Ventura is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 109,058 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Ventura is the 60th largest community in California. Housing costs in Ventura are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Ventura is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ventura is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ventura who work in management occupations (11.37%), sales jobs (9.51%), and office and administrative support (9.35%). Also of interest is that Ventura has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Ventura is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The citizens of Ventura are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.12% of adults in Ventura have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ventura in 2022 was $49,411, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,644 for a family of four. However, Ventura contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ventura is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ventura home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ventura residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ventura also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ventura include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Ventura is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
