ZIP Code 93436

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Santa Barbara County, California.

Population: 55,834
Median household income: $76,241
Median home value: $460,100

ZIP Code 93436 (Santa Barbara County, California) is home to about 55,834 residents. At $76,241, its median household income sits below Santa Barbara County's $95,977.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 93436's population held roughly steady from 56,323 to 55,834, while its median gross rent rose 27.6% from $1,237 to $1,578.

14.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.91 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,834
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,241
Median home value: $460,100
Median gross rent: $1,578
Housing units: 18,928
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,32355,834

Median household income

$62,423$76,241

Median home value

$340,700$460,100

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,323	$62,423	$340,700	$1,237
2020	55,727	$63,966	$357,500	$1,267
2021	56,165	$67,941	$373,600	$1,353
2022	55,591	$71,922	$438,200	$1,458
2023	55,834	$76,241	$460,100	$1,578

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,428	6.1%
5 to 17	10,713	19.2%
18 to 24	5,684	10.2%
25 to 34	7,214	12.9%
35 to 44	7,707	13.8%
45 to 54	6,333	11.3%
55 to 64	6,866	12.3%
65 to 74	4,331	7.8%
75 and over	3,558	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,835	33.7%
Black or African American	1,718	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	228	0.4%
Asian	1,531	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.1%
Some other race	189	0.3%
Two or more races	1,848	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,418	56.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,546	23.7%
High school graduate	8,961	24.9%
Some college or associate's	12,394	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,164	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,944	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit4.1%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,892	68.6%
Carpooled	3,535	15.3%
Public transit	954	4.1%
Walked	888	3.8%
Bicycle	172	0.7%
Worked from home	1,454	6.3%
Other means	283	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,328	33.7%
15 to 29 min	5,470	25.2%
30 to 44 min	4,006	18.4%
45 to 59 min	2,377	10.9%
60+ min	2,543	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 14.1% (7,465 of 52,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,676	69.9%
Nonfamily households	5,459	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,135	95.8%
Vacant	793	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,131	55.9%
Renter-occupied	8,004	44.1%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,492	60.7%
1-unit, attached	1,418	7.5%
2 to 4 units	1,862	9.8%
5 to 19 units	2,348	12.4%
20 or more units	791	4.2%
Mobile home & other	1,017	5.4%

ZIP Code 93436

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