Santa Ynez Valley, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Santa Ynez Valley, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 14,689 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7,170 (609 farm, 6,561 nonfarm)) Houses: 8,875 (8,255 occupied: 5,752 owner occupied, 2,503 renter occupied) % of renters here:   30% State:   43% Housing density: 22 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,205 (lower quartile is $823, upper quartile is $1,687) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,227 Median gross rent in Santa Ynez Valley, CA in 2007: $1,301 Housing units in Santa Ynez Valley with a mortgage: 3,148 (375 second mortgage, 431 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,057 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $945,000 (it was $360,000 in 2000) Santa Ynez Valley:   $945,000 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $664,244 - $1,105,632 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $1,118,594 Here:   $1,118,594 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $713,774 Here:   $713,774 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $1,712,913 Here:   $1,712,913 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $385,126 Here:   $385,126 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $345,640 Here:   $345,640 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $66,236 Here:   $66,236 State:   $59,450 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $163,013 Here:   $163,013 State:   $63,652 Household type by relationship Households: 21,532 In family households: 18,633 (4,825 male householders, 1,073 female householders) 5,006 spouses, 6,242 children (5,751 natural, 198 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 315 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 170 parents, 264 other relatives, 571 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,899 (1,019 male householders (773 living alone)), 1,322 female householders (1,107 living alone)), 558 nonrelatives In group quarters: 327 (249 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,599 2-persons, 1,194 3-persons, 1,188 4-persons, 567 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 150 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,880 1-person, 398 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 4 5-persons. 4,158 married couples with children. 838 single-parent households (252 men, 586 women). 79.3% of residents of Santa Ynez Valley speak English at home. 16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 22% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well). Foreign born population: 3,133 (14.3%) (37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Santa Ynez Valley, CA: Less than $10,000: 19 $10,000 to $14,999: 10 $15,000 to $19,999: 10 $20,000 to $24,999: 10 $25,000 to $29,999: 11 $30,000 to $34,999: 12 $35,000 to $39,999: 12 $40,000 to $49,999: 26 $50,000 to $59,999: 28 $60,000 to $69,999: 27 $70,000 to $79,999: 23 $80,000 to $89,999: 16 $90,000 to $99,999: 40 $100,000 to $124,999: 88 $125,000 to $149,999: 98 $150,000 to $174,999: 77 $175,000 to $199,999: 85 $200,000 to $249,999: 120 $250,000 to $299,999: 78 $300,000 to $399,999: 119 $400,000 to $499,999: 178 $500,000 to $749,999: 944 $750,000 to $999,999: 1077 $1,000,000 or more: 2643

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Santa Ynez Valley: Less than $100: 1 people $100 to $149: 1 $150 to $199: 7 $200 to $249: 5 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 19 $350 to $399: 16 $400 to $449: 5 $450 to $499: 24 $500 to $549: 32 $550 to $599: 38 $600 to $649: 66 $650 to $699: 68 $700 to $749: 35 $750 to $799: 78 $800 to $899: 170 $900 to $999: 163 $1,000 to $1,249: 281 $1,250 to $1,499: 333 $1,500 to $1,999: 328 $2,000 or more: 234 No cash rent: 278

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.8%
Number of people working at home: 890 (8.5% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 7,344 (70%)
• Carpooled: 1,357 (13%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 86 (1%)
• Taxi: 1 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 45 (0%)
• Bicycle: 65 (1%)
• Walked: 654 (6%)
• Other means: 32 (0%)
• Worked at home: 890 (8%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 392 $10,000 to $14,999: 391 $15,000 to $19,999: 444 $20,000 to $24,999: 460 $25,000 to $29,999: 407 $30,000 to $34,999: 545 $35,000 to $39,999: 400 $40,000 to $44,999: 321 $45,000 to $49,999: 383 $50,000 to $59,999: 658 $60,000 to $74,999: 834 $75,000 to $99,999: 1090 $100,000 to $124,999: 766 $125,000 to $149,999: 358 $150,000 to $199,999: 413 $200,000 or more: 377

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4913

English: 2243

German: 2048

Irish: 1632

United States or American: 1045

Italian: 915

Danish: 846

Swedish: 523

Scotch-Irish: 418

Scottish: 399

Norwegian: 356

French (except Basque): 313

Dutch: 281

Polish: 276

British: 198

European: 196

Russian: 164

Swiss: 138

Portuguese: 131

Welsh: 121

French Canadian: 113

Scandinavian: 110

Greek: 87

Finnish: 85

Hungarian: 79

Canadian: 68

Czechoslovakian: 48

Northern European: 41

Austrian: 39

Ukrainian: 34

Lithuanian: 29

Armenian: 27

Yugoslavian: 26

Croatian: 23

Serbian: 23

Romanian: 20

Celtic: 20

Basque: 18

Belgian: 18

Subsaharan African:: 16

Czech: 15

African: 14

Maltese: 14

Brazilian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 13

Acadian/Cajun: 11

Arab:: 11

Latvian: 11

Icelander: 11

Australian: 10

Other Arab: 7

Slovak: 7

Albanian: 6

Eastern European: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

West Indian: 5

Bulgarian: 4

Lebanese: 4

Estonian: 3

Iranian: 3

Luxemburger: 2

Israeli: 2

South African: 2

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12232
• Northeast: 1425
• Midwest: 2457
• South: 1228
• West: 1213

54% of Santa Ynez Valley residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 123
• Nursery to 4th grade: 112
• 5th and 6th grade: 233
• 7th and 8th grade: 113
• 9th grade: 107
• 10th grade: 87
• 11th grade: 88
• 12th grade, no diploma: 227
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,259
• Less than 1 year of college: 505
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,377
• Associate degree: 480
• Bachelor's degree: 1,377
• Master's degree: 617
• Professional school degree: 324
• Doctorate degree: 138

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 51
• Nursery to 4th grade: 53
• 5th and 6th grade: 205
• 7th and 8th grade: 70
• 9th grade: 86
• 10th grade: 170
• 11th grade: 85
• 12th grade, no diploma: 205
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,673
• Less than 1 year of college: 671
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,704
• Associate degree: 610
• Bachelor's degree: 1,582
• Master's degree: 514
• Professional school degree: 122
• Doctorate degree: 50

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 14.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $82,624
• Black householders: $3,067
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,983
• Asian householders: $50,180
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $2,893
• Some other race householders: $46,430
• Two or more races householders: $54,805
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,496

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $992,512
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $703,237
• Asian householders: $387,712
• Some other race householders: $846,825
• Two or more races householders: $721,875
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $830,812

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,566
• One, attached: 352
• Two: 196
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 217
• 10 to 19: 166
• 20 to 49: 188
• 50 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 958
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Median worth of mobile homes: $128,156

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California:	9.9%

Here:	7.0%
California:	7.8%

Here:	9.9%
California:	15.4%

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