Mapped Data for Goleta
A collection of mapped data potentially relevant to identifying communities of interest in Goleta
Official Boundaries
Click below to explore different types of officially-defined boundaries that intersect with the City of Goleta.
These include the city limits themselves, plus the (dashed) boundaries of areas outside the city that might be served by it in the future and/or under some of its planning control.
These are the boundaries for eight Subareas defined by the city, only four of which are heavily populated: the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest Residential Areas, and Old Town.
These are mostly the boundaries for elementary school attendance areas. The thick red line shows the junior/senior high school attendance boundary, which runs along Patterson Ave near the city's far east end.
The thicker boundaries are those for Census tracts, about the size of large neighborhoods. Each of these is divided into multiple Census block groups, which have the thinner boundaries.
Other Areas of Interest
Click below to explore other areas of interest that overlap with the City of Goleta. The boundaries of the city itself and its subareas remain for reference.
Goleta is currently split between two supervisorial districts: the (blue) 2nd and the (green) 3rd. Most of the city is in the 2nd, but a portion of the Northwest and all of the Southwest is in the 3rd.
Goleta is currently split between two trustee areas: 2 (yellow) and 3 (orange). In general, the half of the city that is south of the 101 is in Trustee Area 2, and the half to the north is in Trustee Area 3.
Goleta is split between two sanitary districts. The (green) Goleta Sanitary District covers the eastern half of the city, and the (purple) Goleta West Sanitary District covers the western half.
Almost all of Goleta is covered by the 93117 ZIP Code Area (pink). However, a sliver of the city at its far east end lies in ZIP Code Area 93111 (purple), including everything east of Highway 217.
Santa Barbara Airport
Click below to explore how the airport's noise contours and safety zones overlap with the City of Goleta. The boundaries of the city itself and its subareas remain for reference.
The green band indicates where airplane noise levels exceed 60 decibels; it covers part of the Southwest Residential Area. Warmer colors indicate louder levels, but they do not cover any residential areas.
Darker bands indicate higher priority safety zones, which are more vulnerable to hazards from planes taking off or landing. They cover part of the Northeast and Southwest Residential Areas.
Land Use and Zoning
Click below to explore how each parcel in the city is classified by land use, and zoned. The boundaries of the city itself and its subareas remain for reference.
In order to find out which land use and zoning category each color symbolizes, please click the legend button at the bottom left corner.
This is meant to describe how each parcel in the city is actually being used. The categories are less numerous and more general.
This is meant to describe how each parcel in the city is intended to be used. The categories are more numerous and more specific.
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
Click below to see the percentage of the citizen voting age population in each Census block that belongs to a certain race or ethnicity. The boundaries of the city itself and its subareas remain for reference.
The legend above shows the value ranges for the coloring on each of the maps below. You can select individual blocks or tracts to get more detailed values.
There are no significant concentrations of voting eligible Asians in Goleta.
There are no significant concentrations of voting eligible Blacks in Goleta.
Voting eligible Latinos are particularly concentrated in Old Town and, to a lesser extent, parts of the Northwest and Southwest Residential Areas.
Voting eligible Whites predominate throughout much of the city, especially the Northeast Residential Area and much of the Southwest Residential Area.
Other Demographics of Interest
Click below to see the percentage of the population in each Census block group that belongs to a certain demographic category. The boundaries of the city itself and its subareas remain for reference.
The legend above shows the value ranges for the coloring on each of the maps below. You can select individual blocks or tracts to get more detailed values.
Notable outlier (high): Old Town
Notable outliers (low): Encina Royale, Cannon Green-Pacific Oaks
Notable outliers (low): Old Town, Mathilda-Ellwood Beach
Notable outlier (low): Old Town
Notable outliers (high): Old Town, Mathilda-Ellwood Beach
Notable outliers (high): Old Town, Mathilda-Ellwood Beach
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