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Oxnard Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Oxnard has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Oxnard, CA

People QuickFacts Oxnard California
Population, 2006 estimate 184,463 36,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 8.1% 7.6%
Population, 2000 170,358 33,871,648
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.9% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 31.8% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.1% 10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 48.9% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 42.1% 59.5%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.8% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.4% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.7% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 66.2% 32.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.9% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 36.9% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 62.1% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 59.5% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.7% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.3 27.7
 
Housing units, 2000 45,166 12,214,549
Homeownership rate, 2000 57.3% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $189,400 $211,500
 
Households, 2000 43,576 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 3.85 2.87
Median household income, 1999 $48,603 $47,493
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,288 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.1% 14.2%
Business QuickFacts Oxnard California
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,542,118 655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,830,608 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,313 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 172,831 55,559,669
Total number of firms, 2002 9,592 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.8% 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 12.2% 12.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 34.9% 14.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.1% 29.9%
 
Geography QuickFacts Oxnard California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 25 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000 6,730.9 217.2
FIPS Code 54652 06
Counties Ventura County