Ventura County, CA

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2023 Population

838,259

0.445% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

1.03% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.02%

0.746% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$107,327

5.08% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

407,470

0.468% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Ventura County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Ventura County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26 minutes. The average car ownership in Ventura County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Ventura County, CA borders Kern County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, and Santa Barbara County, CA.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Ventura County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

21.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

183k people

21.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

180k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ventura County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Ventura County, CA employs 407k people. The largest industries in Ventura County, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (48,497 people), Retail Trade (42,088 people), and Manufacturing (41,510 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($111,515), Utilities ($100,315), and Public Administration ($95,721).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

407k

2023 Value

± 5,239

−0.468%

1 Year decline

± 1.83%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ventura County, CA, are Management Occupations (45,792 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (41,908 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (38,871 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ventura County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

407k

2023 Value

± 5,239

−0.468%

1 Year decline

± 1.83%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ventura County, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (48,497 people), Retail Trade (42,088 people), and Manufacturing (41,510 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ventura County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Ventura County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,423

Median earning men ± $1,146

$41,998

Median earning women ± $770

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($108,746), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,423), and Information ($101,919).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($75,746), Public Administration ($73,403), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,496).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.77M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$2.53M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.97M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ventura County, CA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.2%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (59.5%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (38.4%)
Republican Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (1.2%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ventura County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The median tuition costs in N/A are $39,290 for private four year colleges, and $5,742 and $17,622 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Ventura County, CA have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ventura County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ventura County, CA is $107,327. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Ventura County, CA was Census Tract 75.07 with a value of $236,179, followed by Census Tract 75.10 and Census Tract 73, with respective values of $230,714 and $210,703.

In 2023, 22.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.01%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ventura County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 75.07
Census Tract 75.10
Census Tract 73

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ventura County, CA was Census Tract 75.07 with a value of $236,179, followed by Census Tract 75.10 and Census Tract 73, with respective values of $230,714 and $210,703.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ventura County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$107,327

Median Household Income

± $1,391

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Ventura County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ventura County, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.3%)
Worked At Home (14.1%)
Carpooled (9.89%)

In 2023, 72.3% of workers in Ventura County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ventura County, CA have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.8% of the workforce in Ventura County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ventura County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ventura County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ventura County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 22.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.01%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ventura County, CA (74.6k out of 828k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ventura County, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12.1% of the children was living in poverty in Ventura County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Ventura County, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ventura County, CA see 1230 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.84% decrease from the previous year (1253 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1037 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 219 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,230 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ventura County, CA

Primary care physicians in Ventura County, CA see an average of 1,230 patients per year. This represents a 1.84% decrease from the previous year (1,253 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ventura County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ventura County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 32.4 in Ventura County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ventura County, CA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 28.9% in Ventura County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ventura County, CA.