COMPARING TWO PLACES
Summerland vs Carpinteria
PLACE A
Summerland, California
VS
PLACE B
Carpinteria, California
Summerland is 89% smaller than Carpinteria. Carpinteria earns more, with a median household income $4,964 higher. Carpinteria has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -16%).
SUMMERLANDCARPINTERIADIFFERENCE
Total population1,34812,734−89% vs Carpinteria
Population density9654,920−3,955
Population growth-15.6%1.7%−17.3 pts
Median age53.444.8+8.6
Male53.4%51.4%+2.1 pts
Female46.6%48.6%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born6.5%21.9%−15.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.5%50.0%−5.5 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.4%43.3%−6.8 pts
Asian14.7%2.0%+12.7 pts
Other4.4%3.8%+0.6 pts
Median household income$95,694$100,658−$4,964
Per capita income$101,628$54,901+$46,727
Poverty rate12.2%7.0%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5910.446+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher61.9%44.0%+17.9 pts
Graduate degree28.6%17.4%+11.2 pts
Unemployment rate12.0%3.6%+8.4 pts
Labor force participation52.5%60.6%−8.1 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$1,043,100+$956,901
Median gross rent$2,170$2,377−$207
Owner-occupied64.3%61.5%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%15.2%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%63.5%+36.5 pts
Average commute21.424.9−3.5
Worked from home41.9%16.4%+25.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured3.6%5.9%−2.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024