THE AGING OF VENTURA COUNTY

Median Ages of Residents from 1970 to 1990

Median age represents the middle point in the individual ages of a group. In Ventura County, the median age is 30.9: half the population is younger than 30.9 years

and half is older. Median age in the state is rising as baby boomers get older. They brought down the median age when they were younger and now they bring it up.

Increase City 1970 1980 1990 (in years) CAMARILLO 24.2 32.8 34.4 +10.2 FILLMORE 26.5 28.3 29.7 +3.2 MOORPARK 21.8 23.6 27.1 +5.3 OJAI 35.1 37.0 36.5 +1.4 OXNARD 23.5 26.0 28.6 +5.1 PORT HUENEME 23.3 25.9 28.6 +5.3 SANTA PAULA 28.6 29.2 30.3 +1.7 SIMI VALLEY 19.7 26.4 28.4 +8.7 THOUSAND OAKS 23.9 29.8 32.4 +8.5 VENTURA 28.8 32.9 33.5 +4.7 COUNTYWIDE 25.1 28.6 30.9 +5.8

‘90 Middle Age Spread

1. Ojai: 36.5 2. Camarillo: 34.4 3. Ventura: 33.5 4. Thousand Oaks: 32.4 5. Santa Paula: 30.3 6. Fillmore: 29.7 7. Oxnard: 28.6 8. Port Hueneme: 28.6 9. Simi Valley: 28.4 10. Moorpark: 27.1 Aging Fastest

1. Camarillo: +10.2 2. Simi Valley: +8.7 3. Thousand Oaks: +8.5 4. Moorpark: +5.3 Port Hueneme: +5.3 5. Oxnard: +5.1 6. Ventura: +4.7 7. Fillmore: +3.2 8. Santa Paula: +1.7 9. Ojai: +1.4 Source: Ventura County Statistical Abstract 1990