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93117 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93117 covers Goleta, California, with a population of about 52,225 and a median household income of $85,711.

Population
52,225311 per square mile
Median age
23.315.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$85,71111% below the California median
Poverty rate
25.9%13.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,377,709up 27.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,980about the California median
Degree or higher
49.2%14.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
38.3%26.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,185

Where 93117 is

Goleta, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population52,225
Median age23.3
Family households48.6%
Born outside the US19.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home33.5%
White (non-Hispanic)47.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.8%
Hispanic or Latino31.2%
Veterans1.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$85,711
Income per person$38,868
Poverty rate25.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.9%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more18.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed18,330
Mean adjusted gross income$97,106
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.1%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more11.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,021,700
Median gross rent$1,980
Rent as a share of household income43.2%
Owner-occupied38.3%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house33.9%
Attached house9.5%
2 to 4 units11.4%
5 to 19 units24.2%
20 or more units17.2%
Mobile home3.8%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,377,709as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 68.5%
Typical asking rent$3,844as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,426,631$433,563

$433,563 in 2000 to $1,377,709 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$3,844$3,241

$3,241 in 2022 to $3,844 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%
High school diploma or higher89.7%
Works from home16.1%
Drives to work alone56%
Takes public transport3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity23.3% 10.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.4% 10.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.4% 9.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication59.7% 15 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.8% 10.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.3% 6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol26.8% 9.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,185
People employed26,924
Annual payroll$2,213,331,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 96.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss97.2 out of 100
Community resilience48.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding61.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather8.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$85,711$96,334$78,538
Income per person$38,868$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate25.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,021,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,980$1,956$1,348
Homeownership38.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home16.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US19.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age23.337.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSANTA BARBARA MUNI AP, CA US1.8 km away
Rain in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January64.2°F / 41.3°F3.84 in rain
February63.8°F / 43.6°F3.86 in rain
March65.9°F / 46.2°F3.1 in rain
April67.8°F / 48.1°F0.91 in rain
May69.2°F / 51.3°F0.42 in rain
June70.3°F / 54.5°F0.11 in rain
July73.3°F / 58.1°F0.02 in rain
August74.5°F / 58°F0.01 in rain
September74.3°F / 55.7°F0.07 in rain
October73.4°F / 50.9°F0.73 in rain
November69.2°F / 44.3°F1.27 in rain
December64.3°F / 40.4°F2.91 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District31.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Vista del Mar Union Elementary School District24.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Barbara Unified School District (7-12)18.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Goleta Union Elementary School District18.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Buellton Union Elementary School District6% of this ZIP code's land area
College Elementary School District1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

93107 Santa Barbara, CA0.9 km away
93106 Santa Barbara, CA2.2 km away
93116 Goleta, CA3.2 km away
93118 Goleta, CA3.2 km away
93111 Santa Barbara, CA5.7 km away
93110 Santa Barbara, CA9 km away
93105 Santa Barbara, CA12.2 km away
93109 Santa Barbara, CA13.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Santa Barbara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area168.08 sq mi
Water area1.92 sq mi
Population density311 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.4296, -119.8612

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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