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Population (year 2000): 14,194. Estimated population in July 2006: 13,490 (-5.0% change)
 

Males: 7,125  (50.2%)
Females: 7,069  (49.8%)

Santa Barbara County

Median resident age:  35.9 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93013.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $57,200 (it was $47,729 in 2000)
Carpinteria  $57,200
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $843,500 (it was $382,400 in 2000)
Carpinteria  $843,500
California:  $477,700

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Races in Carpinteria:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.2%)
  • Hispanic (43.5%)
  • Other race (18.1%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (11.5%), English (11.0%), Irish (8.6%), Italian (5.3%), United States (3.1%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 14 feet

Land area: 2.70 square miles.

Population density: 5017 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Carpinteria

  • High school or higher: 76.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carpinteria city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

3,686 residents are foreign born (21.8% Latin America).

This city:  26.0%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Carpinteria, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carpinteria to the number of sex offenders is 969 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Carpinteria:  0.7% ($2,559)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Barbara, CA (13.7 miles , pop. 92,325).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bakersfield, CA (74.2 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (81.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Carpinteria Valley, CA (1.0 miles ), Toro Canyon, CA (3.5 miles ), Summerland, CA (5.7 miles ), Montecito, CA (8.3 miles ), Santa Barbara, CA (13.7 miles ), Mission Canyon, CA (14.2 miles ), Oak View, CA (14.9 miles ), Mira Monte, CA (15.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $217,000
  • 1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $275,500
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $147,700
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,900
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $300,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $181,400
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $173,500
  • 2006: 69 buildings, average cost: $153,800

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Latitude: 34.40 N, Longitude: 119.52 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -262 (-1.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,217 (31.3%)


People in group quarters in Carpinteria
  • 81 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 805

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Population change in the 1990s: +376 (+2.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Carpinteria by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 01100020
    per 100,000 0.06.96.90.00.00.014.40.0
Rapes 55033123
    per 100,000 34.934.50.020.420.97.014.421.9
Robberies 45687135
    per 100,000 27.934.541.554.448.77.021.636.6
Assaults 2922151714142115
    per 100,000 202.1151.8103.7115.597.398.6150.9109.7
Burglaries 4254484863613372
    per 100,000 292.8372.6332.0326.2438.0429.6237.1526.7
Thefts 112123134151164109127147
    per 100,000 780.7848.7926.81026.21140.2767.7912.31075.3
Auto thefts 7101391991917
    per 100,000 48.869.089.961.2132.163.4136.5124.4
Arson 10020112
    per 100,000 7.00.00.013.60.07.07.214.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 132.3147.7114.5124.5137.693.3140.9140.3

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Main business address for: Venoco, Inc. (CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS), QAD INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), CKE RESTAURANTS INC (RETAIL-EATING PLACES).


Hospitals/medical centers near Carpinteria:
  • ST FRANCIS MED CENTER OF SANTA BARBARA (about 12 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA)
  • VISTA DEL MAR HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; VENTURA, CA)
  • REHAB INSTITUTE AT SANTA BARBARA,THE (about 17 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carpinteria:
  • SANTA BARBARA MUNI (about 22 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; ID: SBA)
  • OXNARD (about 26 miles; OXNARD, CA; ID: OXR)
  • POINT MUGU NAS (NAVAL BASE VENTURA CNTY) (about 34 miles; POINT MUGU, CA; ID: NTD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carpinteria:
  • SANTA PAULA (about 33 miles; SANTA PAULA, CA; ID: SZP)
  • CAMARILLO (about 33 miles; CAMARILLO, CA; ID: CMA)
  • NEW CUYAMA (about 39 miles; NEW CUYAMA, CA; ID: L88)

Amtrak station:
CARPINTERIA (5TH ST. & LINDEN AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.ci.carpinteria.ca.us

College/University in Carpinteria:
  • PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 368; Location: 249 LAMBERT RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.pacifica.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carpinteria:
  • SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,137)
  • VENTURA COLLEGE (about 23 miles; VENTURA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,285)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 23 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,420)
  • OXNARD COLLEGE (about 32 miles; OXNARD, CA; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT enrollment: 7,773)
  • CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; FT enrollment: 2,322)
  • SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 53 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,272)
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Notable locations in Carpinteria: Carpinteria Valley Museum of History (A), Carpinteria Union School District Office (B), Carpinteria Girls Club (C), Carpinteria Civic Center (D), Carpinteria City Hall (E), Carpinteria Chamber of Commerce (F), Carpinteria Branch Santa Barbara Public Library (G), Veterans Memorial Hall (H), Seaside Theatre (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Casitas Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Carpinteria include: Faith Lutheran Church (A), First Church of Christ Scientist (B), Carpinteria Community Church (C), Carpinteria Valley Baptist Church (D), Saint Joseph Catholic Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), The Carpenters Chapel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Franklin Creek (A), Carpinteria Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Carpinteria include: Heath Ranch Park (1), Memorial Park (2), Franklin Creek Park (3), Carpinteria City Beach (4), Carpinteria Community Swimming Pool (5), Carpinteria State Beach (6), Monte Vista Park (7), El Carro Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Carpinteria Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Best Western Carpinteria Inn (4558 Carpinteria Avenue).

