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Oak View, California

Field	Value
official_name	Oak View
native_name
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
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subdivision_name1	California
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Ventura
leader_title1	State Senator
leader_name1
leader_title2	Assemblymember
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leader_title3	U. S. Rep.
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area_total_sq_mi	3.406
area_land_sq_mi	3.406
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area_total_km2	8.823
area_land_km2	8.823
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area_water_percent	0
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population_footnotes
population_total	6215
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coordinates
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elevation_m	164
elevation_ft	538
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	93022
area_code	805
blank_name	FIPS code
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blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
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Census-designated place Oak View is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States. The community is located along the Ventura River in a narrow valley between the towns of Casitas Springs (south) and Mira Monte (north). Lake Casitas and the community of Ojai are also nearby. At the 2020 census, the population of Oak View was 6,215, making it the third largest community between Ojai and the city of Ventura. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Oak View as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

Etymology

Oak View was given its name in 1925 due to the garden-like appearance of its many oak groves.

History

Oak View is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California that has grown into a bedroom community for Ojai and Ventura, post-WWII. The town initially began growing more in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a residential community for workers in the nearby oil industry and other local employment opportunities in Ventura County. That industry has since diminished.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 sqmi, all of it land.

At the 2010 census, the CDP had a total area of 2.0 sqmi, all of it land.

Educational History

Although Oak View is located within the Ojai Valley, the town itself is located within the boundaries of the Ventura Unified School District. There is one school in Oak View, Arnaz Elementary (aka, Sunset Elementary), which is located on the south western portion of the town, at 400 Sunset.

In earlier years, two schools served the town. However, Oak View Elementary School, located between Prospect Street and Valley Road, and between Mahoney Avenue and Santa Ana Boulevard (Click here to see the Google map of the former Oak View Elementary), previously owned by the Ventura Unified School District (VUSD), was closed by the district.

The County considered selling the property to a housing developer who planned to build a high-density development (up to 33 houses) meant to serve low-income owners / renters. Instead, on August 2, 2002, the Oak View District was formed to purchase and rehabilitate the Oak View School for a community park and family resource center. A successful local ballot initiative was passed, which places a parcel tax assessment on a selected number of Oak View residential property owners, within a designated 'beneficial' distance from the school. The yearly tax has helped to pay down the long-term (30-year) purchase of the school from the VUSD by the County. You'll find an LA Times article on this purchase here: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-26-me-library26-story.html.

The former school property was renamed, "The Oak View Park and Resource Center" (https://www.ovparc.org) and the District maintains the property and manages both non-profit and for-profit organizations that serve the community. The Distric continues to operate under the administrative oversight of Ventura County, with regular activities such as preparing Engineer's Reports and holding public hearings (https://bosagenda.countyofventura.org/sirepub/agdocs.aspx?doctype=agenda&itemid=92359).

Libraries

Public Libraries: Ventura County Library - 14 locations with three branches in the Ojai Valley: Oak View Library , Ojai Library , and Meiners Oaks Library .

Demographics

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Oak View first appeared as an unincoporated place under the name Oakview in the 1950 U.S. census; and then as Oak View the 1960 U.S. census. The community was redesignated as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Oak View had a population of 6,215. The population density was 1,824.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Oak View was 69.6% White, 0.4% African American, 2.5% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 10.7% from other races, and 15.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.2% of the population.

The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 2,224 households, out of which 31.0% included children under the age of 18, 55.7% were married-couple households, 6.8% were cohabiting couple households, 21.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.4% of households were one person, and 10.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% aged 18 to 24, 24.6% aged 25 to 44, 27.5% aged 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 43.3years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.

There were 2,315 housing units at an average density of 679.7 /mi2, of which 2,224 (96.1%) were occupied. Of these, 73.1% were owner-occupied, and 26.9% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 8.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 84.5% spoke only English at home, 11.5% spoke Spanish, 2.5% spoke other Indo-European languages, 1.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.3% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 88.4% were high school graduates and 30.0% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income in 2023 was $109,856, and the per capita income was $47,084. About 6.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Oak View had a population of 4,066. The population density was 2,072.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Oak View was 3,227 (79.4%) White, 11 (0.3%) African American, 63 (1.5%) Native American, 34 (0.8%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 575 (14.1%) from other races, and 153 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,217 persons (29.9%).

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,419 households, 495 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 790 (55.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 139 (9.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 106 (7.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 104 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 12 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 262 households (18.5%) were one person and 82 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87. There were 1,035 families (72.9% of households); the average family size was 3.24.

The age distribution was 971 people (23.9%) under the age of 18, 356 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 1,013 people (24.9%) aged 25 to 44, 1,310 people (32.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 416 people (10.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

There were 1,523 housing units at an average density of 776.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,015 (71.5%) were owner-occupied and 404 (28.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 2,834 people (69.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,232 people (30.3%) lived in rental housing units.

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