Montecito vs Vandenberg Village

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

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

Montecito has the higher population (8,823 vs 6,793 in Vandenberg Village). Montecito has the higher median household income ($222,966 vs $104,714 in Vandenberg Village). Montecito has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $577,500 in Vandenberg Village).

Population, income & housing

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
Population	8,823	6,793
Median age	51.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$222,966	$104,714
Median home value	$2,000,001	$577,500
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,272
Housing units	4,143	2,761
Homeownership rate	73.6%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.9%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
Population	8,245 → 8,823 (+7.0%)	8,114 → 6,793 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$159,706 → $222,966 (+39.6%)	$91,618 → $104,714 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$391,000 → $577,500 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,404 → $3,501 (+45.6%)	$1,798 → $2,272 (+26.4%)

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

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)

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
Under 5	2.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	16.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.2%
75 and over	19.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	61.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	5.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34.8%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
Drove alone	52.2%	82.0%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.7%	1.1%
Walked	10.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.9%	6.3%
Other means	2.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
1-unit, detached	76.1%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montecito	Vandenberg Village
Poverty rate	7.8%	3.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1969	1969