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California·Santa Barbara County
26 tracts·80K people·$1.6M median·4,124/mi²
White 53 · Hispanic 36 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 33 · Other 28
Santa Barbara 43 · Goleta 11 · Los Angeles 4 · Eastern Goleta Valley 3 · Montecito 2 · Elsewhere 36
Professional 30 · Health 25 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 11 · Retail 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Service 20 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 17 · Walk 4 · Bike 3 · Transit 2
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
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The median home value in Santa Barbara is $1,570,800 (Census ACS) — 3.4× the US median of $458,812.
Santa Barbara has 87,779 residents across 23 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.7; the population is 52.8% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial, 3.5% Asian, 1.5% Other and 1.4% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 51.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.0% (Census ACS).
Monte Vista Elementary (70%), Peabody Charter (66%) and Hope Elementary (61%) lead the elementary schools; La Cumbre Junior High (29%) and Santa Barbara Junior High (28%) lead the middle schools; Alta Vista Alternative High (29%), Santa Barbara Senior High (28%) and La Cuesta Continuation High (5%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,413/month, 53% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Santa Barbara is $106,182 a year, 23% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Santa Barbara, median rent is $2,413/month and the median home value is $1,570,800 (Census ACS).
Santa Barbara reported 6.0 violent crimes and 17.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 263 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Santa Barbara are earthquake (97), landslide (91) and wildfire (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.19g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Santa Barbara scores 11.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 4.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).