ZIP Code 93117

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Santa Barbara County, California.

Population: 52,225
Median household income: $85,711
Median home value: $1,021,700

Covering part of Santa Barbara County, California, ZIP Code 93117 has about 52,225 residents. Its median household income of $85,711 runs below the Santa Barbara County figure of $95,977.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 93117's population declined 10.8% from 58,546 to 52,225, while its median gross rent rose 14.8% from $1,725 to $1,980.

The median gross rent is $1,980. 49.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,225
Median age: 23.3 yrs
Median household income: $85,711
Median home value: $1,021,700
Median gross rent: $1,980
Housing units: 18,208
Homeownership rate: 38.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,54652,225

Median household income

$66,151$85,711

Median home value

$812,200$1,021,700

Median gross rent

$1,725$1,980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,546	$66,151	$812,200	$1,725
2020	59,298	$70,878	$822,000	$1,759
2021	54,915	$77,964	$838,300	$1,861
2022	53,345	$79,553	$932,400	$1,936
2023	52,225	$85,711	$1,021,700	$1,980

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2439.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,128	4.1%
5 to 17	5,272	10.1%
18 to 24	20,673	39.6%
25 to 34	6,372	12.2%
35 to 44	4,207	8.1%
45 to 54	3,823	7.3%
55 to 64	4,708	9.0%
65 to 74	3,169	6.1%
75 and over	1,873	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,776	47.4%
Black or African American	1,355	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	7,223	13.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	185	0.4%
Two or more races	2,345	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,316	31.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,496	10.3%
High school graduate	3,131	13.0%
Some college or associate's	6,635	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,597	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,293	21.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone56.0%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit3.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle7.9%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,532	56.0%
Carpooled	2,077	8.0%
Public transit	776	3.0%
Walked	1,863	7.2%
Bicycle	2,057	7.9%
Worked from home	4,165	16.1%
Other means	464	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,983	45.9%
15 to 29 min	9,035	41.5%
30 to 44 min	1,248	5.7%
45 to 59 min	569	2.6%
60+ min	934	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 25.9% (11,896 of 45,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,244	48.6%
Nonfamily households	8,720	51.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,964	93.2%
Vacant	1,244	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,496	38.3%
Renter-occupied	10,468	61.7%

1-unit, detached33.9%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units24.2%

20 or more units17.2%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,173	33.9%
1-unit, attached	1,723	9.5%
2 to 4 units	2,069	11.4%
5 to 19 units	4,411	24.2%
20 or more units	3,140	17.2%
Mobile home & other	692	3.8%

ZIP Code 93117

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