Ventura County vs. Santa Barbara County

Ventura County (CA)Santa Barbara County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)850,967446,527
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.3%5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)823,393423,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010823,318423,895
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.6%15.3%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.0%
White alone, percent84.1%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent2.4%2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%2.2%
Asian alone, percent7.9%6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent43.0%45.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent45.0%44.1%
Veterans, 2014-201840,89221,908
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.0%22.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)291,019158,333
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.3%52.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$559,700$549,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,497$2,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$591$600
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,705$1,576
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.1%29.6%
Building permits, 20181,204928
Households, 2014-2018271,226144,962
Persons per household, 2014-20183.082.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.0%80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201838.4%39.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.9%91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.8%85.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.4%81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.1%33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.3%10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,597,4421,428,929
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,987,6342,637,280
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,333,9764,157,565
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,194,1854,853,808
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,390$11,255
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.819.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,017$71,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,891$34,229
Persons in poverty, percent9.1%12.6%
Total employer establishments, 201721,33911,761
Total employment, 2017258,166149,750
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,825,8727,920,629
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201769,89934,636
All firms, 201276,28539,952
Men-owned firms, 201239,99520,585
Women-owned firms, 201226,68213,911
Minority-owned firms, 201225,16110,340
Nonminority-owned firms, 201248,21027,596
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,8613,254
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201267,13734,332
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.0%5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200715.0%13.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.8%28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010446.7155.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,843.132,735.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ventura county (CA) and Santa Barbara county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.