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Ventura, California Population 2020

111,566

Ventura is a city located in California. With a 2020 population of 111,566, it is the 61st largest city in California and the 274th largest city in the United States. Ventura is currently growing at a rate of 0.20% annually and its population has increased by 4.82% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 106,433 in 2010. Spanning over 32 miles, Ventura has a population density of 5,098 people per square mile.

The average household income in Ventura is $94,043 with a poverty rate of 10.18%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,579 per month, and the median house value is $537,200. The median age in Ventura is 39.2 years, 37.7 years for males, and 40.7 years for females. For every 100 females there are 97.5 males.

Ventura is a city located in the state of California. It is located in Ventura County, where it serves as the county seat. The official name for this city is the City of San Buenaventura. It was initially founded as the Mission San Buenaventura in 1782 and wasn’t incorporated as a city until 1866.

The local top four employers rank in this order in Ventura: County of Ventura (13.84%), Ventura Unified School District (4.67%), Community Memorial Health System (2.55%), and Ventura College (1.24%).

Population Growth in Ventura

The city of Ventura has seen its population grow at a steady rate since the 19th century. Recent estimates show that the population is up 3% since the last census was taken in 2010. Though the previous few polls have shown that growth has slowed from earlier years, it’s to be expected that the city will only continue to grow into the future.

Ventura Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Ventura was:

White: 84.38%
Two or more races: 5.05%
Asian: 3.99%
Other race: 3.76%
Black or African American: 1.81%
Native American: 0.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.08%

The current population of Ventura, California is 111,566, based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates. The US Census estimates the 2018 population at 111,128.The last official US Census in 2010 recorded the population at 106,433.

Ventura, California Population 2020

Year	Total Population	Growth	Annual Growth Rate
2020	851,297	165	0.02%
2019	851,132	165	0.02%
2018	850,967	165	0.02%
2017	850,802	1,881	0.22%
2016	848,921	1,999	0.24%
2015	846,922	3,976	0.47%
2014	842,946	4,345	0.52%
2013	838,601	4,800	0.57%
2012	833,801	3,605	0.43%
2011	830,196	5,066	0.61%
2010	825,130		0.00%

Ventura Metro Area Population by Year

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage
White	93,020	84.38%
Two or More Races	5,564	5.05%
Asian	4,396	3.99%
Some Other Race	4,141	3.76%
Black or African American	1,993	1.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,032	0.94%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	88	0.08%

Ventura Population by Race

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B03002)

Ventura Population Pyramid 2020

Ventura Median Age

39.2

Total

37.7

Male

40.7

Female

Ventura Adults

There are 86,187 adults, (17,581 of whom are seniors) in Ventura.

Ventura Age Dependency

60.7

Age Dependency Ratio

25.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Ventura Sex Ratio

Female

55,826

50.64%

Male

54,408

49.36%

Ventura Population by Age

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)

Ventura Households and Families

Ventura Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Ventura Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	68.4%	31.6%
All	54.1%	45.9%
Non Family	43.1%	56.9%
Female	40.6%	59.4%
Male	35%	65%

54.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Ventura Households and Families

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	41,096	2.64	54.1
Married	19,130	3.4	68.4
Non Family	14,848	1.27	43.1
Female	4,771	3.32	40.6
Male	2,347	3.63	35

3.27

Average Family Size

2.64

Average Household Size

6.5%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.1%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Ventura Households by Type

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Ventura Education

CSV JSON

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	4,054	5.26%
9th to 12th Grade	4,015	5.21%
High School Graduate	14,204	18.42%
Some College	19,819	25.70%
Associates Degree	8,026	10.41%
Bachelors Degree	16,829	21.82%
Graduate Degree	10,170	13.19%

Ventura Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Ventura Educational Attainment by Race

CSV JSON

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	47,613	45,582	19,744
Hispanic	23,172	17,457	4,411
Asian	3,489	3,359	1,839
Other Race	2,859	2,136	341
Multiple Races	2,422	2,327	923
Black	1,277	1,153	487
Native American	657	508	66
Islander	83	77	30

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 96.27%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 52.71%.

Ventura Educational Attainment by Race

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

CSV JSON

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$41,645	$50,541	$35,643
Less Than High School	$26,210	$31,181	$22,231
High School Grad	$29,855	$32,233	$25,641
Some College	$39,253	$51,270	$32,459
Bachelors Degree	$54,870	$69,233	$45,376
Graduate Degree	$75,611	$90,008	$63,352

$41,645

Average Earnings

$50,541

Average Male

$35,643

Average Female

Ventura Earnings by Educational Attainment

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Ventura Language

Ventura Language by Age

Ventura Language

72.70% of Ventura residents speak only English, while 27.30% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 22.37% of the population.

