What percentage of people rent in Ojai, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ojai, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.8% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ojai, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,286 renting households against 1,864 that own their home.

In Ojai, the share of households that rent went from 44.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.8% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 1,286 (±284)
Median renter income: $54,387 (±$26,648)

Who rents and who owns in Ojai

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ojai	Ventura County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.8% (±8.0 points)	35.4% (±0.7 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,286 (±284)	99,321 (±1,901)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,864 (±257)	181,039 (±2,078)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,387 (±$26,648)	$76,792 (±$2,248)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,500 (±$22,160)	$134,786 (±$1,894)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Ojai, the renter share is not measurably different from Ventura County (35.4%).

It is not measurably different from California (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Ventura County, Ojai ranks 8 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 390 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Ojai has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.7% (±5.9 points)	40.8% (±8.0 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,533 (±$205)	$1,955 (±$248)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,605 (±$6,934)	$82,656 (±$19,237)	+12.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ojai

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ojai
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ojai	—	40.8% (±8.0 points)	—
Meiners Oaks	1.4 mi	31.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mira Monte	2.6 mi	15.8% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Oak View	4.4 mi	20.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Santa Paula	12 mi	44.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	13 mi	44.1% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Saticoy	13 mi	38.4% (±31.9 points)	Not measurably different
El Rio	15 mi	44.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Carpinteria	15 mi	38.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mira Monte, CA (15.8%), Oak View, CA (20.0%).

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

Households that rent across Ventura County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Piru	46.7% (±10.7 points)
3 (tie)	Oxnard	45.6% (±1.7 points)
3 (tie)	Channel Islands Beach	45.6% (±15.9 points)
5	El Rio	44.2% (±9.9 points)
6 (tie)	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	44.1% (±1.6 points)
6 (tie)	Santa Paula	44.1% (±4.1 points)
8	Ojai	40.8% (±8.0 points)
9	Saticoy	38.4% (±31.9 points)
10	Camarillo	35.4% (±2.3 points)
11	Meiners Oaks	31.8% (±9.7 points)
12	Fillmore	31.6% (±6.9 points)
13	Thousand Oaks	29.2% (±1.6 points)
14	Oak Park	28.1% (±4.8 points)

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ojai

How many renters are there in Ojai?

Ojai has an estimated 1,286 (±284) renting households, 40.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ojai?

In Ojai, the share of households that rent went from 44.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ojai?

A renting household in Ojai has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ojai?

The median renting household in Ojai, CA has an income of $54,387 (±$26,648) a year, against $102,500 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ojai city, California (place:53476, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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