San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
109,857
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.3
0.732% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
0.139% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$103,069
2.65% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$827,300
6.24% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
54,891
0.946% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in San Buenaventura (Ventura), 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.

94.1% of the residents in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA are Ventura College (4,443 degrees awarded in 2023), Lu Ross Academy (242 degrees), and Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (97 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA was $827,300, and the homeownership rate was 55.9%.

Most people in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA is home to a population of 110k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.9% of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA residents were born outside of the country (15.2k people).

In 2024, there were 3.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.2k people) in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%
2024 Citizenship
94.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    56.2k ± 1.65k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    14.6k ± 1.41k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    11.1k ± 1.62k
36%
Hispanic Population
39.5k people

In 2024, there were 3.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.2k people) in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36% of the people in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA are hispanic (39.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
15.2k people
13%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14.3k people

As of 2024, 13.9% of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA residents (15.2k 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 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA was 13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,812 ± 385
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,380 ± 254
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    958 ± 369

San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA employs 54.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,009 people), Retail Trade (6,025 people), and Educational Services (5,826 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($117,225), Public Administration ($103,352), and Utilities ($101,641).

Employment

Occupations

54.9k
2024 Value
± 1,904
−0.946%
1 Year decline
± 4.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA declined at a rate of −0.946%, from 55.4k employees to 54.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, are Management Occupations (6,258 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,826 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,590 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

54.9k
2024 Value
± 1,904
−0.946%
1 Year decline
± 4.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA declined at a rate of −0.946%, from 55.4k employees to 54.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,009 people), Retail Trade (6,025 people), and Educational Services (5,826 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, though some of these residents may live in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,350
Median earning men ± $4,398
$49,888
Median earning women ± $2,786

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($116,787), Information ($92,059), and Manufacturing ($85,098).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($88,125), Manufacturing ($73,813), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA awarded 4,841 degrees. The student population of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,089 male students and 6,883 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA are Hispanic or Latino (3,256 and 67.6%), White (1,056 and 21.9%), Two or More Races (175 and 3.63%), and Asian (175 and 3.63%).

The largest universities in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA by number of degrees awarded are Ventura College (4,443 and 91.8%), Lu Ross Academy (242 and 5%), and Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (97 and 2%).

The most popular majors in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,857 and 38.4%), Biological & Physical Sciences (432 and 8.92%), and General Business Administration & Management (253 and 5.23%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 11,972 students enrolled in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, 42.5% men and 57.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 7,762 records, of which 59.6% were women and 40.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,029 degrees awarded
  2. Biological & Physical Sciences
    432 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    181 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,029 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Ventura College
    4,443 degrees awarded
  2. Lu Ross Academy
    242 degrees awarded
  3. Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
    97 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ventura College with 4,443 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,721 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, which is 0.552 times less than the 3,120 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 3,256 degrees mean that there were 3.08 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,056 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,340) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($72) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,125) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA was $827,300 in 2024, which is 2.49 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $778,700 to $827,300, a 6.24% increase. The homeownership rate in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA is 55.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$827,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,125
$23,414
Median Property Taxes
±$1,044

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 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

55.9%
Homeownership
2024
73.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.9% of the housing units in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$103,069
Median Household Income
± $2,883
41.9k
Number of Households
± 1,533

In 2024, the median household income of the 41.9k households in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA grew to $103,069 from the previous year's value of $100,407.

The following chart displays the households in San Buenaventura (Ventura), 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Buenaventura (Ventura), 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.3%)
  3. Carpooled (6.76%)

In 2024, 72.4% of workers in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.76%).

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.

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Commute Time

24.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.77% of the workforce in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA (11.3k out of 108k 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 Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

94.8% of the population of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA has health coverage, with 48% on employee plans, 18.2% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% 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.

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Uninsured People

5.19%
Uninsured
48%
Employer Coverage
18.2%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
1.07%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA declined by 8.63% from 5.68% to 5.19%.

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