With 9,031 people, Montecito is a city in California. That is roughly 133% ahead of the California median. The median household earns $231,005, about 181% above the national median. 76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $2,000,000+. At a median age of 50.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $231,005, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
76% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
Montecito's population equals 2.0% of Santa Barbara County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.9%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(171)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.8%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 448 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Montecito, decade by decade
Montecito population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
10,000
$201,601
$1,821,657+
63.5%
20.5
2010
8,965
$158,782
$1,438,572+
64.0%
27.4
2020
8,638
$219,762
$2,424,079+
73.6%
36.8
2024
9,031
$231,005
$2,000,000+
76.3%
45.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
