U. S. Census 2010 -- Oak Park, CA

Oak Park Census Data

The following tabulation contains data from the U.S. census for 2010 and from survey samples by the U.S. Census Bureau for census tracts 74.03, 74.05, and 74.06 in Ventura County, California.

Item	Tract 74.03	Tract 74.05	Tract 74.06	Total
Population	5,585	6,304	2,377	14,266
Median age	41.8	42.0	41.5	~41.8
Children (age less than 18)	26%	26%	27%	26%
Seniors (age 65 or greater)	9%	9%	6%	9%
Average household size	2.6	2.7	2.9	2.7
Racial and ethnic minorities	18%	16%	17%	17%
Foreign-born	29%	21%	13%	23%
Employment and Economics
Number of residents who commute to work (age 16+)	3,414	2,017	3,619	9,050
Median one-way commuting time (min)	31	27	36	32
Spend 45 or more minutes commuting one-way	19%	19%	22%	20%
Median household income	$111,513	$95,691	$109,256	~$107,550
Households with income less than $30,000	10%	7%	4%	8%
Households with income greater than $100,000	60%	59%	62%	60%
Households with income greater than $200,000	13%	23%	38%	21%
Owner-occupied homes	75%	76%	72%	75%
Educational attainments of adults (age 25+)
High school graduates	18%	25%	21%	22%
Some college without degree	29%	29%	26%	29%
Associate degree	6%	8%	7%	7%
Bachelor's degree	27%	17%	21%	22%
Graduate or professional degree	14%	6%	17%	11%
All degrees	47%	31%	44%	40%

Changes Since 2000

Since the 2000 census, the following changes are noted:

Despite the completion of the Chambord tract, the population of Oak Park increased by only 41 persons. This is reflected in the decrease in the average household size from over 2.8 in 2000 to slightly less than 2.7 in 2010.

Oak Park is aging. The median age of Oak Park residents increased by more than 5 years, from 36.3 in 2000 to 41.8 in 2010. Senior citizens — those 65 or older — almost doubled from 5% of the population to 9%. In the meantime, children under the age of 18 decreased from 33% to 26% of the population.

As racial and ethnic minorities in southern California became more affluent, many moved into Oak Park, significantly increasing their proportion of our population from 12% in 2000 to 17% in 2010.

Owner-occupied housing decreased from 78% of all homes in 2000 to 75% in 2010. Since all apartment housing was completely developed by the 2000 census, this means an increase in single-family homes and townhomes becoming rental properties.

Median household income and households with incomes greater than $100,000 increased significantly since 2000 (from $89,200 and 41.3% respectively). In the same decade, households with incomes less than $30,000 decreased from 13.0%. These shifts can be explained only partially by a long-term estimate of 3.0% inflation for the greater Los Angeles area. A larger part of these shifts must be attributed to a growing affluence of Oak Park families.

The proportion of Oak Park residents who are foreign-born almost doubled since 2000.

While Oak Park residents still remain highly educated, the proportion with college degrees has declined.

Updated 23 September 2012 [an error occurred while processing this directive]

Oak Park Census Data

Copyright © 2011, 2012 by David E. Ross

Changes Since 2000