California · Census place 53476
Ojai city, CA
Quick answer
Ojai city has 7,576 residents, ranking #551 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $79,202, the median home is worth $947,000 and median gross rent runs $1,913 a month.
- Population
- 7,576Ojai city residents
- Median household income
- $79,202Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $947,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,913Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ojai city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ojai city median would spend about 29% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 12.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 64.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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