Carpinteria.
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California·Santa Barbara County
3 tracts·13K people·$1.0M median·5,192/mi²
White 50 · Hispanic 43 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 54 · Living alone 30 · Other 15
Santa Barbara 23 · Carpinteria 20 · Goleta 6 · San Buenaventura (Ventura) 4 · Los Angeles 4 · Elsewhere 43
Manufacturing 29 · Professional 28 · Retail 16 · Leisure 13 · Health 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Service 20 · Sales · office 14 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 9
Drive alone 68 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 14 · Walk 5 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Carpinteria is $1,043,100 (Census ACS) — 2.3× the US median of $458,812.
Carpinteria has 13,036 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.8; the population is 50.0% White, 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian, 0.9% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 44.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.0% (Census ACS).
Carpinteria Family (77%), Canalino Elementary (45%) and Aliso Elementary (42%) lead the elementary schools; Carpinteria Middle is the middle school with reported scores (40%); Carpinteria Senior High is the high school with reported scores (32%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,377/month, 51% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Carpinteria is $100,658 a year, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Carpinteria, median rent is $2,377/month and the median home value is $1,043,100 (Census ACS).
Carpinteria reported 1.6 violent crimes and 15.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 260 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 16 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carpinteria are earthquake (98), drought (97) and wildfire (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Carpinteria scores 10.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 5.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).