Goleta vs Orcutt

A side-by-side comparison of Goleta and Orcutt: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goleta has the higher population (32,693 vs 31,284 in Orcutt). Goleta has the higher median household income ($118,039 vs $108,682 in Orcutt). Goleta has the higher median home value ($1,002,500 vs $587,000 in Orcutt).

Population, income & housing

	Goleta	Orcutt
Population	32,693	31,284
Median age	35.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$118,039	$108,682
Median home value	$1,002,500	$587,000
Median gross rent	$2,385	$2,094
Housing units	12,727	11,538
Homeownership rate	51.2%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goleta	Orcutt
Population	30,975 → 32,693 (+5.5%)	31,118 → 31,284 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,039 (+20.4%)	$91,343 → $108,682 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$797,700 → $1,002,500 (+25.7%)	$422,600 → $587,000 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,999 → $2,385 (+19.3%)	$1,713 → $2,094 (+22.2%)

Goleta

Population

30,97532,693

Median household income

$98,005$118,039

Median home value

$797,700$1,002,500

Median gross rent

$1,999$2,385

Orcutt

Population

31,11831,284

Median household income

$91,343$108,682

Median home value

$422,600$587,000

Median gross rent

$1,713$2,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goleta	Orcutt
Under 5	6.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	13.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.7%
75 and over	6.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goleta	Orcutt
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	54.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	11.2%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	36.7%	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goleta	Orcutt
No high school diploma	10.3%	8.6%
High school graduate	13.3%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goleta	Orcutt
Drove alone	61.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.4%
Public transit	2.4%	2.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	3.6%	1.1%
Worked from home	17.9%	8.6%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goleta	Orcutt
1-unit, detached	43.6%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	13.2%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Goleta	Orcutt
Poverty rate	10.6%	6.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1974	1980