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Santa Ynez, CA

4,467 Population
4.8 square miles 924.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±10 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 34.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$60,997 ±$13,802 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $48,028 ±$926
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$110,781 ±$24,650 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $98,161 ±$2,430
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13% ±7.3% (573  ±343) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 14.7% 62,400 (±0.8% / ±3,327)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.9 minutes ±11.6 (41,115  ±11,484) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 20.9 3,641,540 (±0.4 / ±93,099)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,593 ±220 Number of households
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 149,608 ±835
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (4,431  ±878) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 2.8 420,825 (±0 / ±326)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.8% ±12.4% (111  ±106) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 4.6% † 4,979 (±0.5% / ±585)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,852 ±218 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 160,592 ±195
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,163,000 ±$76,529 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: $790,700 ±$17,571
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±4.9% (365  ±224.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 15.2% 66,912 (±0.7% / ±2,956.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.5% ±4.6% (2,741  ±436.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 81.9% 227,962 (±1.2% / ±3,345.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.4% ±6.2% (1,000  ±238.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 36.8% 102,469 (±0.7% / ±1,993.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

11% ±8.1% (492  ±374) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 22.2% 98,422
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.1% ±2.3% (148  ±87) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: 4.6% 15,770 (±0.3% / ±890)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
148 Total veterans ±87 148 Male ±87 N/A Female ±14

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