How many homes in Isla Vista, CA are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in Isla Vista, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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16.5% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Isla Vista, CA have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

4.0% have more than 1.5.

0.5% lack complete plumbing.

5.9% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 16.5% (±4.1 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.5%
Lacking a kitchen: 5.9%

Crowding and facilities in Isla Vista

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Isla Vista	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
More than 1 person per room	16.5% (±4.1 points)	9.7% (±0.6 points)	8.2% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	4.0% (±1.8 points)	4.0% (±0.4 points)	3.2% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.2% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	5.9% (±2.6 points)	1.0% (±0.2 points)	1.2% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In Isla Vista, the share of crowded homes is higher than in Santa Barbara County (9.7%).

It is also higher than in California (8.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near Isla Vista

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Isla Vista
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Isla Vista	—	16.5% (±4.1 points)	—
University of California-Santa Barbara	0.9 mi	6.2% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Goleta	1.6 mi	9.4% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Eastern Goleta Valley	4.8 mi	3.5% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Santa Barbara	8.4 mi	7.4% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Mission Canyon	8.7 mi	0.0% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Montecito	13 mi	1.2% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Summerland	16 mi	0.0% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Toro Canyon	17 mi	3.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: University of California-Santa Barbara, CA (6.2%), Goleta, CA (9.4%), Eastern Goleta Valley, CA (3.5%).

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

Isla Vista 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Isla Vista

How many homes in Isla Vista are overcrowded?

16.5% of occupied homes in Isla Vista, CA have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Isla Vista lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.5% lack complete plumbing facilities and 5.9% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Isla Vista CDP, California

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) for Isla Vista CDP, California (place:36868, in state:06).

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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