Garey is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Santa Maria and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sisquoc.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), 99.70% of it land, and 0.30% of it water.

The population density was 53.6 inhabitants per square mile (20.7/km2).

The racial makeup of Garey was 53 (77.9%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (1.5%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 5 (7.4%) from other races, and 9 (13.2%) from two or more races.

42 people (61.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 26 people (38.2%) lived in rental housing units.