Moving to Oxnard, California
Population: 170,358. Estimated population in July 2024: 183,628 (+7.8% change)
Males: 87,090 (51.1%), Females: 83,268 (48.9%)
Ventura County
Zip codes: 93030, 93033, 93035.
Demographics
Median resident age: 28.9 years
Median household income: $48,603
Median house value: $189,400
Population by Race
Races in Oxnard:
- Hispanic (66.2%)
- Other race (40.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (20.6%)
- Filipino (5.1%)
- Two or more races (4.7%)
- Black (3.8%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (4.5%), Irish (3.6%), English (3.5%), United States (2.4%), Italian (1.6%), French (1.1%).
Elevation: 52 feet
Land area: 25.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oxnard
- High school or higher: 59.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oxnard city
- Never married: 31.9%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 7.5%
36.9% Foreign born (30.6% Latin America, 5.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +27,662 (+19.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Oxnard:
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1600 N ROSE AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oxnard:
- COMM MEM HOSP OF SAN BUENAVENTURA (about 7 miles; VENTURA, CA)
- VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; VENTURA, CA)
- ST JOHNS PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CAMARILLO, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oxnard:
- OXNARD (about 2 miles; OXNARD, CA; Abbreviation: OXR)
- POINT MUGU NAS (NAVAL BASE VENTURA CNTY) (about 7 miles; POINT MUGU, CA; Abbreviation: NTD)
- SANTA BARBARA MUNI (about 48 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Abbreviation: SBA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oxnard:
- CAMARILLO (about 7 miles; CAMARILLO, CA; Abbreviation: CMA)
- SANTA PAULA (about 14 miles; SANTA PAULA, CA; Abbreviation: SZP)
- VAN NUYS (about 49 miles; VAN NUYS, CA; Abbreviation: VNY)
Amtrak station:
OXNARD (201 E. 4TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Oxnard:
- OXNARD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,760; Location: 4000 S ROSE AVE; Public; Website: www.vcccd.net)
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 503; Location: 2051 SOLAR DR SUITE 150; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-OXNARD (Full-time enrollment: 181; Location: 761 SOUTH C ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- MODERN BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 40; Location: 699 SOUTH C ST; Private, for-profit)
- SAINT JOHNS HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN (Location: 1600 ROSE AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
- INTERNATIONAL BARTENDERS SCHOOL (Location: 2011 AUTO CTR DR; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Oxnard:
- VENTURA COLLEGE (about 7 miles; VENTURA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,285)
- CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,322)
- MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 23 miles; Moorpark, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,773)
- SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 29 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,272)
- PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MALIBU, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,492)
- WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 39 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,240)
- SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,137)
Schools
Public high schools in Oxnard:
- PACIFICA HIGH (Students: 2,870; Location: 600 EAST GONAZALEZ ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- OXNARD HIGH (Students: 2,789; Location: 3400 W. GONZALEZ ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CHANNEL ISLANDS HIGH (Students: 2,735; Location: 1400 E. RAIDERS WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
- HUENEME HIGH (Students: 2,283; Location: 500 BARD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- RIO MESA HIGH (Students: 2,063; Location: 545 CENTRAL AVE.; Grades: 08 – 12)
- PUENTE HIGH (Students: 95; Location: 545 CENTRAL AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- PACIFIC VIEW HIGH (COM DAY) (Students: 76; Location: 309 SOUTH K ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Oxnard:
- SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 2121 SAVIERS ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Oxnard:
- FREMONT INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,329; Location: 1130 N. M ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- FRANK (ROBERT J.) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,327; Location: 701 N. JUANITA AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- BLACKSTOCK (CHARLES) JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,298; Location: 701 BARD ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GREEN (E. O.) JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,224; Location: 3739 S. C ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ROSE AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,127; Location: 220 S. DRISKILL ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- DRIFFILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,001; Location: 910 S. E ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- HAYDOCK (RICHARD B.) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 991; Location: 647 WEST HILL ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- MARINA WEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 966; Location: 2501 CAROB ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- RITCHEN (EMILIE) ELEMENTARY (Students: 928; Location: 2200 CABRILLO WAY; Grades: KG – 06)
- MCAULIFFE (CHRISTA) ELEMENTARY (Students: 918; Location: 3300 W. VIA MARINA AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Oxnard:
- OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 530 N JUANITA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
- SANTA CLARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 324 SOUTH E STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST ANTHONY SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location: 2421 SOUTH C STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 211; Location: 1500 N C STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- MARY LAW PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 211; Location: 2929 ALBANY DRIVE; Grades: PK – 6)
- OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN NURSERY (Students: 180; Location: 721 W DORIS AV; Grades: PK – KG)
- CHILDREN’S WONDERLAND (Students: 179; Location: 700 ESPLANADE RD; Grades: PK – KG)
- FIRST BAPTIST CH DAY NURSERY (Students: 86; Location: 936 W 5TH ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- DAYCARE/ KINDERGARDENS (Students: 78; Location: 850 IVYWOOD DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
- LINDA VISTA ADVENTIST ELEMENTA (Students: 65; Location: 5050 PERRY WAY; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Oxnard:
- OXNARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,912,482; Location: 251 SOUTH A ST.; 354,625 books; 16,202 audio materials; 6,101 video materials; 468 serial subscriptions)