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Goleta, California: commercial real estate data.
Goleta is a Census city of 32,685 people across 7.85 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $122,370, 50.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 35 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Goleta
What Goleta is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.85 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,162
- 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.
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How many people live in Goleta
- Population32,685
- Median age36.9
- Population under 186,192
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over5,293
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households12,348
- Family households7,615
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Goleta
- Median household income$122,370
- Per capita income$56,285
- Civilian labor force19,195
- Employed18,393
- Unemployed802 plus or minus 236
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over22,508
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Goleta
- Housing units12,939
- Occupied units12,348
- Vacant units591 plus or minus 220
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied6,266
- Renter occupied6,082
- Ownership rate50.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,062,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,437
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent
- Single family units7,064
- Share single family54.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,049
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent
- Mobile homes826 plus or minus 208
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Goleta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,612
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,372
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,873 plus or minus 386
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Drove alone61.4 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home18.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Goleta (7(a))
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$20,227,900
- Average approval$577,940
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,311,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported616
- Jobs per approval17.6
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.6 percent
- Share to franchises8.6 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS29
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Goleta, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Goleta (504)
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$16,919,000
- Average approval$805,667
- Median approval$661,000
- Largest approval$3,134,000
- Jobs supported279
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Goleta, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Goleta
- NFIP communityCity of Goleta
- NFIP community number060771
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/18
The City of Goleta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060771 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Santa Barbara County, not Goleta
Santa Barbara County context, not Goleta 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 Goleta.
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.
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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
Goleta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Goleta, California?
32,685, in 12,348 households. Goleta city covers 7.85 square miles of land, which is 4,162 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Goleta 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 Goleta?
$122,370. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,062,100. Median gross rent is $2,437 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Goleta businesses?
35 7(a) approvals totaling $20.2 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 21 504 approvals worth $16.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Goleta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Goleta borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Goleta. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Goleta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Goleta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Goleta, city of, community 060771, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Goleta 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 Goleta.
Is zoning published for Goleta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.