Demographics of Ventura County, California

Ventura County, California had 830,851 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −12,942 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ventura County, in four figures

830,851
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −12,942 people.; 39.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,797 ±$1,753
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Ventura County, California's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ventura County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

About this chart

The figures

Ventura County, California's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ventura County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	843,793	100.0	100.0
2021	839,956	99.5	100.2
2022	834,675	98.9	100.7
2023	832,071	98.6	101.6
2024	833,431	98.8	102.5
2025	830,851	98.5	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Ventura County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	843,793	−565	+504	0	−1,162
2021	839,956	−3,837	+971	+259	−5,445
2022	834,675	−5,281	+2,046	+1,977	−9,343
2023	832,071	−2,604	+1,784	+2,818	−7,193
2024	833,431	+1,360	+1,860	+3,446	−3,909
2025	830,851	−2,580	+1,786	+604	−4,991

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.2: for men 38.6 ±0.2 and for women 40.8 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Ventura County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	44,164 ±97	5.3% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	138,543 ±1,846	16.5% ±0.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	73,952 ±1,632	8.8% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	218,858 ±1,853	26.1% ±0.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	216,159 ±2,105	25.8% ±0.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	145,793 ±2,393	17.4% ±0.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,797 ±$1,753, and income per person $49,748 ±$684, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Ventura County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	25,761 ±1,282	9.2% ±0.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	34,341 ±1,477	12.2% ±0.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	34,752 ±1,646	12.4% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	32,508 ±1,489	11.6% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	54,294 ±1,612	19.4% ±0.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	36,998 ±1,282	13.2% ±0.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	61,706 ±1,760	22.0% ±0.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Ventura County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	77,301 ±3,353	9.3% ±0.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	22,924 ±1,481	12.7% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	37,163 ±1,867	8.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	17,214 ±1,164	8.6% ±0.6	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Ventura County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ventura County	California	United States
Housing units	295,878 ±141	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±0.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.6% ±0.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.4% ±0.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$822,700 ±$6,187	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,317 ±$25	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Ventura County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	371,359 ±0	44.3% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	351,308 ±1,140	41.9% ±0.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,835 ±604	1.7% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	59,232 ±1,157	7.1% ±0.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,209 ±214	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,286 ±194	0.2% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4,710 ±816	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	34,530 ±1,581	4.1% ±0.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Ventura County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	502,950 ±3,511	60.1% ±0.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	137,373 ±2,672	16.4% ±0.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,969 ±883	1.3% ±0.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	186,177 ±2,947	22.2% ±0.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	99,671 ±2,152	11.9% ±0.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	86,506 ±3,130	10.3% ±0.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ventura County among the counties of California

12th of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Ventura County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Alameda County	1,636,630	−2.6%
Sacramento County	1,618,460	+2.0%
Contra Costa County	1,170,070	+0.3%
Fresno County	1,035,456	+2.6%
Kern County	927,068	+2.3%
Ventura County	830,851	−1.5%
San Francisco County	826,079	−5.6%
San Joaquin County	823,815	+5.5%
San Mateo County	743,568	−2.5%
Stanislaus County	557,719	+0.7%
Sonoma County	486,444	−0.4%

Elsewhere on the site

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026