Ventura County, CA Population

Overview

845,255

Total Population

38.7

Median age

50.24%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

366,211

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ventura County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ventura County is 38.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ventura County's population under 18 was 22.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ventura County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ventura County, 18.73% were under the age of 15, 20.07% aged 15 to 29, 45.52% aged 30 to 64, 13.53% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,055 more females than males in Ventura County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.24% females and 49.76% males in Ventura County, CA.
The Ventura County, CA gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 30,296.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 29,320.

Ventura County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ventura County population: 70.13% are White, 1.83% are Black or African American, 1.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.25% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.93% are some other race and 12.52% are multiracial.
Ventura County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 366,211 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 479,044 (56.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ventura County is White with a population of 592,773 (70.13% of the total population).

Ventura County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 848,264 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Ventura County's population increased by 68,760 (9.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ventura County's population increased by 18,166 (2.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ventura County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 756,384.