Editing Goleta, California (section)

===2000===

Demographic data for 2000 is for the Goleta CDP, the Goleta Valley area, which is approximately twice the size of the City of Goleta.

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 55,204 people, 19,954 households, and 13,468 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,102.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 20,442 housing units at an average density of {{convert|778.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 78.61% White, 1.27% African American, 0.82% Native American, 6.43% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 22.33%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Of the 19,954 households 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 22.5% of households were one person and 8.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.

The age distribution was 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median household income was $60,314 and the median family income was $67,956 (these figures had risen to $69,242 and $81,862 respectively as of a 2007 estimate).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/goletacitycalifornia,fairoakscdpcalifornia,montereyparkcitycalifornia,northtustincdpcalifornia/SEX255216|title=Goleta city, California|work=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> Males had a median income of $44,770 versus $32,127 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,890. About 2.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.