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Demographics of Oxnard city, California

Oxnard city, California had 199,651 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,249 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oxnard city, in four figures

199,651
Population
July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 200,928 ±69.
−1.1%
Change since July 2020
−2,249 people.
34.4 ±0.5
Median age
ACS 2020–⁠2024.
$96,212 ±$3,050
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.

Oxnard city, California's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oxnard 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).

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Oxnard city, California's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oxnard 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 1PopulationIndexUnited States
2020201,900100.0100.0
2021201,801100.0100.2
2022200,41699.3100.7
2023199,53198.8101.6
2024200,08799.1102.5
2025199,65198.9103.1
Population of Oxnard city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1PopulationChange
2020201,900—
2021201,801−99
2022200,416−1,385
2023199,531−885
2024200,087+556
2025199,651−436

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±0.5: for men 34.4 ±0.7 and for women 34.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oxnard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgePeopleShare
Under 512,647 ±8626.3% ±0.4
5 to 1738,841 ±1,46119.3% ±0.7
18 to 2419,367 ±1,0309.6% ±0.5
25 to 4459,071 ±1,58929.4% ±0.8
45 to 6446,447 ±1,44323.1% ±0.7
65 and over24,555 ±1,01912.2% ±0.5

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,212 ±$3,050, and income per person $32,428 ±$964, 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 Oxnard city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household incomeHouseholdsShare
Under $25,0004,533 ±5618.6% ±1.0
$25,000 to $49,9997,692 ±69014.6% ±1.3
$50,000 to $74,9997,851 ±73914.9% ±1.4
$75,000 to $99,9997,448 ±69814.1% ±1.3
$100,000 to $149,99911,523 ±82421.8% ±1.5
$150,000 to $199,9996,087 ±62811.5% ±1.2
$200,000 or more7,694 ±67614.6% ±1.2

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 Oxnard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgeBelow povertyRate
All ages21,989 ±2,10611.0% ±1.1
Under 188,554 ±90517.1% ±1.7
18 to 599,882 ±9318.7% ±0.8
60 and over3,553 ±48110.0% ±1.3

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oxnard city, ACS 2020–2024
MeasureOxnard cityCalifornia
Housing units56,455 ±96514,644,735 ±1,665
Occupied93.6% ±0.892.5% ±0.1
Vacant6.4% ±0.97.5% ±0.1
Owner occupied54.4% ±1.855.9% ±0.3
Renter occupied45.6% ±1.644.1% ±0.2
Median home value$652,700 ±$7,256$734,700 ±$1,307
Median gross rent$2,032 ±$63$2,036 ±$5
Median year built1977 ±21976 ±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 Oxnard city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
OriginPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino154,996 ±1,78677.1% ±0.9
White alone, not Hispanic25,147 ±1,34512.5% ±0.7
Black alone, not Hispanic3,043 ±5821.5% ±0.3
Asian alone, not Hispanic12,795 ±9996.4% ±0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic458 ±1810.2% ±0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic373 ±1680.2% ±0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic499 ±2410.2% ±0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,617 ±6701.8% ±0.3

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 Oxnard city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
BornPeopleShare
Born in the state114,298 ±2,24056.9% ±1.1
Born in another state14,925 ±1,0127.4% ±0.5
Born a citizen outside the states2,981 ±5511.5% ±0.3
Born abroad68,724 ±2,33234.2% ±1.2
Naturalized citizens30,464 ±1,26215.2% ±0.6
Not citizens38,260 ±2,01619.0% ±1.0

Oxnard city among the places of California

21st 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 Oxnard city in population, ACS 2020–2024
PlaceACS 2020–⁠2024
Fremont city228,295 ±110
San Bernardino city222,724 ±72
Modesto city219,215 ±93
Fontana city214,169 ±89
Moreno Valley city211,666 ±83
Oxnard city200,928 ±69
Huntington Beach city195,240 ±107
Glendale city190,748 ±51
Ontario city180,547 ±75
Elk Grove city179,155 ±117
Santa Rosa city177,090 ±70

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