New Cuyama, CA · standard
ZIP Code 93254
Santa Barbara County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 811
- 2/sq mi
- $60,938
- Median income
- $223,600
- Median home value
- 20.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
New Cuyama pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 78%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 93254 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 93254 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in New Cuyama, Santa Barbara County, California, home to just 811 residents across 352.6 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 93254 reports a modest median household income of $60,938 (40% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,414. The poverty rate is 12.9%, with unemployment at 6.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $223,600 (71% below the average California ZIP); owner occupancy is 78.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.5, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the California and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 93254.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 93254, New Cuyama, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
811
Population
352.6
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 93254?
39.5
Median Age
49.5%
Male
50.5%
Female
13.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$60,938
Median Household Income
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$32,414
Per Capita Income
12.9%
Poverty Rate
6.9%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
416housing units
416
Total Housing Units
275
Occupied Units
141
Vacant Units
2.57
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$223,600
Median Home Value
-71% vs state ZIP avg
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 93254, employing approximately 76 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,951,000.
14
Businesses
76
Employees
$3.0M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 93254, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.