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Isla Vista, CA

14,722 Population
0.6 square miles 26,707.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 34.3 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 37.3 ±0.1

Economics

$12,186 ±$1,530 Per capita income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $44,635 ±$796
  • about one-quarter of the amount in California: $45,591 ±$149
$23,121 ±$4,241 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $92,332 ±$1,889
  • about one-quarter of the amount in California: $91,905 ±$277

72.5% ±4.5% (9,568  ±990) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 13.5% 57,513 (±0.7% / ±3,095)
  • more than double the rate in California: 12.1% 4,685,272 (±0.1% / ±38,720)

15.1 minutes ±1.6 (91,935  ±14,556) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 20.9 3,795,270 (±0.3 / ±78,377)
  • about half the figure in California: 29.2 463,270,940 (±0.1 / ±1,077,551)

Families

4,762 ±324 Number of households
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 148,032 ±766
  • California: 13,315,822 ±16,341
2.8 ±0.1 (13,207  ±1,090) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 2.9 423,618 (±0 / ±359)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.9 38,493,080

0.5% ±0.5% (35  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 4.7% † 5,115 (±0.5% / ±525)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 460,360 (±0.1% / ±5,836)

Housing

5,229 ±290 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 158,807 ±147
  • California: 14,424,442 ±2,741

$1,078,100 ±$977,798 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $714,800 ±$13,337
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $659,300 ±$1,011

74.8% ±5.6% (10,992  ±1,164.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 17.1% 75,099 (±0.8% / ±3,349.9)
  • more than double the rate in California: 11.6% 4,529,708 (±0.1% / ±25,480.9)

Social

89% ±2.8% (1,594  ±,265.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 82.1% 228,191 (±1.2% / ±3,376.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.4% 22,656,988 (±0.2% / ±42,808.6)
46.4% ±6.5% (832  ±,179.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 35.7% 99,143 (±0.8% / ±2,119.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 35.9% 9,626,973 (±0.1% / ±27,977.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.7% ±2.3% (2,016  ±376) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 22.2% 98,821
  • about half the rate in California: 26.5% 10,442,880

0.7% ±0.4% (96  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 5.3% 18,093 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in California: 4.7% 1,415,562 (±0% / ±11,195)
96 Total veterans ±55 90 Male ±54 6 Female ±10

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