| | Soquel, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | United States |
| Population | 10,806 | 89,132 | 329,725,481 |
| Female Population | 50.3% | 50.4% | 50.5% |
| Male Population | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.5% |
| Median Age | 41.6 | 39.1 | 38.4 |
| space3 | | | |
| Population - 2010 | 9,392 | 88,544 | 309,327,143 |
| Population - 2000 | 5,081 | 92,325 | 285,036,114 |
| Population - 1990 | 9,188 | 85,571 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | 118.3% | -2.2% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | 20.7% | 5.5% | 30.8% |
| space4 | | | |
| Population Density | 2,350.2 | 4,570.4 | 93.4 |
| Land Area | 4.6 | 19.5 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.0 | 22.5 | 264,836.8 |
| space | | | |
| Est. Total Population By Age | | | |
| | Soquel, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | United States |
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.9% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.7% | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 6.3% | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.0% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 7.3% | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 16.5% | 13.8% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 11.2% | 12.9% |
| Age 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.6% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.8% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.1% | 9.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| space1 | | | |
| Race | | | |
| | Soquel, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | United States |
| White | 70.7% | 55.5% | 59.4% |
| Black | 0.4% | 1.5% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races | 4.1% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 21.2% | 36.2% | 18.4% |
| space2 | | | |
| Marriage & Family | | | |
| | Soquel, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | United States |
| Married Population | 50.1% | 43.1% | 49.8% |
| Currently Married | 49.7% | 41.0% | 48.0% |
| Married but Separated | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Single Population | 49.9% | 56.9% | 50.2% |
| Never Married | 34.0% | 41.2% | 33.8% |
| Divorced | 12.5% | 11.1% | 10.8% |
| Widowed | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| space5 | | | |
| Household Size | 2.61 | 2.38 | 2.60 |
| Households | 4,120 | 36,932 | 124,010,992 |
| Family Households | 2,569 | 19,546 | 80,755,759 |
| Married couple, w/children | 38.2% | 24.6% | 30.5% |
| Married couple, no children | 45.4% | 48.6% | 42.9% |
| Non Family Households | 1,551 | 17,386 | 43,255,233 |
| Single householder, w/children | 7.7% | 16.2% | 15.8% |
| Single householder, no children | 8.8% | 10.7% | 10.8% |