Goleta.
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California·Santa Barbara County
9 tracts·33K people·$1.1M median·4,264/mi²
White 46 · Hispanic 37 · Asian 11 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 45 · Other 33 · Living alone 22
Santa Barbara 28 · Goleta 23 · University of California-Santa Barbara 5 · Eastern Goleta Valley 4 · Los Angeles 4 · Elsewhere 36
Professional 37 · Manufacturing 23 · Retail 15 · Health 14 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 56 · Service 18 · Sales · office 14 · Construction · maintenance 6 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 61 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 19 · Walk 5 · Bike 4 · Transit 4
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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 Goleta is $1,062,100 (Census ACS) — 2.3× the US median of $458,812.
Goleta has 32,685 residents across 7 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 45.9% White, 36.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 4.5% Multiracial, 1.6% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 49.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.3% (Census ACS).
Kellogg Elementary (57%), Ellwood Elementary (52%) and La Patera Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Goleta Valley Junior High is the middle school with reported scores (51%); Dos Pueblos Senior High is the high school with reported scores (58%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,437/month, 54% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Goleta is $122,370 a year, 42% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Goleta, median rent is $2,437/month and the median home value is $1,062,100 (Census ACS).
Goleta reported 1.7 violent crimes and 14.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 253 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 16 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Goleta are earthquake (93), wildfire (92) and inland flooding (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Goleta scores 10.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 4.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).