ZIP Code 93103

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Santa Barbara County, California.

Population: 19,803
Median household income: $118,118
Median home value: $1,555,600

ZIP Code 93103 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Santa Barbara County, California, home to about 19,803 residents. The median household income of $118,118 is above the Santa Barbara County median ($95,977).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 93103's population declined 3.6% from 20,538 to 19,803, while its median gross rent rose 21.6% from $1,979 to $2,407.

46.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,803
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $118,118
Median home value: $1,555,600
Median gross rent: $2,407
Housing units: 8,069
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,53819,803

Median household income

$92,101$118,118

Median home value

$1,040,400$1,555,600

Median gross rent

$1,979$2,407

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,538	$92,101	$1,040,400	$1,979
2020	20,542	$84,853	$1,092,500	$2,028
2021	19,282	$99,725	$1,117,000	$2,107
2022	19,653	$104,238	$1,332,400	$2,263
2023	19,803	$118,118	$1,555,600	$2,407

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,173	5.9%
5 to 17	2,319	11.7%
18 to 24	1,579	8.0%
25 to 34	3,730	18.8%
35 to 44	2,328	11.8%
45 to 54	2,632	13.3%
55 to 64	2,359	11.9%
65 to 74	2,305	11.6%
75 and over	1,378	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,708	44.0%
Black or African American	257	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	786	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	79	0.4%
Two or more races	414	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,555	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,987	13.5%
High school graduate	2,088	14.2%
Some college or associate's	3,883	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,153	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,621	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit2.1%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle4.6%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,530	63.8%
Carpooled	1,055	10.3%
Public transit	219	2.1%
Walked	443	4.3%
Bicycle	470	4.6%
Worked from home	1,293	12.6%
Other means	221	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,001	44.8%
15 to 29 min	4,142	46.3%
30 to 44 min	349	3.9%
45 to 59 min	205	2.3%
60+ min	241	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 10.5% (2,069 of 19,677)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,871	63.9%
Nonfamily households	2,750	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,621	94.4%
Vacant	448	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,505	46.0%
Renter-occupied	4,116	54.0%

1-unit, detached52.4%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,228	52.4%
1-unit, attached	811	10.1%
2 to 4 units	1,198	14.8%
5 to 19 units	925	11.5%
20 or more units	697	8.6%
Mobile home & other	210	2.6%

ZIP Code 93103

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