Santa Barbara, CA
Census ZIP code profile for Santa Barbara, CA - 7 ZIPs, total population 132,916. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SANTA-BARBARA-CA · Santa Barbara, CA 7 ZIPs · 132,916 pop · #1173/25278 · Santa Barbara County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $139,703
- RANK-TOP #1173/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Los Olivos
- BOOK-MID 7 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 55% owners
- POP-MID 132,916
- SPREAD-SPLIT 93101→93108
- HOME-TOP $1,555,614
Nearest income peer: Los Olivos, CA (+ $3,057 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Santa Barbara
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Santa Barbara on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- New Cuyama · lowest
New Cuyama · lowest
$60,938 median HH income
- Carpinteria · near
Carpinteria · near
$110,359 median HH income
- Santa Ynez · near
Santa Ynez · near
$114,139 median HH income
- Solvang · near
Solvang · near
$118,488 median HH income
- Santa Barbara · this city
Santa Barbara · this city
$139,703 median HH income
- Los Olivos · highest
Los Olivos · highest
$142,760 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Santa Barbara, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 5%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 132,916
- city population (Census)
- 7
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $139,703
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income city with a manageable ZIP set (7 codes). Median household income averages $139,703 against unemployment of 5.0%. Home values around $1,555,614 and rents near $2,715 usually move together, compare two adjacent ZIPs when school-catchment pockets matter.
No other city sharing Santa Barbara County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Santa Barbara. Santa Maria, Lompoc and Goleta sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. New Cuyama marks the far end of that range at $60,938, 56% below Santa Barbara.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Santa Barbara differ
Santa Barbara's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $90,148 in ZIP 93101 to $230,419 in ZIP 93108, while home values span $1,184,000 in 93101 to $2,000,000+ in 93108. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 10.1 points
93101 to 93108
93101 to 93108
93108 to 93109
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
ZIP Codes in Santa Barbara, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Santa Barbara County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 7 of them fall in Santa Barbara. See the Santa Barbara County roll-up →
No other city sharing Santa Barbara County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Santa Barbara. Santa Maria, Lompoc and Goleta sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. New Cuyama marks the far end of that range at $60,938, 56% below Santa Barbara.
Side-by-side: Compare 93101 vs 93105 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Density | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93101 | 31,683 | 3,567 | America/Los_Angeles |
| 93105 | 24,815 | 99 | America/Los_Angeles |
| 93103 | 20,249 | 1,492 | America/Los_Angeles |
| 93111 | 17,370 | 827 | America/Los_Angeles |
| 93110 | 16,829 | 616 | America/Los_Angeles |
| 93108 | 11,112 | 202 | America/Los_Angeles |
| 93109 | 10,858 | 1,239 | America/Los_Angeles |
Higher-income city averages still hide neighborhood splits. Use Census ACS for income and tenure, and HUD Fair Market Rents when the question is rent vs the municipal mean in Santa Barbara.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →
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