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Santa Ynez, California: commercial real estate data.
Santa Ynez is a Census CDP of 4,467 people across 4.83 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $110,781, 64.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Santa Ynez
What Santa Ynez is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.83 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land925
- 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 Santa Ynez
- Population4,467
- Median age37.8 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18863 plus or minus 297
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over1,065 plus or minus 255
- Share 65 and over23.8 percent
- Households1,593
- Family households987
- Share of households that are families62.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Santa Ynez
- Median household income$110,781 plus or minus $24,650
- Per capita income$60,997 plus or minus $13,802
- Civilian labor force1,925 plus or minus 459
- Employed1,910 plus or minus 458
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over2,995
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Santa Ynez
- Housing units1,852
- Occupied units1,593
- Vacant units259 plus or minus 144
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied1,034
- Renter occupied559 plus or minus 200
- Ownership rate64.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,163,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,969 plus or minus $1,359
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Single family units1,626
- Share single family87.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more165 plus or minus 88
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes61 plus or minus 92
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Santa Ynez gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,527 plus or minus 434
- Commuting under 15 minutes595 plus or minus 248
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.0 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more677 plus or minus 236
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone74.7 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home19.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Santa Ynez (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$7,544,300
- Average approval$943,038
- Median approval$471,200
- Largest approval$4,250,000
- Jobs supported66
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santa Ynez, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Santa Ynez (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,812,000
- Average approval$937,333
- Median approval$646,000
- Largest approval$1,589,000
- Jobs supported19
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santa Ynez, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Santa Barbara County, not Santa Ynez
Santa Barbara County context, not Santa Ynez 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 Santa Ynez.
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
Santa Ynez questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Santa Ynez, California?
4,467, in 1,593 households. Santa Ynez CDP covers 4.83 square miles of land, which is 925 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Santa Ynez 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 Santa Ynez?
$110,781. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,163,000. Median gross rent is $1,969 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Santa Ynez businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $7.5 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $471,200, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santa Ynez, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Santa Ynez borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Santa Ynez. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Santa Ynez 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 Santa Ynez.
Is zoning published for Santa Ynez?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.