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Ventura County Demographics

This presentation explores the demographics of Ventura County, California, including population, education, economic well-being, and housing. It also discusses the county's ethnic diversity and civic engagement.

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Ventura County Demographics

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  1. Ventura County Demographics A Presentation to the Ventura County Leadership Academy September 2005 Chuck Maxey - School of Business - California Lutheran University

  2. Ventura County • Ventura County’s our name. • Quality of Life is our game.

  3. Ventura County, California

  4. Golf Courses

  5. County Line Beach

  6. Wide-Open Freeways

  7. But we also have…

  8. Growing Traffic Problems

  9. Not all beaches are created equal!

  10. Farm worker Poverty

  11. Variations in School Effectiveness

  12. In some sense, we are at a crossroads • Where we don’t want to end up!

  13. Language 35th - Speak Language Other Than English at Home (34.0%) 20th - Speak Spanish at Home (27.2%) Foreign Born 37th @ 20.3% Education 120th - % with Bachelor Degree (28.2%) 61st - @ with less than High School Diploma (17.1%) Economic Well Being 14th - Housing Value of Those with Mortgage 55th - Median Family Income ($68,334) 166th - % of Children in Poverty (10.0%) Commute 83rd - @26.0 Minutes Ventura Compared to Other US Counties - 2003 source: US Census American Communty Survey

  14. Some CA County Comparisons

  15. Ventura County - Some Basics • 2004 Population = 797,699 • Ranks 11th among California Counties • Growth rate about 1.7% per year • Land Area = 1845 Square Miles • Persons per Square Mile = 408.2 • 400,000 Workers; 300,000 Jobs Source: California Quick Facts, US Census

  16. VC - Ethnically Diverse • Ethnicity (2000) • 56.8% White Non Hispanic • 33.4% Hispanic or Latino Origin • 9.8% Other • 20.7% Foreign Born • 33% Speak Language Other Than English at Home

  17. And Becoming More Diverse

  18. VC Population Change Sources

  19. VC Immigration Changes

  20. VC Educational Attainment • 7.8% - K-9 • 9.5% - 9-11 • 19.7% HS Grad • Some College 25.5% • AA Degree 7.9% • BS/BA 17,4% • Grad Degree 9.5%

  21. Why Educational Attainment Matters

  22. 12.1% - Children in Poverty 31.1% Children in Low Income $6,022 Annual Cost of FT Child Care 26.3% Food Insecurity 8,807 Reports of Abuse 22% Students Who Are English Learners 31% Disadvantaged Student at 50th % on 4th grade reading 34% DS @ 50th % on 8th Grade Math 2.4% Annual Latino HS Drop Out rate Family Economics

  23. VC Unemployment

  24. The Size of the County’s Economy

  25. Real Growth Rate of GCP

  26. Job Growth in VC and CA

  27. VC Jobs by Sector

  28. VC Salaries by Sector

  29. VC Job Growth

  30. VC 5 Year Job Changes

  31. California - Home Ownership 2003 • States range from 78.1% to 54.3% • US average is 68.3% • California ranks 48th • California’s rate is 58.9

  32. Median House Prices 2003 • no County Median Lower Bound Upper Bound • 1 San Mateo County, CA 664,180 649,495 678,865 • 2 San Francisco County, CA 597,493 585,173 609,813 • 3 Santa Clara County, CA 587,034 572,204 601,864 • 4 Santa Cruz County, CA 575,097 540,041 610,153 • 5 Westchester County, NY 502,822 475,415 530,229 • 6 Santa Barbara County, CA 461,593 403,331 519,855 • 7 Alameda County, CA 456,643 445,324 467,962 • 8 Contra Costa County, CA 430,312 416,366 444,258 • 9 Sonoma County, CA 428,523 411,990 445,056 • 10 Monterey County, CA 426,103 397,073 455,133 • 11 San Luis Obispo County, CA 420,129 394,373 445,885 • 12 Orange County, CA 418,712 409,482 427,942 • 13 Fairfield County, CT 406,071 386,246 425,896 • 14 Ventura County, CA 394,318 384,634 404,002 • 15 San Diego County, CA 385,798 379,879 391,717

  33. Housing Prices in VC

  34. Housing Permits in 3 Counties

  35. Home Prices - VC and CA

  36. Median Priced Home?

  37. Affordability: VC and CA

  38. One More Topic:Civic Engagement

  39. Voter Registration 2004

  40. VC Voter Participation - March 2004 • Ventura Voting • 47.0% of Registered • 34.1% of Eligible • California Voting • 44.3% of Registered • 30.5% of Eligible Source: California Abstract

  41. Thank You!

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