What percentage of people rent in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA, 2020–2024
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25.4% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,611 renting households against 7,686 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.4% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 2,611 (±379)
Median renter income: $112,044 (±$18,025)

Who rents and who owns in Eastern Goleta Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eastern Goleta Valley	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.4% (±3.3 points)	47.6% (±0.9 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,611 (±379)	71,264 (±1,376)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,686 (±471)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$112,044 (±$18,025)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$155,821 (±$15,755)	$131,935 (±$4,489)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Eastern Goleta Valley, the renter share is lower than in Santa Barbara County (47.6%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Santa Barbara County, Eastern Goleta Valley ranks 16 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 734 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Eastern Goleta Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eastern Goleta Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Eastern Goleta Valley	—	25.4% (±3.3 points)	—
University of California-Santa Barbara	3.9 mi	85.3% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Mission Canyon	4.0 mi	28.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Goleta	4.2 mi	49.3% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Isla Vista	4.8 mi	98.8% (±0.7 points)	Higher
Santa Barbara	4.9 mi	60.1% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Montecito	8.9 mi	24.2% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Summerland	11 mi	35.7% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Toro Canyon	13 mi	14.1% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Toro Canyon, CA (14.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University of California-Santa Barbara, CA (85.3%), Goleta, CA (49.3%), Isla Vista, CA (98.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Buellton	41.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Carpinteria	38.5% (±5.3 points)
12	Summerland	35.7% (±18.1 points)
13	Santa Ynez	35.1% (±10.9 points)
14	Mission Canyon	28.9% (±10.8 points)
15	Los Alamos	25.5% (±16.6 points)
16	Eastern Goleta Valley	25.4% (±3.3 points)
17	Vandenberg Village	25.2% (±6.9 points)
18	Montecito	24.2% (±5.1 points)
19	Orcutt	22.7% (±3.0 points)
20	Mission Hills	18.7% (±9.9 points)
21	Toro Canyon	14.1% (±8.1 points)
22	Los Olivos	11.8% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Eastern Goleta Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Eastern Goleta Valley

How many renters are there in Eastern Goleta Valley?

Eastern Goleta Valley has an estimated 2,611 (±379) renting households, 25.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Eastern Goleta Valley?

A renting household in Eastern Goleta Valley has 2.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Eastern Goleta Valley?

The median renting household in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA has an income of $112,044 (±$18,025) a year, against $155,821 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Eastern Goleta Valley CDP, California (place:20574, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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