Jury Pool Profile
Ventura County, California
- County seat
- Ventura
- Judicial district
- Ventura County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 830,851
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 837,469.
At a glance
Ventura County is an 830,851-person venue. The county population is 52% White (Census race-alone categories). 44% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 41.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $112,872, $12,742 above the CA state median of $100,130; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 38.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $62,669/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, below the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 837,469
- Median household income
- $109,797
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 52% / 2%.
Ventura County has a population of 837,469, with a median age of 39.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 52.0%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 44.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $112,872; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, below the California state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ventura County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.1% in 2024, 59.5% in 2020, 55.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 38.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
38.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (33,062 individuals).