Courts: Chapel Court Housing Corporation (681 Ash Avenue), Santa Barbara County Education Office - Community and Juvenile Court Sch (4810 Foothill Road), Santa Barbara County Education Office - Community And Juvenile Court Schools- Child (4810 Foothill Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Carpinteria and their reported violations in the past:

MELVILLE WINERY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Drinking water stations with addresses in Carpinteria that have no violations reported:
  • CARPINTERIA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 18700, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.4%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  6.3%

Carpinteria compared to California state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Banks with branches in Carpinteria (2007 data):
  • Washington Mutual Bank: Carpinteria Branch at 5400 Carpinteria Avenue, branch established on 1934-11-01. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • Montecito Bank & Trust: Carpinteria Branch at 1023 Casitas Pass Road, branch established on 1986-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-30: Bank assets: $752.2 mil, Deposits: $610.5 mil, headquarters in Santa Barbara, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Montecito Bancorp
  • Bank of America, National Association: Carpinteria Branch at 4994 Carpinteria Avenue, branch established on 1911-06-02. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Pacific Capital Bank, National Association: Carpinteria Branch at 5420 Carpinteria Avenue, branch established on 1972-03-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7,487.3 mil, Deposits: $5,052.9 mil, headquarters in Santa Barbara, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 51 total offices, Holding Company: Pacific Capital Bancorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 8$25,893$38,8406$2,112
Parks and Recreation 2$9,387$56,32217$13,950
Financial Administration 2$11,043$66,2580$0
Other Government Administration 7$37,111$63,6190$0
Police - Other 0$0 6$2,112
Streets and Highways 6$22,105$44,2100$0
Totals for Government 25$105,539$50,65929$18,175


Carpinteria government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $561,000
    All Other: $110,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $669,000
    Parks & Recreation: $226,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $834,000
    Regular Highways: $723,000
    Central Staff Services: $639,000
    Financial Administration: $260,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $229,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $210,000
    General - Other: $151,000
    Housing & Community Development: $89,000
    Health Services - Other: $79,000
    Libraries: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $91,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $1,848,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,035,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,950,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $278,000
    Interest Earnings: $269,000
    Special Assessments: $242,000
    Rents: $20,000
    Property Sale Other: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $12,000
    Central Staff: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,895,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $447,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $825,000
    All Other: $463,000
    Highways: $325,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $2,182,000
    Property: $1,188,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,150,000
    Public Utilities: $449,000
    NEC: $274,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,713,000

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,474 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.99%
California average:  5.75%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,128 average AGI)
Santa Barbara County:  0.28%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.75% ($76,761 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA  0.53% ($41,749)
from San Luis Obispo County, CA  0.51% ($83,550)


7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.45%
California average:  6.27%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($876 average AGI)
Santa Barbara County:  0.17%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ventura County, CA  0.76% ($53,894 average AGI)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.71% ($47,601)
to San Luis Obispo County, CA  0.53% ($46,870)


Strongest AM radio stations in Carpinteria:
  • KTMS (990 AM; 5 kW; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KACD (850 AM; 25 kW; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KVTA (1520 AM; 10 kW; PORT HUENEME, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KOXR (910 AM; 5 kW; OXNARD, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KUNX (1590 AM; 5 kW; VENTURA, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carpinteria:
  • K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • K210CH (89.9 FM; OAK VIEW, CA; Owner: LIFE ON THE WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCAQ (104.7 FM; OXNARD, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KOCP (95.9 FM; CAMARILLO, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KFYV (105.5 FM; OJAI, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)
  • K271AC (102.1 FM; OJAI, CA; Owner: SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KTYD (99.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHAY (100.7 FM; VENTURA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSBX (89.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: KCBX, INC.)
  • KJEE (92.9 FM; MONTECITO, CA; Owner: MONTECITO, FM, INC)
  • K218CP (91.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KDB (93.7 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFAC (88.7 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KRAZ (105.9 FM; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KKSB (106.3 FM; GOLETA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSBL (101.7 FM; CARPINTERIA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMGQ (97.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)

TV broadcast stations around Carpinteria:
  • KJLA (Channel 57; VENTURA, CA; Owner: KJLA, LLC)
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KVMM-CA (Channel 41; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KSBT-LP (Channel 32; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: ARNOLD N. APPLEBAUM)

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