ZIP Code 93106 — University of California-Santa Barbara CDP, CA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 93106 covers University of California-Santa Barbara, CA in Santa Barbara County with a population of about 5,613.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 20.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 805, 820; U.S. House district CA-24; the SANTABARBRA - SANMAR - SANLUOB media market.

University of California-Santa Barbara, CA sits in a university / college context (university/college place context). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 93106 is about $75,875 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 4.5%; unemployment rate near 14.1%; 68.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 34.5 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Food services, and Healthcare; about 9.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,788 (about 54% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for University of California-Santa Barbara CDP, CA as Relatively High (composite score 99.0), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (99.2) and flood (98.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for University of California-Santa Barbara CDP, CA show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 276 for ZIP 93106 (University of California-Santa Barbara CDP, CA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.