Goleta, CA Housing Market & City Data

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30,911
Population Estimate
$797,359
Median Home Value
94.5%
Employment Rate
47.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$848
Median Listing Price$1,394,250
Median Days on Market46
Active Listings44
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)59
Avg Listing Price$2,914,038
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY40%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.36
Family Dual Income63.9
Median Household Income$98,005
Median Individual Income$38,568
Home Ownership51.5%
Home Value$797,359
Median Rent$1,999
Rent Burden32.0%
Poverty7.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.0%
  • Highschool Education15.1%
  • Some College27.0%
  • Bachelors Degree27.4%
  • Graduate Degree20.5%
  • Total College or Above47.9%
  • Stem Degree58.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.4%
  • Female50.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.5%
  • Divorced11.0%
  • Never Married38.2%
  • Widowed4.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGoleta
State IDCA
Population30,911

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.0%
19–2918.5%
30–3913.1%
40–4912.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.1%
60–699.6%
70–796.7%
80+4.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.9%
Unemployment Rate5.5%
Disabled8.6%

ETHNICITY

White72.2%
Black3.3%
Asian9.8%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other8.6%
Multiple5.2%

OTHER

Hispanic32.5%
Limited English6.3%
Health Uninsured4.0%
Veteran5.6%

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