

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 172.9%

18 to 2479.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 440.9%

45 to 540.5%

55 to 641.8%

65 to 740.4%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	1.0%
5 to 17	341	2.9%
18 to 24	9,247	79.5%
25 to 34	1,492	12.8%
35 to 44	110	0.9%
45 to 54	62	0.5%
55 to 64	213	1.8%
65 to 74	52	0.4%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,253	45.2%
Black or African American	152	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	3,571	30.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.4%
Some other race	117	1.0%
Two or more races	636	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,848	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate2.5%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree45.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	2.6%
High school graduate	49	2.5%
Some college or associate's	355	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	595	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	880	45.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone20.1%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit6.8%

Walked23.7%

Bicycle26.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	833	20.1%
Carpooled	193	4.7%
Public transit	280	6.8%
Walked	983	23.7%
Bicycle	1,079	26.0%
Worked from home	732	17.7%
Other means	45	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,853	54.3%
15 to 29 min	1,330	39.0%
30 to 44 min	114	3.3%
45 to 59 min	39	1.1%
60+ min	77	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 15.1% (249 of 1,649)

	Count	Share
Family households	345	51.3%
Nonfamily households	327	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	672	93.2%
Vacant	49	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116	17.3%
Renter-occupied	556	82.7%

1-unit, detached6.0%

1-unit, attached23.0%

2 to 4 units17.1%

5 to 19 units47.0%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	43	6.0%
1-unit, attached	166	23.0%
2 to 4 units	123	17.1%
5 to 19 units	339	47.0%
20 or more units	50	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0681316
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 34.4178, -119.8467