Ventura County, California

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Ventura County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (74th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (104th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	837,469	39,287,376	334,922,499	74th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$109,797	$99,122	$80,734	104th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	37.9	38.9	2222nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.1%	37.1%	35.7%	422nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$822,700	$734,700	$332,700	29th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,317	$2,036	$1,413	10th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	12.0%	12.5%	2566th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	6.6%	5.2%	830th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	455.0	252.1	n/a	354th of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.2%	27.0%	14.1%	95th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	118th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.6%	55.9%	65.2%	2770th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.6	28.7	26.4	1274th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.8%	17.2%	15.1%	351st of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1747th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.9%	48.4%	46.9%	710th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.9%	n/a	n/a	174th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44.3%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.0	69.7	61.4

Age in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Median Age	39.6	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Households	280,360	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.8	2.5
Family Households	72.0%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.8%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.1%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.7%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	34.8%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,748	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.4%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	22.0%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	295,878	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.7%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.0%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.2%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.4%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.3%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,574	$5,124	n/a

Education in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	14.9%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.8%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.3%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.4%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.1%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Ventura County, California

Statistic	Ventura County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.1%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	11.9%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.3%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	61.6%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	30.2%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.8%	32.1%	16.7%

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