How many renters in Ojai, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ojai, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.9% (±18.4 points) of renting households in Ojai, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.9% (±18.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.5% (±15.6 points)
Median share of income: 33.5% (±4.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ojai

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ojai	Ventura County	California	United States
Less than 15%	8.1% (±6.3 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.5% (±8.3 points)	10.3%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.1% (±9.2 points)	11.2%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.4% (±7.4 points)	11.0%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.4% (±9.7 points)	10.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	44.5% (±15.6 points)	48.6%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ojai against Ventura County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ojai	Ventura County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.9% (±18.4 points)	58.8% (±1.9 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.5% (±15.6 points)	48.6% (±1.7 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.5% (±4.1 points)	34.3% (±0.8 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$54,387 (±$26,648)	$76,792 (±$2,248)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,955 (±$248)	$2,317 (±$25)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Ojai, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ventura County (58.8%).

It is not measurably different from California (55.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Ventura County, Ojai ranks 8 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 245 of 1,067.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ojai

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ojai
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ojai	—	62.9% (±18.4 points)	—
Meiners Oaks	1.4 mi	76.7% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mira Monte	2.6 mi	61.9% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oak View	4.4 mi	53.4% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Paula	12 mi	59.1% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	13 mi	57.5% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Saticoy	13 mi	58.4% (±40.7 points)	Not measurably different
El Rio	15 mi	71.2% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Carpinteria	15 mi	65.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Ventura County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Santa Rosa Valley	80.0% (±71.2 points)
3	Meiners Oaks	76.7% (±24.8 points)
4	El Rio	71.2% (±16.1 points)
5	Channel Islands Beach	67.1% (±32.9 points)
6	Simi Valley	63.6% (±5.2 points)
7	Fillmore	63.5% (±15.0 points)
8	Ojai	62.9% (±18.4 points)
9	Camarillo	62.5% (±5.8 points)
10	Mira Monte	61.9% (±24.8 points)
11	Santa Paula	59.1% (±9.8 points)
12	Saticoy	58.4% (±40.7 points)
13	Port Hueneme	58.3% (±9.7 points)
14	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	57.5% (±3.8 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Ventura County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ojai

Are renters in Ojai rent-burdened?

62.9% of renting households in Ojai pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ojai spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ojai, CA spends 33.5% (±4.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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