The Isla Vista census-designated place defined in 2000 adds considerable land "outside the box", including the UCSB campus, Storke Ranch, and the area between Los Carneros and Storke Road north to Hollister Avenue, and contained a population of 18,344 and a land area of . In the 2000 census, a mistake was made, and about 2,000 UCSB dormitory residents were listed as residing at the Santa Barbara Airport, and thus were outside the CDP. Starting in 2010, the Isla Vista CDP boundaries were revised to exclude various areas, including Storke Ranch and the Storke Plaza shopping center, which are now in the City of Goleta, reducing the CDP land area to .
The Isla Vista census-designated place defined in 2000 adds considerable land "outside the box" including the UCSB campus Storke Ranch and the area between Los Carneros and Storke Road north to Hollister Avenue and contained a population of 18344 and a land area of  In the 2000 census a mistake was made and about 2000 UCSB dormitory residents were listed as residing at the Santa Barbara Airport and thus were outside the CDP Starting in 2010 the Isla Vista CDP boundaries were revised to exclude various areas including Storke Ranch and the Storke Plaza shopping center which are now in the City of Goleta reducing the CDP land area to 