Buellton, CA

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Buellton, California

Buellton, California is 24 miles NW of Goleta, California (center to center) and 117 miles W of Los Angeles, California. It is in Santa Barbara county. The city is part of the Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc metro area. The population of Buellton is 3,828.

The People and Families of Buellton

In Buellton, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Buellton had a median family income of $54,839.

Political Inclinations

Among Buellton political contributors, John Kerry was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $1,000. The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from the city.

Buellton Housing

Of the housing in Buellton, approximately 72% is occupied by their owners. Newer housing units are not uncommon in the city. Buellton offers a good supply of small apartments.

Commuting

In Buellton, 88% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Buellton strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Buellton, CA

Comparing Buellton to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	24 miles NW of Goleta, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	117 miles W of Los Angeles, California
County	Santa Barbara
Metro Area	Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc
Standard Zip Codes	93427
Phone Area Codes	805
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	34.614
Longitude	-120.191

Station	CACHUMA LAKE
Distance	12.3 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 66 F
Apr Temp	44 to 74 F
Jul Temp	53 to 91 F
Oct Temp	48 to 83 F
Annual Precip	21.8 inches

Station	SANTA BARBARA MNCPL AP
Distance	23.1 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 65 F
Apr Temp	48 to 70 F
Jul Temp	57 to 77 F
Oct Temp	52 to 75 F
Annual Precip	16.9 inches

Station	SANTA BARBARA
Distance	32 miles
Jan Temp	45 to 65 F
Apr Temp	50 to 69 F
Jul Temp	59 to 75 F
Oct Temp	55 to 73 F
Annual Precip	18.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	3,828	100%
Male	1,900	49.6%
Female	1,928	50.4%
Under 18	1,036	27.1%
18+	2,792	72.9%
65+	521	13.6%
Median Age	37.8
Average Family Size	3.17
White	3,120	81.5%
African-American	21	0.5%
Asian	42	1.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	44	1.1%
Other	468	12.2%
Mixed Race	125	3.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	985	25.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	4,293
Growth	465
Growth %	12.1%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	36.9%
German	10.7%
Irish	10.5%
English	7.9%
US/American	4.8%
Danish	4.6%
Italian	4.4%
Swedish	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	2.3%
Dutch	2%
Norwegian	1.6%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Portuguese	1.4%
Polish	1.3%
European	1.1%
Scottish	1.1%
Northern European	0.7%
Russian	0.5%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Basque	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Romanian	0.2%
Icelander	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Acadian/Cajun	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Pennsylvania German	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Buellton	3,828	$54,839
Goleta	55,204	$67,956
Lompoc	41,103	$42,199
Solvang	5,332	$57,703

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