Ventura County, CA

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2024 Population

837,469

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

0.508% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.34%

3.55% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$109,797

2.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$822,700

7.07% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

406,900

0.14% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ventura County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.7% of the residents in Ventura County, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ventura County, CA are Moorpark College (4,909 degrees awarded in 2023), Ventura College (4,443 degrees), and Oxnard College (2,804 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Ventura County, CA was $822,700, and the homeownership rate was 64.6%.

Most people in Ventura County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Ventura County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Ventura County, CA borders Kern County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, and Santa Barbara County, CA.

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Population & Diversity

Ventura County, CA is home to a population of 837k people, from which 89.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.2% of Ventura County, CA residents were born outside of the country (186k people).

In 2024, there were 2.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (351k people) in Ventura County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 160k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 96.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.7%

2024 Citizenship

89.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.7% of Ventura County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ventura County, CA was 89.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ventura County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ventura County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
351k ± 1.14k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
160k ± 5.47k
Other (Hispanic)
96.3k ± 3.89k

44.3%

Hispanic Population

371k people

44.3% of the people in Ventura County, CA are hispanic (371k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ventura County, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
Philippines
824,246 ± 22,054 people
China
687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

Foreign-Born Population

22.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

186k people

21.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

183k people

As of 2024, 22.2% of Ventura County, CA residents (186k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ventura County, CA was 21.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ventura County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
11,446 ± 719
Gulf War (2001-)
8,296 ± 760
Gulf War (1990s)
4,365 ± 619

Ventura County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ventura County, CA.

Economy

The economy of Ventura County, CA employs 407k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ventura County, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (51,413 people), Retail Trade (42,317 people), and Manufacturing (41,812 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($115,346), Utilities ($101,644), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($99,712).

Employment

Occupations

407k

2024 Value

± 5,315

−0.14%

1 Year decline

± 1.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ventura County, CA declined at a rate of −0.14%, from 407k employees to 407k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ventura County, CA, are Management Occupations (45,157 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (40,454 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (37,481 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ventura County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

407k

2024 Value

± 5,315

−0.14%

1 Year decline

± 1.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ventura County, CA declined at a rate of −0.14%, from 407k employees to 407k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ventura County, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (51,413 people), Retail Trade (42,317 people), and Manufacturing (41,812 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ventura County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Ventura County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,209

Median earning men ± $1,124

$43,765

Median earning women ± $811

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($113,043), Public Administration ($112,640), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,290).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($76,406), Public Administration ($74,149), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,741).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,321
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,703
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,524
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.77M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$2.53M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.97M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ventura County, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Ventura County, CA awarded 16,035 degrees. The student population of Ventura County, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 18,709 male students and 24,049 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ventura County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (9,026 and 56.9%), White (4,492 and 28.3%), Asian (926 and 5.84%), and Two or More Races (793 and 5%).

The largest universities in Ventura County, CA by number of degrees awarded are Moorpark College (4,909 and 30.6%), Ventura College (4,443 and 27.7%), and Oxnard College (2,804 and 17.5%).

The most popular majors in Ventura County, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (5,472 and 34.1%), General Business Administration & Management (1,130 and 7.05%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (1,119 and 6.98%).

The median tuition costs in Ventura County, CA are $39,290 for private four year colleges, and $5,742 and $17,622 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Ventura County, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 91.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 42,758 (43.8% men and 56.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 42,758 students enrolled in Ventura County, CA, 43.8% men and 56.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 23,673 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Humanistic Studies
531 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
2,472 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
1,119 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Ventura County, CA was Humanistic Studies with 531 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Ventura County, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Moorpark College
4,909 degrees awarded
Ventura College
4,443 degrees awarded
Oxnard College
2,804 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Moorpark College with 4,909 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,072 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ventura County, CA, which is 0.609 times less than the 9,963 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 9,026 degrees mean that there were 2.01 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 4,492 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($39,290) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,075) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ventura County, CA was $822,700 in 2024, which is 2.47 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $768,400 to $822,700, a 7.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Ventura County, CA is 64.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ventura County, CA have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ventura County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 23.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.62%.

Housing

Property

$822,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,187

$181,039

Median Property Taxes

±$2,759

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ventura County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ventura County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.6%

Homeownership

2024

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.6% of the housing units in Ventura County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ventura County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$109,797

Median Household Income

± $1,753

280k

Number of Households

± 4,011

In 2024, the median household income of the 280k households in Ventura County, CA grew to $109,797 from the previous year's value of $107,327.

The following chart displays the households in Ventura County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ventura County, CA is from California.

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Worked At Home (15.8%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Ventura County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.8%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ventura County, CA have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.68% of the workforce in Ventura County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ventura County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ventura County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ventura County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 23.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.62%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ventura County, CA (77.3k out of 828k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ventura County, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.8% of the children was living in poverty in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 240 in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 17.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.7% of the population of Ventura County, CA has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ventura County, CA see 1,230 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,230 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1022 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 205 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,230 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ventura County, CA

Primary care physicians in Ventura County, CA see an average of 1,230 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,230 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ventura County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.26%

Uninsured

46.6%

Employer Coverage

18.9%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

1.29%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ventura County, CA declined by 8.55% from 7.94% to 7.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ventura County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 31.6 in Ventura County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ventura County, CA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 28.9% in Ventura County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ventura County, CA.