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Isla Vista
CaliforniaCDP
Total population
13,920
Median home value
$1,218,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$25,972
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Extreme Heat Warning · SevereExtreme Heat Warning issued October 1 at 12:17PM PDT until October 8 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Found in California, United States, Isla Vista is classified as a small census-designated community in public datasets. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 13,920. Its coordinates of 34.412°, -119.861° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. It covers a compact 1.4 km² of land area. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,013 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Population density therefore averages about 9,943 per km², extremely concentrated residential land use. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Isla Vista, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Santa Barbara Senior HighHigh · Santa Barbara · 2,107 students · 20.7:1 ratio
- Dos Pueblos Senior HighHigh · Goleta · 2,034 students · 21.4:1 ratio
- San Marcos Senior HighHigh · Santa Barbara · 2,020 students · 21.7:1 ratio
- La Colina Junior HighMiddle · Santa Barbara · 900 students · 22:1 ratio
- Peabody CharterElementary · Santa Barbara · 767 students · 24:1 ratio
- Goleta Valley Junior HighMiddle · Goleta · 717 students · 18.4:1 ratio
- Santa Barbara Junior HighMiddle · Santa Barbara · 560 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- Washington ElementaryElementary · Santa Barbara · 524 students · 18.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Isla Vista
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 63 mi
- Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-07 · 64 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 70 mi
- Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-26 · 135 mi
- Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-19 · 159 mi
- Wildfire Timber, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 163 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 218 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET