Demographics of Ojai city, California

Ojai city, California had 7,474 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −149 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ojai city, in four figures

7,474
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,577 ±22.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −149 people.; 47.3 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,656 ±$19,237
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ojai city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ojai city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ojai city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ojai city, 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	7,623	100.0	100.0
2021	7,595	99.6	100.2
2022	7,538	98.9	100.7
2023	7,505	98.5	101.6
2024	7,515	98.6	102.5
2025	7,474	98.0	103.1

Population of Ojai city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,623	—
2021	7,595	−28
2022	7,538	−57
2023	7,505	−33
2024	7,515	+10
2025	7,474	−41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±4.5: for men 46.0 ±8.5 and for women 47.5 ±5.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ojai city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	119 to 401	1.6% to 5.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,165 ±351	15.4% ±4.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	408 ±158	5.4% ±2.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,772 ±365	23.4% ±4.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,956 ±354	25.8% ±4.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,016 ±302	26.6% ±4.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,656 ±$19,237, and income per person $60,777 ±$8,099, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ojai city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	293 ±111	9.3% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	609 ±215	19.3% ±6.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	227 to 683	7.3% to 21.6%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	400 ±155	12.7% ±4.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	500 ±156	15.9% ±4.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	296 ±120	9.4% ±3.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	597 ±146	19.0% ±4.5	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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).

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Poverty rate in Ojai city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	614 ±286	8.2% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	47 to 277	3.8% to 18.9%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	127 to 469	3.6% to 12.9%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	75 to 233	3.2% to 9.6%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ojai city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ojai city	California	United States
Housing units	3,467 ±243	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±8.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±4.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.2% ±7.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.8% ±8.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,016,200 ±$98,344	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,955 ±$248	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	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

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People in Ojai city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,486 ±411	19.6% ±5.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,340 ±468	70.5% ±6.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	101 to 681	1.3% to 9.0%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	131 to 475	1.7% to 6.3%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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).

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People in Ojai city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,016 ±405	53.0% ±5.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,341 ±342	30.9% ±4.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 96	0.1% to 1.3%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,169 ±394	15.4% ±5.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	442 ±149	5.8% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	354 to 1,100	4.7% to 14.5%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ojai city among the places of California

553rd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Ojai city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Thousand Palms CDP	7,720 ±1,609
Woodlake city	7,702 ±21
Hughson city	7,648 ±26
Homeland CDP	7,584 ±1,776
Winters city	7,583 ±20
Ojai city	7,577 ±22
Fairfax town	7,516 ±22
Oroville East CDP	7,504 ±916
Cotati city	7,489 ±25
Escalon city	7,451 ±20
Sebastopol city	7,445 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 134 Places by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026