Isla Vista

  1. Isla Vista Legal Resources
  2. Isla Vista Statistics
  3. Isla Vista Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Isla Vista Employment Information
  5. Isla Vista Family Information
  6. Isla Vista Education Information
  7. Isla Vista Public Benefits Information
  8. Isla Vista Criminal Information
  9. Isla Vista Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Isla Vista Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 18,344
  • Land Area (2000): 5.502 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.199 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,264
Isla Vista Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Isla Vista Employment Information Back to top
Isla Vista Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 1,046 25.69%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 570 14.00%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 239 5.87%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 202 4.96%
5. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 130 3.19%
6. Health Care 114 2.80%
7. Other Direct Selling Estab 103 2.53%
8. Social Assistance 96 2.36%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 93 2.28%
10. Construction 91 2.24%
11. Book Stores and News Dealers 88 2.16%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 2.06%
13. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 81 1.99%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 79 1.94%
15. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 73 1.79%
16. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 71 1.74%
17. Info Services and Data Processing 71 1.74%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 66 1.62%
19. Department and Other General Stores 56 1.38%
20. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 51 1.25%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,500 33.16%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 755 16.69%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 179 3.96%
4. Social Assistance 179 3.96%
5. Info Services and Data Processing 166 3.67%
6. Finance and Insurance 138 3.05%
7. Health Care 121 2.68%
8. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 118 2.61%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 117 2.59%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 102 2.26%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 100 2.21%
12. Book Stores and News Dealers 100 2.21%
13. Private Household Services 94 2.08%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 73 1.61%
15. Public Administration 69 1.53%
16. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 62 1.37%
17. Department and Other General Stores 60 1.33%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 50 1.11%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 48 1.06%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 47 1.04%

Isla Vista Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Postsecondary Teachers 287 7.05%
2. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 229 5.63%
3. Cashiers 223 5.48%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 214 5.26%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 196 4.81%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 184 4.52%
7. Computer Specialists 158 3.88%
8. Other Management Occupations 158 3.88%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 143 3.51%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 128 3.14%
11. Other Personal Care, Not child care 123 3.02%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 102 2.51%
13. Other Protective Service Workers 97 2.38%
14. Other Office and Admin Support 93 2.28%
15. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 76 1.87%
16. Entertainers and Performers / Sports 76 1.87%
17. Customer Service Representatives 75 1.84%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 75 1.84%
19. Other Production Occupations 72 1.77%
20. Life and Physical Scientists 71 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 401 8.87%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 344 7.61%
3. Waiters and Waitresses 303 6.70%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 300 6.63%
5. Postsecondary Teachers 299 6.61%
6. Child Care Workers 265 5.86%
7. Secretaries and Admins 255 5.64%
8. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 225 4.97%
9. Cashiers 220 4.86%
10. Other Personal Care, Not child care 131 2.90%
11. Customer Service Representatives 121 2.68%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 120 2.65%
13. Other Management Occupations 114 2.52%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 95 2.10%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 1.81%
16. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 81 1.79%
17. Other Protective Service Workers 80 1.77%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 76 1.68%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 75 1.66%
20. Computer Specialists 73 1.61%

Isla Vista Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,398 25.68%
15-35 hours 6,540 38.19%
1-14 hours 2,069 12.08%
No regular hours 4,120 24.06%

Isla Vista Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 162 1.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM 35 0.43%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 116 1.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM 238 2.90%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 286 3.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM 471 5.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 623 7.59%
8 AM-8:29 AM 771 9.40%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 483 5.89%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 933 11.37%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 694 8.46%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 450 5.48%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,771 21.58%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,173 14.29%

Isla Vista Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 371 4.52%
5-9 1,862 22.69%
10-14 2,020 24.62%
15-19 1,874 22.84%
20-24 1,133 13.81%
25-29 204 2.49%
30-34 422 5.14%
35-39 42 0.51%
40-44 33 0.40%
45-59 83 1.01%
60-89 119 1.45%
At least 90 43 0.52%

Isla Vista Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 347 4.23% 7,117 86.73%
30-44 137 1.67% 360 4.39%
45-59 39 0.48% 44 0.54%
At least 60 53 0.65% 109 1.33%

