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Isla Vista, California: commercial real estate data.
Isla Vista is a Census CDP of 13,920 people across 0.55 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $25,972, 1.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Isla Vista
What Isla Vista is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.55 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land25,253
- 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.
Isla Vista
How many people live in Isla Vista
- Population13,920
- Median age21.2
- Population under 18254 plus or minus 111
- Share under 181.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Population 65 and over326 plus or minus 131
- Share 65 and over2.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Households4,763
- Family households489 plus or minus 205
- Share of households that are families10.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Isla Vista
Income and work in Isla Vista
- Median household income$25,972 plus or minus $5,478
- Per capita income$14,110
- Civilian labor force8,141
- Employed6,728
- Unemployed1,413 plus or minus 469
- Unemployment rate17.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over1,663
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Isla Vista
Housing in Isla Vista
- Housing units5,323
- Occupied units4,763
- Vacant units560 plus or minus 215
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied58 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied4,705
- Ownership rate1.2 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,218,800 plus or minus $877,610
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,878
- Annual rent as a share of median income86.8 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Single family units578 plus or minus 156
- Share single family10.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Units in buildings of two or more4,745
- Share in buildings of two or more89.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Isla Vista
How Isla Vista gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,822
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,861
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more689 plus or minus 324
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone50.0 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked19.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Barbara County, not Isla Vista
Santa Barbara County context, not Isla Vista 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 Isla Vista.
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
Isla Vista questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Isla Vista, California?
13,920, in 4,763 households. Isla Vista CDP covers 0.55 square miles of land, which is 25,253 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Isla Vista 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 Isla Vista?
$25,972. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,218,800. Median gross rent is $1,878 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 Isla Vista 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 Isla Vista.
Is zoning published for Isla Vista?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.