With 6,776 people, Vandenberg is a city in California. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $637,100. Median rent is $2,313 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.3% of people here. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,904, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vandenberg
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share5.3% → 32.9%(+27.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age45.2 → 41.2(−4.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share84.1% → 54.4%(−29.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)31.2%(246)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(175)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.1%(332)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20.7%(163)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 789 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
Vandenberg, decade by decade
Vandenberg 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
1990
5,971
$118,026
$401,532
29.3%
35.7
2000
5,802
$106,931
$308,588
31.7%
43.7
2010
6,497
$110,944
$581,183
34.2%
63.0
2020
7,308
$98,230
$503,602
34.3%
72.9
2024
6,776
$110,904
$637,100
38.5%
73.6
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.
