Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety61#6,043/15,637
Economy80#3,148/15,631
Housing9#13,625/14,977
Health91#1,398/15,609
Healthcare91#1,371/15,650
Environment26#11,453/15,453
Education26#11,513/15,649
Infrastructure87#2,018/15,650
Community59#6,426/15,651
Leisure & amenities80#3,145/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Oak Park, California ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Ventura County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Comfortable days · high50.5%
99/100California 34.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationVentura County value
Adult obesity · low20.4%
99/100California 30.4%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Distance to an Amtrak station · low4 mi
98/100California 10 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauVentura County value
Median household income · high$163,085
97/100California $100,130United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Adult smoking · low7.2%
96/100California 12.6%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Physical inactivity · low14.6%
96/100California 23.5%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Students per teacher · high22.6×
2/100California 21.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsVentura County value
High ozone days · high10 days
7/100California 38 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyVentura County value
Natural hazard risk · high92.9
7/100California 87.32025Federal Emergency Management AgencyVentura County value
Home price to income ratio · high6.4×
8/100California 7.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Average commute time · high31.1 min
12/100California 28.7 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Social associations · low6.3 /10k
14/100California 6.2 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteVentura County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Median household incomeImproving
$132,578 (2015-2019) → $163,085 (2020-2024)
+23%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
52.4% (2015-2019) → 48.5% (2020-2024)
−3.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
94.4% (2015-2019) → 96.8% (2020-2024)
+2.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
31.9% (2015-2019) → 29.6% (2020-2024)
−2.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Average commute timeImproving
35.1 min (2015-2019) → 31.1 min (2020-2024)
−11%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min
Home price to income ratioWorsening
5.7× (2015-2019) → 6.4× (2020-2024)
+11%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Oak Park, California improved on 1 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 11 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Household income+23%$132,578 → $163,085

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Oak Park, California between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	35.1 min2015-2019	31.1 min2020-2024	−4.0 min	Within the margin of error	85%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.6%2015-2019	63.0%2020-2024	−1.7 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Broadband subscriptions	94.4%2015-2019	96.8%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Within the margin of error	17%
Effective property tax rate	0.92%2015-2019	0.85%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	27%
High school diploma or higher	98.4%2015-2019	98.6%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Home price to income ratio	5.7×2015-2019	6.4×2020-2024	+0.6×	Within the margin of error	40%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4382015-2019	0.4662020-2024	+0.028	Within the margin of error	28%
Median household income	$132,5782015-2019	$163,0852020-2024	+23%	Improved	39%
Poverty rate	3.8%2015-2019	4.2%2020-2024	+0.4 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Rent as share of income	31.9%2015-2019	29.6%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Rent-burdened households	52.4%2015-2019	48.5%2020-2024	−3.9 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Unemployment rate	5.3%2015-2019	7.0%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	20%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Oak Park, California five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Oak Park, California in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Oak Park, California itself moved +1.7 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

13,757 residents (±1,242)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 women (−2.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

13,757 residents (±1,242)

Oak Park, California
California share

White69%9,511
Black0.3%†43
Hispanic or Latino7.9%†1,088

Education

9,390 residents (±584)

Oak Park, California
California share

No high school diploma1.4%†136
High school or GED8.0%†750
Some college18%1,653

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

5,099 households (±307)

Oak Park, California
California share

Under $25k7.7%†392
$25k–50k10%†516
$50k–75k7.0%†356
$75k–100k4.9%†252
$100k–150k16%835
$150k–200k19%986
$200k or more35%1,762

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $75k–100k (−8.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

5,099 households (±307)

Oak Park, California
California share

Own72%3,665
Rent28%1,434

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,349 households (±244)

Oak Park, California
California share

Under $7500.4%†5
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,5003.2%†43

Home values

3,665 homes (±346)

Oak Park, California
California share

Under $150k2.9%†106
$150k–250k0.6%†23
$250k–400k3.3%†122

Age of homes

5,354 homes (±319)