Isla Vista Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 1,642 19.64%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 509 6.09%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,238 50.69%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 33 0.39%
Color 4 Box Other 65 0.78%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 576 6.89%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,143 13.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 154 1.84%

Isla Vista Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Isla Vista Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,163 (15,335 people)
Families (2000): 1,220 (3,877 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 365
People at same address in 1995: 1,289
Isla Vista Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,669 32.33%
$10,000-$14,999 761 14.74%
$15,000-$19,999 574 11.12%
$20,000-$24,999 361 6.99%
$25,000-$29,999 396 7.67%
$30,000-$34,999 279 5.40%
$35,000-$39,999 173 3.35%
$40,000-$44,999 171 3.31%
$45,000-$49,999 170 3.29%
$50,000-$59,999 149 2.89%
$60,000-$74,999 174 3.37%
$75,000-$99,999 148 2.87%
$100,000-$124,999 77 1.49%
$125,000-$149,999 14 0.27%
$150,000-$199,999 36 0.70%
$200,000 or more 11 0.21%

Isla Vista Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,031 19.97%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 460 8.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,136 22.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 247 4.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 398 7.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 243 4.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 906 17.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 137 2.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 200 3.87%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 59 1.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 173 3.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 60 1.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 114 2.21%

Isla Vista Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,616 37.73%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,397 11.42%
Public Assistance 109 0.89%
Retirement 187 1.53%
Self Employment 411 3.36%
Social Security 251 2.05%
Supplemental Security 106 0.87%
Wage / Salary 4,566 37.33%
Other 590 4.82%

Isla Vista Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 325 37.40%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 544 62.60%

Isla Vista Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 97 1.13%
Color 1 Box Married 2,123 24.63%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,373 73.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 27 0.31%

Isla Vista Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 174 2.04%
Color 1 Box Married 1,757 20.56%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,361 74.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 255 2.98%

Isla Vista Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Isla Vista Education Information Back to top
Isla Vista Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 502 2.97%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 482 2.85%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,429 8.45%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 11,813 69.84%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 800 4.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,115 6.59%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 773 4.57%

Isla Vista Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 32 0.17% 29 0.16% 61 0.33%
Kindergarten 113 0.62% 14 0.08% 127 0.69%
Grades 1-4 317 1.73% 10 0.05% 327 1.78%
Grades 5-8 284 1.55% 5 0.03% 289 1.58%
Grades 9-12 203 1.11% 4 0.02% 207 1.13%
Undergrad college 12,135 66.15% 1,253 6.83% 13,388 72.98%
Graduate or professional school 640 3.49% 32 0.17% 672 3.66%
Total 13,724 74.81% 1,347 7.34% 15,071 82.16%

Isla Vista Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Isla Vista Public Benefits Information Back to top
Isla Vista Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,701 37.19%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 9,630 62.81%

Isla Vista Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Isla Vista Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 18
Isla Vista Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Isla Vista Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Isla Vista Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 924 5.04%
10-19 Years 4,615 25.16%
20-29 Years 10,612 57.85%
30-39 Years 1,092 5.95%
40-49 Years 540 2.94%
50-59 Years 274 1.49%
60-69 Years 109 0.59%
70-79 Years 80 0.44%
80-89 Years 72 0.39%
90+ Years 26 0.14%

Isla Vista Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,178 50.03%
Color 1 Box Female 9,166 49.97%

Isla Vista Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,326 61.74%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3,671 20.01%
Color 2 Box Asian 2,087 11.38%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 774 4.22%
Color 1 Box African-American 341 1.86%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 58 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 52 0.28%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 35 0.19%

Isla Vista Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,856 17.80%
2. Irish 1,668 16.00%
3. English 1,075 10.31%
4. Italian 1,028 9.86%
5. Polish 458 4.39%
6. Russian 390 3.74%
7. French Non-Basque 330 3.16%
8. European 297 2.85%
9. Norwegian 296 2.84%
10. Scottish 264 2.53%

Isla Vista Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,647 70.50%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 3,078 17.16%
3. Chinese 641 3.57%
4. Korean 306 1.71%
5. French 238 1.33%
6. German 166 0.93%
7. Vietnamese 114 0.64%
8. Tagalog 89 0.50%
9. Arabic 82 0.46%
10. Persian 66 0.37%

Isla Vista Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,941 81.29%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 787 4.28%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,653 14.43%

Isla Vista Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Isla Vista Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.