Ventura Language

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1601)

Ventura Poverty

Ventura Poverty by Race

CSV JSON

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
White	60,237	5,292	8.79%
Hispanic	39,355	4,650	11.82%
Other	3,916	710	18.13%
Multiple	5,463	552	10.10%
Black	1,936	378	19.52%
Asian	4,378	312	7.13%
Native	1,008	115	11.41%
Islander	88	5	5.68%

10.18%

Overall Poverty Rate

9.85%

Male Poverty Rate

10.49%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Ventura

The race most likely to be in poverty in Ventura is Black, with 19.52% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Ventura is Islander, with 5.68% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.37%. Among those working part-time, it was 13.02%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.41%.

Ventura Poverty

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1701)

CSV JSON

Name	Poverty
High School	14.32%
Less Than High School	14.16%
Some College	8.84%
Bachelors or Greater	4.41%

Ventura Poverty Rate by Education

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1701)

CSV JSON

Name	Poverty
Male Unemployed	29.99%
Female Unemployed	24.64%
Male Employed	5.34%
Female Employed	4.81%

Ventura Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1701)

Ventura Income

Ventura Income by Household Type

CSV JSON

Name	Median	Mean
Households	$76,076	$94,043
Families	$87,727	$109,086
Married Families	$103,750	-
Non Families	$44,625	$62,364

Income by Household Type

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1901)

Ventura Marital Status

Marriage Rates

46.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

48.3%

Male Marriage Rate

45.4%

Female Marriage Rate

Ventura Married by Age and Sex

Ventura Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Ventura Marital Status by Race

Ventura Marital Status

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1201)

Ventura Veterans

6,637

Number of Veterans

6,148

Male Veterans

489

Female Veterans

CSV JSON

War	Veterans
Vietnam	2,426
First Gulf War	961
Second Gulf War	921
Korea	649
World War II	607

Ventura Veterans by War

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

CSV JSON

Age Group	Veterans
75+	1,926
65 to 74	1,826
35 to 54	1,448
55 to 64	986
18 to 34	451

Ventura Veterans by Age

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

CSV JSON

Name	Veterans	% of Total
White	5,847	7.95%
Hispanic	1,242	4.56%
2 or More	262	8.65%
Asian	196	5.18%
Other	177	5.67%
Black	124	7.68%
Indian	31	3.72%

Ventura Veterans by Race

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

$Ventura Veterans by Education

3.65%

Veteran Poverty Rate

29.75%

Veteran Disability Rate

Ventura Veterans by Education

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

Ventura Employment Status

63.7%

Labor Force Participation

60%

Employment Rate

5.4%

Unemployment Rate

Ventura Employment by Age

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2301)

Ventura Employment by Race

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2301)

Ventura Employment by Education

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2301)

Ventura Place of Birth

Origin of Non-Citizens

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

63.20%

Born in California

84.80%

Native Born

15.20%

Foreign Born

7.51%

Non Citizen

Place of Birth

84.80% of Ventura residents were born in the United States, with 63.20% having been born in California. 7.51% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Ventura Place of Birth

Source:

US Census 2018 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B05002)

Year	Population	Growth	Annual Growth Rate
2020	111,566	219	0.20%
2019	111,347	219	0.20%
2018	111,128	782	0.71%
2017	110,346	219	0.20%
2016	110,127	288	0.26%
2015	109,839	198	0.18%
2014	109,641	222	0.20%
2013	109,419	355	0.33%
2012	109,064	724	0.67%
2011	108,340	882	0.82%
2010	107,458		0.00%

Ventura, California Population 2020

Population Growth in Ventura

Ventura Demographics

Ventura, California Population 2020

Ventura Metro Area Population by Year

Population by Race

Ventura Population by Race

Ventura Population Pyramid 2020

Ventura Median Age

Ventura Adults

Ventura Age Dependency

Ventura Sex Ratio

Ventura Population by Age

Ventura Households and Families

Ventura Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Ventura Household Types

Ventura Households and Families

Ventura Households by Type

Ventura Education

Ventura Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Ventura Educational Attainment by Race

Ventura Educational Attainment by Race

Ventura Earnings by Educational Attainment

Ventura Language

Ventura Language by Age

Ventura Language

Ventura Language

Ventura Poverty

Ventura Poverty by Race

Poverty in Ventura

Ventura Poverty

Ventura Poverty Rate by Education

Ventura Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Ventura Income

Ventura Income by Household Type

Income by Household Type

Ventura Marital Status

Ventura Marital Status

Marriage Rates

Ventura Married by Age and Sex

Ventura Marriage

Ventura Marital Status by Race

Ventura Marital Status

Ventura Veterans

Ventura Veterans by War

Ventura Veterans by Age

Ventura Veterans by Race

$Ventura Veterans by Education

Ventura Veterans by Education

Ventura Employment Status

Ventura Employment by Age

Ventura Employment by Race

Ventura Employment by Education

Ventura Place of Birth

Origin of Non-Citizens

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Place of Birth

Ventura Place of Birth

Ventura Population by Year