Santa Ynez, California
Template:Redirect Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Santa Ynez (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; Spanish for "St. Agnes", originally spelled Santa Inés) is an unincorporated community in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
The population was 4,505 at the 2020 census, up from 4,418 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Santa Ynez as a census-designated place (CDP). Santa Ynez is the archaic spelling of Santa Inés in the Spanish, meaning Saint Agnes. The Santa Ynez Airport is general aviation with a paved Template:Convert runway.
Geography
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Santa Ynez is located at Template:Coord.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, 99.86% of it land, and 0.14% of it covered by water. Santa Ynez is located about Template:Convert north of Santa Barbara, California, and is known for its world-class wineries.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above Template:Convert. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Santa Ynez has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.<ref>Climate Summary for Santa Ynez, California</ref>
Demographics
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Santa Ynez had a population of 4,505. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Santa Ynez was 80.0% White, 0.7% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other races, and 11.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.2% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The census reported that 98.7% of the population lived in households, 1.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 1,762 households, out of which 25.0% included children under the age of 18, 60.7% were married-couple households, 5.7% were cohabiting couple households, 20.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.9% of households were one person, and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,281 families (72.7% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% aged 18 to 24, 17.7% aged 25 to 44, 30.4% aged 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 51.9Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 1,863 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,762 (94.6%) were occupied. Of these, 72.4% were owner-occupied, and 27.6% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $117,500, and the per capita income was $64,240. About 9.1% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010
At the 2010 census Santa Ynez had a population of 4,418. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Santa Ynez was 3,797 (85.9%) White, 12 (0.3%) African American, 234 (5.3%) Native American, 51 (1.2%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 147 (3.3%) from other races, and 173 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 639 people (14.5%).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,741 households, 524 (30.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,052 (60.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 137 (7.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 81 (4.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 82 (4.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 18 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 367 households (21.1%) were one person and 186 (10.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 1,270 families (72.9% of households); the average family size was 2.91.
The age distribution was 916 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 280 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 785 people (17.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,559 people (35.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 878 people (19.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 47.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
There were 1,886 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,327 (76.2%) were owner-occupied, and 414 (23.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.3%. 3,434 people (77.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 984 people (22.3%) lived in rental housing units.
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, a federally recognized Chumash tribe is headquartered in Santa Ynez.<ref>"Tribal Directory." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 6 June 2012.</ref> They operate the local Chumash Casino Resort.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Santa Ynez is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref name=ccrc/>
In the United States House of Representatives, Santa Ynez is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
Notable people
- Jan Barrett (1939–1973) – American Football League player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tyler Boyd (born 1994) – soccer player who represented the United States national team<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- John Corbett (born 1961) – actor and country music singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Bob Falkenburg (1926–2022) – tennis player and entrepreneur<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- John Forsythe (1918–2010) – stage and film/television actor, producer, and narrator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Ed Fitz Gerald (1924–2020) – Major League Baseball (MLB) player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Marty Paich (1925–1995) – pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Ralph Story (1920–2006) – television and radio personality<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
References
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External links
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