COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moorpark vs Simi Valley
PLACE A
Moorpark, California
VS
PLACE B
Simi Valley, California
Moorpark is 72% smaller than Simi Valley. Moorpark earns more, with a median household income $26,399 higher.
MOORPARKSIMI VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population35,023124,861−72% vs Simi Valley
Population density2,8533,006−153
Population growth5.4%1.7%+3.7 pts
Median age38.741.9−3.2
Male50.0%49.5%+0.5 pts
Female50.0%50.5%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born19.5%18.5%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.3%53.3%−3.0 pts
Black3.1%1.2%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.4%29.0%+5.4 pts
Asian6.7%10.3%−3.5 pts
Other5.5%6.2%−0.7 pts
Median household income$148,480$122,081+$26,399
Per capita income$54,663$55,252−$589
Poverty rate4.9%6.4%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%39.1%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree15.3%13.4%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.0%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation66.7%66.8%−0.1 pts
Median home value$894,300$823,800+$70,500
Median gross rent$2,559$2,579−$20
Owner-occupied79.3%72.9%+6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.2%1.8%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.5%60.7%−11.2 pts
Average commute28.527.1+1.4
Worked from home19.4%19.1%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.4%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.5%4.6%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025