Buellton vs Guadalupe

A side-by-side comparison of Buellton and Guadalupe: population, income, housing, and more.

Buellton and Guadalupe are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Guadalupe has the higher population (8,422 vs 5,090 in Buellton). Buellton has the higher median household income ($96,028 vs $71,048 in Guadalupe). Buellton has the higher median home value ($704,200 vs $452,100 in Guadalupe).

Population, income & housing

	Buellton	Guadalupe
Population	5,090	8,422
Median age	37.6 yrs	28.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,028	$71,048
Median home value	$704,200	$452,100
Median gross rent	$2,196	$1,674
Housing units	2,230	2,281
Homeownership rate	60.6%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buellton	Guadalupe
Population	5,082 → 5,090 (+0.2%)	7,451 → 8,422 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$93,099 → $96,028 (+3.1%)	$50,864 → $71,048 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$522,900 → $704,200 (+34.7%)	$257,100 → $452,100 (+75.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,760 → $2,196 (+24.8%)	$1,209 → $1,674 (+38.5%)

Buellton

Population

5,0825,090

Median household income

$93,099$96,028

Median home value

$522,900$704,200

Median gross rent

$1,760$2,196

Guadalupe

Population

7,4518,422

Median household income

$50,864$71,048

Median home value

$257,100$452,100

Median gross rent

$1,209$1,674

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buellton	Guadalupe
Under 5	9.5%	12.2%
5 to 17	14.1%	25.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	17.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	5.0%
75 and over	6.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buellton	Guadalupe
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	7.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	88.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buellton	Guadalupe
No high school diploma	6.0%	42.9%
High school graduate	13.0%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buellton	Guadalupe
Drove alone	75.2%	78.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	15.5%
Public transit	1.3%	1.5%
Walked	1.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	2.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buellton	Guadalupe
1-unit, detached	53.7%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	3.3%
20 or more units	8.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buellton	Guadalupe
Poverty rate	2.9%	28.3%
Average household size	2.63	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1993	1985