COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ojai vs Carpinteria
PLACE A
Ojai, California
VS
PLACE B
Carpinteria, California
Ojai is 41% smaller than Carpinteria. Carpinteria earns more, with a median household income $18,002 higher.
OJAICARPINTERIADIFFERENCE
Total population7,47412,734−41% vs Carpinteria
Population density1,7164,920−3,205
Population growth2.4%1.7%+0.6 pts
Median age47.344.8+2.5
Male46.9%51.4%−4.4 pts
Female53.1%48.6%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born15.4%21.9%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%50.0%+20.5 pts
Black0.3%0.9%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.6%43.3%−23.7 pts
Asian5.2%2.0%+3.2 pts
Other4.4%3.8%+0.6 pts
Median household income$82,656$100,658−$18,002
Per capita income$60,777$54,901+$5,876
Poverty rate8.2%7.0%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5220.446+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%44.0%+3.9 pts
Graduate degree21.5%17.4%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%3.6%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation59.0%60.6%−1.6 pts
Median home value$1,016,200$1,043,100−$26,900
Median gross rent$1,955$2,377−$422
Owner-occupied59.2%61.5%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%15.2%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%63.5%−10.6 pts
Average commute21.624.9−3.3
Worked from home26.7%16.4%+10.3 pts
Public transit to work1.7%2.1%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.5%5.9%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025