Ventura is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 109,527 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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One thing noticeable about Ventura, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Ventura is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Ventura a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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.

Ventura is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.13% of adults in Ventura have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Ventura in 2018 was $46,562, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,248 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 35.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ventura include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Ventura is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.