VENTURA

VENTURA COUNTY
Population Population
Land area (acres): 1,181,410 Cities 1-1-95 Cities 1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94 713,400 Oxnard 154,600 Port Hueneme 21,750
Percent of California 2.2 Thousand Oaks 112,600 Fillmore 12,850
Population, 1-1-95 720,500 Simi Valley 103,700 Ojai 8,150
San Buenaventura 100,700 Unincorporated 93,100
1-1-95 Camarillo 58,500
Population in households 707,677 Moorpark 27,550
Population/household 3.108 Santa Paula 27,100
EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 *** 13.6 Spending on education:
School districts* 623.2
Enrollment, Fall 1994 Community colleges** 83.1
Kindergarten-12 134,223
* Not including community college districts.
Enrollment, Fall 1987 ** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
College/University 31,952 *** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
Community colleges 29,327 basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
Private colleges 2,625 completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT Total employment, 1993 331,798 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994 384,200 Percent of California 2.0
Civilian employment 353,900 Wage and salary 265,868 1-4 8,236
Unemployment 30,300 Proprietors 65,930 5-9 3,034
Unemployment rate 7.9 Farm 2,105 10-19 1,899
Non-Farm 63,825 20-49 1,314
Nonagricultural wage & salary 50-99 449
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 225,200 Farm 11,112 100-249 214
Percent of California 1.9 Agricultural services 11,647 250-499 55
Mining 2,200 Mining 2,608 500-999 15
Construction 9,100 Construction 16,388 1000 + 7
Manufacturing 30,500 Manufacturing 33,285 Total 15,223
Transportation-utility 10,200 Transportation-utility 11,920 Check:
Trade 53,700 Wholesale trade 13,708 0
Finance-insurance- Retail trade 54,108
real estate 12,300 Finance, insurance,
Services 63,900 real estate 23,959
Federal government 11,500 Services 102,980
State-local government 31,800 Federal civilian 11,889
Military 7,662
Totals may not add due to rounding. State and local 30,532
INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 15,267.3 Median family income, Census 23,612 50,091
Percent of California 2.2 Median household income, Census 21,243 45,612
Per capita income, 1993 22,003
Percent of California 100.5 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 27,802 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 5,517.0 6,026.2
Avg. wages per job, 1993 26,153 Percent of California 2.0 2.1
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 3,913.1 4,336.7
proprietor, 1993 18,872
HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 228,478 239,634 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 2.0 2.0 Total 2,464 $408.2
Single family 167,412 174,885 Percent of California 2.5 2.8
Multiple family 46,347 52,487 Single family 1,649 302.0
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 14,719 12,262 Multi-family 815 64.9
Vacancy rate (percent): 4.9 5.0
Nonresidential permits -- $157.1
Percent of California 2.0

Last Update: 8/16/2006

Name: State of California