COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ventura County

California · 669,016 residents · 1,841 sq mi

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Ventura County is home to 669,016 people in California. Median home value sits at $243,500. Renters pay $754 a month at the median. Households take in $45,612 a year at the median, 51% more than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 27% more than in California as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.3% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

669,016

−11%vs 2000

vs 753,197 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,841 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024837K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(53,537)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(52,845)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(48,392)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(48,614)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(50,077)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(121,099)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(109,973)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(72,772)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(49,238)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(37,223)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(19,827)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(5,419)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,612

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,666 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,861

−27%vs 2000

vs $24,600 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$243,500

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $238,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$754

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $892 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

34.5% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(529,878)

Black2.4%(15,741)

Hispanic / Latino26.2%(175,414)

Asian5.1%(34,293)

Other13.3%(89,104)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican38.5%(322,303)

Central American2.2%(18,086)

Salvadoran1%(8,525)

South American1%(8,335)

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)

Paraguayan0%(2)

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)

Subsaharan African0.4%(3,497)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(102)

Macedonian0%(74)

Barbadian0%(74)

Kenyan0%(56)

Iraqi0%(34)

Somali0%(20)

Guyanese0%(15)

Cape Verdean0%(10)

Ghanaian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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