Ventura County Information
Ventura in
California occupies
2,208 square miles and has a 2006 population of
799,720, a change from a 2000 population of
753,195 and
669,016 in 1990.
14.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.6% percent is 25-35, and
15% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,898 acts of violent crime reported in
Ventura in 2004, a change from
2,112 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
18,347 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.5%.
Read more about
Ventura, California in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Ventura | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 2,208 sq. miles | Ranked 280 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 799,720 | Ranked 62 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 796,348 | |
| Population 2000 | 753,195 | Ranked 64 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 669,016 | Ranked 66 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 87.9% | |
| African American | 2.1% | |
| Asian American | 6.3% | |
| Native American | 1.2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .3% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,898 | 2,112 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 33 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 101 | |
| Robberies | 621 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,143 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 17,526 | 15,400 |
| Burglaries | 3,641 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 11,496 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,389 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 425,407 | 392,693 |
| Unemployed Population | 18,347 | 17,759 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 4.5% |
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