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Oxnard

California · 199,651 residents (2025 est.) · 26.5 sq mi
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Oxnard is home to 200,928 people in California. 34% of residents were born outside the United States. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $652,700. There are 7,569 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
200,928
+18%since 2000
from 170,358 in 2000
199,651 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
7,569 / sq mi
+9%since 2009
from 6,923 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.4
+19%since 2000
from 28.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
26.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
136K155K175K195K215K19902000201020202024Oxnard
2024201K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(12,647)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(14,420)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(15,485)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(14,519)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(13,784)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.7%(31,595)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(27,476)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(24,189)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(22,258)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.5%(15,136)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(6,734)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(2,685)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$96,212
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,603 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,428
+112%since 2000
from $15,288 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.0%
+25.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.0%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.404
−2%since 2010
from 0.414 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Agriculture, forestry, fishing12%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction11.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Retail trade11.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Other services3.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$652,700
+96%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $183,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,032
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $780 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2000
from 57.3% in 2000
45.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.76 people
+2%since 2009
from 3.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.9%
−16.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.2%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 60.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.8
−24%since 2009
from 8.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic20.6%(35,049)
Black3.5%(5,923)
Hispanic / Latino66.2%(112,807)
Asian7.2%(12,257)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic12.5%(25,147)
Black1.5%(3,043)
Hispanic / Latino77.1%(154,996)
Asian6.4%(12,795)
Other2.5%(4,947)
Diversity Score
48
−20%since 2009
from 60 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican72.4%(145,541)
Central American1.9%(3,799)
Salvadoran1%(2,062)
Puerto Rican0.7%(1,313)
South American0.6%(1,163)
Guatemalan0.4%(832)
Spaniard0.3%(607)
Honduran0.3%(526)
Colombian0.2%(399)
Cuban0.1%(228)
Costa Rican0.1%(210)
Peruvian0.1%(182)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.1%(168)
Argentine0.1%(160)
Chilean0.1%(144)
Uruguayan0%(41)
Asian origin
Filipino4.4%(8,781)
Vietnamese0.8%(1,581)
Chinese0.3%(586)
Japanese0.3%(534)
Asian Indian0.2%(475)
Korean0.1%(300)
Thai0%(100)
Laotian0%(77)
Taiwanese0%(70)
Hmong0%(30)
Pakistani0%(21)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Mien0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(260)
Chamorro0%(54)
Tongan0%(25)
Ancestry
American3.1%(6,163)
German2.6%(5,172)
English2.4%(4,850)
Irish2.2%(4,398)
Italian1.2%(2,367)
French0.6%(1,242)
Polish0.5%(910)
Norwegian0.4%(808)
Portuguese0.4%(803)
Scottish0.3%(697)
Swedish0.3%(564)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.2%(463)
Russian0.2%(434)
Dutch0.2%(416)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(369)
Welsh0.2%(327)
Hungarian0.2%(311)
Egyptian0.2%(302)
Czech0.1%(249)
Iranian0.1%(235)
West Indian0.1%(179)
Greek0.1%(178)
Ukrainian0.1%(165)
Danish0.1%(161)
Swiss0.1%(148)
Romanian0.1%(136)
British0.1%(118)
Croatian0.1%(113)
Australian0.1%(111)
Jamaican0.1%(106)
Syrian0%(89)
Belgian0%(70)
Austrian0%(56)
Canadian0%(53)
Lebanese0%(52)
Slovak0%(52)
Finnish0%(42)
Nigerian0%(36)
Bulgarian0%(31)
Brazilian0%(30)
Latvian0%(28)
Ethiopian0%(22)
Armenian0%(12)
Israeli0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
68.9%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 59.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+69%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 72.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
16.0%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 20.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 67.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
24.7%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 22.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Female
49.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Foreign born
34.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 37.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 9.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.7%
−11.7 ptssince 2013
from 25.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.1%
+15.8 ptssince 2017
from 77.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 94.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
93.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
32.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 31.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
60.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 61.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.7%(35,041)
Married47.4%(37,993)
Widowed1.9%(1,545)
Divorced7%(5,598)
Women 15+
Never married39.1%(30,556)
Married45%(35,175)
Widowed6.4%(5,016)
Divorced9.5%(7,452)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.7%
−11.7 ptssince 2013
from 25.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
40.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 41.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 7.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 10.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
35.2%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 31.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
48.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 49.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.0%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 39.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35%(2,125)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(1,447)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(2,024)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(321)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(42)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,067 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Oxnard, California?

Oxnard, California has about 200,928 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Oxnard, California?

The typical household in Oxnard, California earns about $96,212 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oxnard, California expensive?

In Oxnard, California, the median home is worth about $652,700, and the typical rent is about $2,032 a month.

How educated are people in Oxnard, California?

About 19.5% of adults age 25 and over in Oxnard, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oxnard, California?

About 11.0% of people in Oxnard, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Oxnard, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Oxnard, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 58,736 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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