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Eastern Goleta Valley, California: commercial real estate data.
Eastern Goleta Valley is a Census CDP of 28,295 people across 16.59 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $146,284, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eastern Goleta Valley
What Eastern Goleta Valley is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.59 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,706
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Barbara County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eastern Goleta Valley
How many people live in Eastern Goleta Valley
- Population28,295
- Median age45.7
- Population under 185,645
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over6,940
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent
- Households10,297
- Family households7,310
- Share of households that are families71.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eastern Goleta Valley
Income and work in Eastern Goleta Valley
- Median household income$146,284
- Per capita income$72,713
- Civilian labor force13,029
- Employed12,515
- Unemployed514 plus or minus 194
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over20,178
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Eastern Goleta Valley
- Housing units10,884
- Occupied units10,297
- Vacant units587 plus or minus 245
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied7,686
- Renter occupied2,611
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,361,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,964
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units8,412
- Share single family77.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,418 plus or minus 316
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Mobile homes1,015 plus or minus 240
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eastern Goleta Valley
How Eastern Goleta Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,153
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,644
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more679 plus or minus 202
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Drove alone62.0 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home24.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Barbara County, not Eastern Goleta Valley
Santa Barbara County context, not Eastern Goleta Valley figures
- Establishments in Santa Barbara County12,484
- Covered employment, Santa Barbara County216,323
- Average annual pay, Santa Barbara County$69,664
- Housing units permitted, Santa Barbara County750
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Barbara County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eastern Goleta Valley.
All Santa Barbara County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Eastern Goleta Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eastern Goleta Valley, California?
28,295, in 10,297 households. Eastern Goleta Valley CDP covers 16.59 square miles of land, which is 1,706 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eastern Goleta Valley in?
Santa Barbara County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Eastern Goleta Valley?
$146,284. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,361,700. Median gross rent is $2,964 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Eastern Goleta Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Barbara County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Eastern Goleta Valley.
Is zoning published for Eastern Goleta Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.