California · Census place 36868
Isla Vista CDP, CA
Quick answer
Isla Vista CDP has 13,717 residents, ranking #422 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $24,428, the median home is worth $1,241,700 and median gross rent runs $1,856 a month.
- Population
- 13,717Isla Vista CDP residents
- Median household income
- $24,428Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,241,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,856Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Isla Vista CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Isla Vista CDP median would spend about 91.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 50.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 69.3% of residents and 1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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