Guadalupe vs University of California-Santa Barbara

A side-by-side comparison of Guadalupe and University of California-Santa Barbara: population, income, housing, and more.

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

University of California-Santa Barbara has the higher population (11,634 vs 8,422 in Guadalupe). University of California-Santa Barbara has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $71,048 in Guadalupe). University of California-Santa Barbara has the higher median home value ($452,600 vs $452,100 in Guadalupe).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
Population	8,422	11,634
Median age	28.4 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,048	$75,000
Median home value	$452,100	$452,600
Median gross rent	$1,674	$1,512
Housing units	2,281	721
Homeownership rate	56.5%	17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	76.5%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
Population	7,451 → 8,422 (+13.0%)	11,671 → 11,634 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$50,864 → $71,048 (+39.7%)	$70,948 → $75,000 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$257,100 → $452,100 (+75.8%)	$436,500 → $452,600 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,209 → $1,674 (+38.5%)	$1,285 → $1,512 (+17.7%)

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

University of California-Santa Barbara

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
Under 5	12.2%	1.0%
5 to 17	25.8%	2.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	79.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	0.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	0.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	1.8%
65 to 74	5.0%	0.4%
75 and over	3.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
White (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	45.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	30.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	88.9%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
No high school diploma	42.9%	2.6%
High school graduate	19.8%	2.5%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	45.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
Drove alone	78.3%	20.1%
Carpooled	15.5%	4.7%
Public transit	1.5%	6.8%
Walked	1.6%	23.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	26.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	17.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
1-unit, detached	69.1%	6.0%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	23.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	47.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe	University of California-Santa Barbara
Poverty rate	28.3%	15.1%
Average household size	3.94	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1985	1981