Buellton vs Vandenberg Village

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

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

Vandenberg Village has the higher population (6,793 vs 5,090 in Buellton). Vandenberg Village has the higher median household income ($104,714 vs $96,028 in Buellton). Buellton has the higher median home value ($704,200 vs $577,500 in Vandenberg Village).

Population, income & housing

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
Population	5,090	6,793
Median age	37.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,028	$104,714
Median home value	$704,200	$577,500
Median gross rent	$2,196	$2,272
Housing units	2,230	2,761
Homeownership rate	60.6%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
Population	5,082 → 5,090 (+0.2%)	8,114 → 6,793 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$93,099 → $96,028 (+3.1%)	$91,618 → $104,714 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$522,900 → $704,200 (+34.7%)	$391,000 → $577,500 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,760 → $2,196 (+24.8%)	$1,798 → $2,272 (+26.4%)

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

Vandenberg Village

Population

8,1146,793

Median household income

$91,618$104,714

Median home value

$391,000$577,500

Median gross rent

$1,798$2,272

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
Under 5	9.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	9.5%
35 to 44	17.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	10.2%
75 and over	6.2%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	61.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	13.0%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
Drove alone	75.2%	82.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.1%
Public transit	1.3%	1.1%
Walked	1.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	6.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
1-unit, detached	53.7%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	8.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buellton	Vandenberg Village
Poverty rate	2.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1993	1969