VENTURA COUNTY

Ventura County covers an area of 1,873 square miles, including 43 miles of coastline.
Located northwest of Los Angeles County, and bordered by Kern County to the north, Santa Barbara County to the west, and the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, Ventura County consists of ten incorporated cities: Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and San Buenaventura (Ventura). The cities of Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley consistently rank at the top (one and two) of the FBI’s annual ranking of safest cities in the nation with populations of 100,000+.

Coastal areas offer a Mediterranean climate often described as the best in the world, with average annual temperatures of 74.2 degrees. Ventura County’s mountains, valleys and seashore give the area six different micro-climates, more than any other county in the nation.

A population of 742,000 makes Ventura County the 12th most populous county in the State of California. Median household income in Ventura County consistently exceeds national and state levels; median family income in 1999 estimated at $61,944;
63.8% of households in Ventura County with $35,000+ income.

Ventura County's strong economic base offers a large and diverse labor pool, with major industries such as: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Telecommunications & Advanced Technologies, Manufacturing, Tourism, Military Testing and Development.

Numerous year-round activities range from walking on the beach to enjoying a concert in a park, sailing to the Channel Islands, or hiking in the Los Padres National Forest, camping and fishing at one of the lakes, golfing at a championship course, surfing at some of the best surfing beaches in the State, biking or jogging on beautiful bike paths, or horseback riding on a mountain trail.

Source: County of Ventura
(www.countyofventura.org)