Ventura County Profile


 
About this area:
Ventura County is located along the southern coast of California. Surrounding counties include Kern County to the north, Los Angeles County to the south and east, and Santa Barbara to the northwest. There are hundreds of miles of national and state parks and forests in Ventura County. The Los Padres National Forest makes up most of the northern half of the county; two major lakes, Lake Casitas and Lake Piru, also lie within Ventura's boundaries.
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted)[Top]
Area
Year
Time Period
Labor Force
No. of
Employed
No. of
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
Ventura County 2024Sep413,600393,90019,7004.8
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Employment by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted)[Top]
Year
Time Period
CES
Industry Title
No. of
Employed
2024SepTotal, All Industries342,700
2024SepTotal Nonfarm318,600
2024SepService-Providing273,100
2024SepTotal Private270,500
2024SepPrivate Service Providing225,000
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Occupations with Fastest Job Growth (% change)[Top]
OccupationEstimated Year -
Projected Year
Employment
Employment Change
Estimated ProjectedNumberPercent
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers2020 - 2030190410220115.8
Solar Photovoltaic Installers2020 - 203023040017073.9
Cooks, Restaurant2020 - 20302,3104,0101,70073.6
Nurse Practitioners2020 - 203019032013068.4
Camera Operators, Television, and Motion Picture2020 - 20301001707070.0
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High Wage Occupations[Top]
OccupationYearTime PeriodHourly
Mean
Hourly by Percentile
25thMedian75th
Cardiologists20241st Qtr$204.48$0.00$0.00$0.00
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric20241st Qtr$175.58$0.00$0.00$0.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians20241st Qtr$131.15$0.00$0.00$0.00
Chief Executives20241st Qtr$124.79$71.79$0.00$0.00
Physicians, All Other20241st Qtr$114.70$0.00$0.00$0.00
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Data for Ventura County is not available. Data for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA has been displayed for High Wage Occupations
 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Building Permits (US Census Bureau)[Top]
Type of Permit
Year
Time Period
No. of Permits
Total Costs
Multi-Family 2023Annual651$114,726,081
Single Family 2023Annual288$90,626,256
Total all types construction permits 2023Annual939$205,352,337
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Consumer Price Index (US BLS & Calif. DIR)[Top]
AreaConsumer Price Index % Change
Time Period2023Time Period2022
United States Annual300.7Annual292.74.2
California Annual331.8Annual319.23.9
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Data for Ventura County is not available. Data for California has been displayed for Consumer Price Index (US BLS & Calif. DIR)
 
Median Price of Existing Homes Sold[Top]
Year
Time Period
Type
Median Price
2023AnnualMedian Price of Homes Sold$900,750
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State Revenues by Source[Top]
Tax Type Description
Year
Time Period
Tax Revenue
Alcoholic Beverage Taxes and Fees 2022Annual$420,539
Bank and Corporation (Income) Taxes 2022Annual$3,739,870
Cigarette Tax 2022Annual$1,622,507
Horse Racing (Parimutuel) License Fees 2022Annual$19,875
Estate, Inheritance and Gift Taxes 2022Annual$0
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Taxable Sales (Calif. Board of Equalization)[Top]
Year
Time Period
Sales Type Description
Sales
2023AnnualRetail $19,404,817,873
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POPULATION AND CENSUS DATA
Population[Top]
Area
Year
Time Period
Source
Population
Ventura County 2022AnnualCalifornia Dept of Finance830,434
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Measures of Income[Top]
Income Type
Year
Time Period
Income
Population
Per Capita Personal Income - BEA2022Annual$76,375830,434
Total Personal Income - BEA2022Annual$63,589,878830,434
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County-to-County Commute Patterns (US Census Bureau)[Top]
Year
Time Period
Area of Residence
Area of WorkPlace
Number of Workers
2020CensusVentura County , CAVentura County , CA321,696
2020CensusVentura County , CALos Angeles County , CA66,180
2020CensusLos Angeles County , CAVentura County , CA34,298
2020CensusVentura County , CASanta Barbara County , CA12,325
2020CensusSanta Barbara County , CAVentura County , CA2,303
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JOB OPENINGS & TRAINING PROVIDERS
Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange[Top]
 
Job Openings

Training Providers in Area[Top]
Provider Name
Provider Type
Location
Moorpark CollegeCommunity Colleges (two-year school)Moorpark,CA
Simi Valley Adult School & Career InstituteSchools with Occupational Programs (ROP)Simi Valley,CA
Ventura College of LawApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsVentura,CA
Center for Employment TrainingApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsOxnard,CA
University of La VerneUniversity or College (four-year school)Oxnard,CA
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