Montecito vs University of California-Santa Barbara

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

Montecito 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 8,823 in Montecito). Montecito has the higher median household income ($222,966 vs $75,000 in University of California-Santa Barbara). Montecito has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $452,600 in University of California-Santa Barbara).

Population, income & housing

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
Population	8,823	11,634
Median age	51.8 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$222,966	$75,000
Median home value	$2,000,001	$452,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,512
Housing units	4,143	721
Homeownership rate	73.6%	17.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.9%	76.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
Population	8,245 → 8,823 (+7.0%)	11,671 → 11,634 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$159,706 → $222,966 (+39.6%)	$70,948 → $75,000 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$436,500 → $452,600 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,404 → $3,501 (+45.6%)	$1,285 → $1,512 (+17.7%)

Montecito

Population

8,2458,823

Median household income

$159,706$222,966

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,404$3,501

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)

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
Under 5	2.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	2.9%
18 to 24	16.5%	79.5%
25 to 34	4.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.0%	0.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	0.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	1.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	0.4%
75 and over	19.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	45.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	30.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	5.3%	2.5%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	34.8%	45.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
Drove alone	52.2%	20.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.7%	6.8%
Walked	10.5%	23.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	26.0%
Worked from home	29.9%	17.7%
Other means	2.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
1-unit, detached	76.1%	6.0%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	23.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	47.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montecito	University of California-Santa Barbara
Poverty rate	7.8%	15.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1969	1981