Isla Vista.
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California·Santa Barbara County
3 tracts·14K people·$1.2M median·25,253/mi²
White 54 · Hispanic 20 · Asian 16 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Other 69 · Living alone 28 · Married couple 4
Santa Barbara 18 · Goleta 10 · Los Angeles 7 · University of California-Santa Barbara 6 · Isla Vista 5 · Elsewhere 54
Leisure 46 · Professional 24 · Retail 17 · Health 6 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Service 32 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 50 · Walk 19 · Bike 13 · Work from home 8 · Carpool 6 · Transit 3
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Isla Vista is $1,218,800 (Census ACS) — 2.7× the US median of $458,812.
Isla Vista has 13,920 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.2; the population is 54.5% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 4.6% Black, 4.4% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 43.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 70.4% (Census ACS).
Median gross rent is $1,878/month, 19% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Isla Vista is $25,972 a year, 70% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Isla Vista, median rent is $1,878/month and the median home value is $1,218,800 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 74°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 245 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 16 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Isla Vista are earthquake (95), landslide (58) and wildfire (30), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.25g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Isla Vista scores 9.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 18.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).