COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thousand Oaks vs Simi Valley
PLACE A
Thousand Oaks, California
VS
PLACE B
Simi Valley, California
Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley are close in size. Thousand Oaks earns more, with a median household income $13,522 higher.
THOUSAND OAKSSIMI VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population122,230124,861−2% vs Simi Valley
Population density2,2123,006−794
Population growth0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Median age44.941.9+3.0
Male49.5%49.5%Even
Female50.5%50.5%Even
Foreign-born18.8%18.5%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.3%53.3%+9.0 pts
Black1.8%1.2%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.6%29.0%−8.4 pts
Asian8.7%10.3%−1.6 pts
Other6.5%6.2%+0.4 pts
Median household income$135,603$122,081+$13,522
Per capita income$66,591$55,252+$11,339
Poverty rate8.9%6.4%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%39.1%+12.3 pts
Graduate degree21.6%13.4%+8.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.0%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation62.5%66.8%−4.3 pts
Median home value$991,600$823,800+$167,800
Median gross rent$2,664$2,579+$85
Owner-occupied70.8%72.9%−2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.2%1.8%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households50.9%60.7%−9.7 pts
Average commute24.627.1−2.5
Worked from home24.3%19.1%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.4%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%4.6%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025