Geography thumb|Isla Vista beachfront at sunset Traditionally, Isla Vista is the area boxed in by El Colegio Road to the north, Ocean Road to the east, the beach to the south, and Camino Majorca to the west. The 2000 census showed 13,465 residents in this area of about . The 2010 census showed population growth in this area of 10.2%, to 14,843. The densest (by population per land area) of the three subdivisions in the box, also called Isla Vista, was in 2010 the 87th densest census tract in California.; at a smaller level of granularity, the densest portion of the Isla Vista subdivision, the northern portion along El Colegio Rd., ranks 131st in population density in California, and second in density in Santa Barbara County. Census block group 002402-3 on W. Battles Rd. in Santa Maria is the most dense in Santa Barbara County.
Geography thumb|Isla Vista beachfront at sunset Traditionally Isla Vista is the area boxed in by El Colegio Road to the north Ocean Road to the east the beach to the south and Camino Majorca to the west The 2000 census showed 13465 residents in this area of about  The 2010 census showed population growth in this area of 102% to 14843 The densest (by population per land area) of the three subdivisions in the box also called Isla Vista was in 2010 the 87th densest census tract in California; at a smaller level of granularity the densest portion of the Isla Vista subdivision the northern portion along El Colegio Rd ranks 131st in population density in California and second in density in Santa Barbara County Census block group 002402-3 on W Battles Rd in Santa Maria is the most dense in Santa Barbara County