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Ventura County

California · 830,851 residents (2025 est.) · 1,841 sq mi
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Ventura County is home to 837,469 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $822,700. Few US counties rank higher on income. Median rent is $2,317 a month. The foreign-born share is 22%. Households take in $109,797 a year at the median, 33% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
837,469
+11%since 2000
from 753,197 in 2000
830,851 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
455 / sq mi
+6%since 2009
from 430 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.6
+16%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,841 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
651K705K759K812K866K19902000201020202024Ventura County
2024837K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(44,164)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(49,794)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(54,282)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(55,660)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(52,759)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.2%(110,494)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(108,364)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(105,653)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(110,506)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(85,146)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(42,199)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(18,448)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$109,797
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $59,666 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,748
+102%since 2000
from $24,600 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
66.2%
+16.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
+4%since 2010
from 0.435 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$822,700
+89%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $238,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,317
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $892 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2000
from 67.6% in 2000
35.4% rent
Vacancy rate
5.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.94 people
−3%since 2009
from 3.04 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
31.1%
−11.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.5
−5%since 2009
from 7.9 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
30
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.8%(427,449)
Black1.8%(13,490)
Hispanic / Latino33.4%(251,734)
Asian5.2%(39,452)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.9%(351,308)
Black1.7%(13,835)
Hispanic / Latino44.3%(371,359)
Asian7.1%(59,232)
Other5%(41,735)
Diversity Score
77
+6%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
43
−6%since 2020
from 46 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican38.5%(322,303)
Central American2.2%(18,086)
Salvadoran1%(8,525)
Guatemalan0.6%(5,058)
Puerto Rican0.5%(4,555)
Spaniard0.4%(3,542)
Cuban0.3%(2,681)
Colombian0.3%(2,496)
Peruvian0.3%(2,404)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,452)
Costa Rican0.2%(1,287)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(1,176)
Honduran0.1%(1,107)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,083)
Panamanian0.1%(605)
Chilean0.1%(427)
Bolivian0%(343)
Dominican0%(308)
Venezuelan0%(245)
Uruguayan0%(95)
Asian origin
Filipino2.3%(19,301)
Asian Indian1.3%(11,140)
Chinese1.1%(9,594)
Vietnamese0.6%(4,829)
Korean0.5%(4,109)
Japanese0.5%(3,892)
Taiwanese0.1%(969)
Pakistani0.1%(932)
Thai0.1%(717)
Sri Lankan0.1%(480)
Cambodian0%(385)
Kazakh0%(236)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(180)
Nepalese0%(148)
Hmong0%(121)
Laotian0%(119)
Mien0%(90)
Burmese0%(78)
Mongolian0%(76)
Malaysian0%(60)
Okinawan0%(14)
Uzbek0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.3%(2,517)
Samoan0.1%(713)
Chamorro0.1%(469)
Tongan0%(336)
Fijian0%(163)
Guamanian0%(143)
Ancestry
English8.4%(70,585)
German8.4%(70,514)
Irish7.8%(65,367)
Italian4.2%(35,315)
American3.3%(27,481)
French1.8%(14,949)
Polish1.6%(13,725)
Scottish1.6%(13,605)
Norwegian1.1%(9,345)
Swedish1.1%(8,871)
Russian1%(8,579)
Dutch0.9%(7,324)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(5,524)
Iranian0.6%(5,003)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(4,664)
Hungarian0.4%(3,727)
Portuguese0.4%(3,631)
Greek0.4%(3,606)
Danish0.4%(3,561)
Welsh0.4%(3,465)
British0.4%(3,372)
Ukrainian0.3%(2,666)
Czech0.3%(2,626)
French Canadian0.3%(2,320)
Armenian0.3%(2,194)
Swiss0.2%(2,042)
Canadian0.2%(1,989)
Austrian0.2%(1,905)
Lebanese0.2%(1,811)
Finnish0.2%(1,614)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,408)
West Indian0.2%(1,311)
Romanian0.1%(1,196)
Nigerian0.1%(817)
Egyptian0.1%(806)
Syrian0.1%(770)
Croatian0.1%(737)
Israeli0.1%(640)
Belgian0.1%(595)
Turkish0.1%(588)
Australian0.1%(554)
Palestinian0.1%(521)
Jamaican0.1%(500)
Brazilian0.1%(460)
Latvian0.1%(457)
Slovak0%(418)
Haitian0%(311)
Serbian0%(265)
Moroccan0%(256)
Slovene0%(207)
Bulgarian0%(176)
Jordanian0%(158)
Ethiopian0%(128)
Barbadian0%(74)
Kenyan0%(56)
Iraqi0%(34)
Somali0%(20)
Guyanese0%(15)
Ghanaian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.1%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 26.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.1%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 80.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.6 min
+43%since 2000
from 17.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.4%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 78.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.8%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.3%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.7%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
22.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 22.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 9.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.3%
−8.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.2%
+9.1 ptssince 2017
from 85.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
61.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 61.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
30.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 30.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.1%(129,958)
Married51.9%(177,084)
Widowed2.4%(8,140)
Divorced7.6%(25,927)
Women 15+
Never married31.5%(109,600)
Married49.2%(171,173)
Widowed7.8%(27,302)
Divorced11.5%(40,045)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.3%
−8.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 53.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 34.6% 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)25.1%(8,296)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(6,900)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(11,908)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(2,043)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(348)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 33,062 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 Ventura County, California?

Ventura County, California has about 837,469 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ventura County, California?

The typical household in Ventura County, California earns about $109,797 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ventura County, California expensive?

In Ventura County, California, the median home is worth about $822,700, and the typical rent is about $2,317 a month.

How educated are people in Ventura County, California?

About 36.1% of adults age 25 and over in Ventura County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ventura County, California?

About 9.3% of people in Ventura County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ventura County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Ventura County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 168,453 residents, a change of about 25 percent over that period.

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

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