Oak Park, California
California share

2010 or later0.1%†6
2000–20095.4%†291
1980–199963%3,365

Size of homes

5,354 homes (±319)

Oak Park, California
California share

Studio1.4%†75
1 bedroom7.0%†374
2 bedrooms22%1,152

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

6,612 workers (±582)

Oak Park, California
California share

Drive alone62%4,082
Carpool4.6%†303
Public transit0.3%†17
Walk0.8%†50
Bike0.0%0
Work from home31%2,024
Other2.1%†136

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−19.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

4,588 workers (±632)

Oak Park, California
California share

Under 15 min25%1,133
15–29 min34%1,548
30–44 min14%†622

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Ventura County, the county holding most of Oak Park's residents.

Ventura County has 22,992 employer establishments, 276 for every 10,000 residents (1.11× the US rate of 248; 1.05× California's), with 273,697 paid employees at an average annual pay of $66,404. The Census Bureau also counts 72,581 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 22,992; 72,581 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 276; US 248 · California 263
Paid employees: 273,697
Average annual pay: $66,404; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Ventura County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	2,507	30.1	1.45×More than typical	18,941	$64,394	3,842
Specialty trade contractors	1,593	19.1	1.24×About typical	12,253	$65,160	3,164
Restaurants and other eating places	1,555	18.7	1.02×About typical	30,292	$26,886	216
Lessors of real estate	1,138	13.7	1.11×About typical	3,427	$67,870	7,119
Offices of physicians	956	11.5	1.77×More than typical	4,191	$100,370	696
Management, scientific and technical consulting	811	9.7	1.45×More than typical	2,839	$108,766	2,944
Construction of buildings	733	8.8	1.17×About typical	4,285	$67,472	1,820
Limited-service restaurants	710	8.5	1.06×About typical	13,883	$23,851	89
Services to buildings and dwellings	658	7.9	1.17×About typical	5,210	$44,825	3,604
Building equipment contractors	620	7.5	1.24×About typical	4,679	$69,505	758
Offices of other health practitioners	607	7.3	1.20×About typical	4,215	$44,142	1,980
Full-service restaurants	584	7	0.91×About typical	13,076	$30,757	82

Rank places for an industry Open Ventura County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 832,071 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated -$15K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Oak Park, California: -$1.09 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: -$15K; −134% vs FY2025
Per resident: -$1.09; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$56K0.0%

Top recipients

WYNEMA PILOT SERVICE CORP$56K0.0%
BTI CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.-$18.7K0.0%
COOPER ECOLOGICAL MONITORING, INC.-$52.3K0.0%

Spending by fiscal year

32.3KFY2017
39.1KFY2018
119.2KFY2019
135.3KFY2020
285.2KFY2021
215.6KFY2022
1.1MFY2023
132.5K

Top industries (NAICS)

Support activities for water transportation · 4883$56K0.0%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Oak Park, California

NBVC HARBOR PILOTS SERVICES$57K
WYNEMA PILOT SERVICE CORP· Ventura County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Dec 1, 2025 – May 18, 2026· N0024426P0001
EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES$18.9K
COOPER ECOLOGICAL MONITORING, INC.· Ventura County, CA· Professional services· Jun 10, 2021 – May 27, 2026· 2023H221P00313
POLISH, PLASTIC: FOR REMOVING ACCUMULATED SERVICE SOILS AND PRODUCING ASMOOTH, LUSTROUS FINISHON PLASTIC ACRYLIC PRODUCTS. IAW QPL-P-P-560. TYPE III - AEROSOL. TWELVE (12) EACH, THIRTEEN (13)OUNCE AEROSOL CANS PER BOX.IRTEEN (13)OUNCE AEROSOL CANS. C$0
BTI CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.· Ventura County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 3, 2025 – Nov 25, 2025· 47QSWA25P0PX2

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Oak Park, California, so they do not add up across cities.

Oak Park, California's figures are part of those of Ventura County, CA ($1.5B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Oak Park is mostly in Ventura County.

See federal money in Ventura County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Oak Park, California is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Ventura County66100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA77

Other cities and towns in Ventura County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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