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Working in Oxnard, CA

Jobs, pay and daily life in Oxnard, from official statistics with source and year on every table.

In short: Oxnard (California): 200,928 residents, median household income $96,212, median rent $2,032, unemployment 4.9%.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

200,928residents (ACS 2024)
$96,212median household income
$2,032median rent a month
4.9%unemployment (BLS)
19.5%bachelor's degree or higher
54.4%homeowners

Overview

CITY (Oxnard) Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Oxnard is a city in California with 200,928 residents. The median household earns $96,212 a year and the median rent is $2,032 a month, which is 25.3% of the median household income. It is part of the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metropolitan area, where BLS counts 323,890 jobs.

Federal jobs in California (1,716) →State guide: CaliforniaCountry guide

Jobs

LIVE (federal) + METRO Live feed + official statistic Source: USAJOBS (federal jobs only) · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: 07/11/2026

There are 1,716 federal postings open in California (USAJOBS, state level; we do not have a city filter for them). Private-sector jobs are not in this feed.

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Occupations with the most jobs in the metro (among our 240 niches)

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Occupation ⇅Jobs ⇅Location quotient ⇅Median pay (year) ⇅Entry (10th pct.) ⇅Top (90th pct.) ⇅Median vs US ⇅
Home Health and Personal Care Aides15,2501.70$34,320$34,320$42,790-4%
Fast Food and Counter Workers9,5201.19$42,370$35,340$46,870+36%
Retail Salespersons8,2701.02$36,880$35,080$48,910+4%
Cashiers7,6201.18$36,150$34,330$49,790+10%
General and Operations Managers5,7700.79$103,870$53,020$232,280-2%
Office Clerks, General5,7501.12$48,370$35,530$71,620+7%
Registered Nurses5,7100.81$131,160$94,360$169,780+34%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand5,6000.91$41,920$35,410$56,880+4%
Stockers and Order Fillers4,6400.79$37,350$35,160$53,400+0%
Waiters and Waitresses4,5300.96$34,910$34,320$64,300-1%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse4,5108.15$35,810$34,600$45,500+0%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary3,8701.31$47,860$37,930$58,580+30%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners3,6900.80$41,590$35,320$61,070+13%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks3,2501.14$57,670$40,720$78,030+14%
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators3,1201.07$45,310$37,150$59,560+1%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3,0701.21$46,070$37,980$71,280+5%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3,0601.06$99,420$63,180$123,400+55%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3,0200.70$59,120$39,590$76,910+1%
Cooks, Restaurant3,0001.02$42,060$36,760$47,040+12%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive2,9800.84$54,170$38,660$76,520+14%

Highest-paying occupations in the metro (at least 500 jobs)

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Occupation ⇅Jobs ⇅Location quotient ⇅Median pay (year) ⇅Entry (10th pct.) ⇅Top (90th pct.) ⇅Median vs US ⇅
Physicians, All Other7100.99$193,890$99,570$310,460-27%
Lawyers1,2200.78$185,520$82,480$284,690+16%
Architectural and Engineering Managers5401.18$179,760$130,510$267,240+5%
Financial Managers1,3300.76$169,900$101,490$332,090+2%
Marketing Managers6200.75$169,540$93,070$287,460+2%
Pharmacists6300.94$160,430$80,740$202,760+14%
Software Developers2,1700.62$159,430$94,560$223,490+17%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary6100.90$159,120$106,160$196,160+50%
Managers, All Other1,2600.97$156,730$90,020$249,600+10%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer8304.12$147,180$97,050$188,720+13%
Registered Nurses5,7100.81$131,160$94,360$169,780+34%
Construction Managers5800.73$130,700$83,440$192,500+14%
Medical and Health Services Managers1,3201.06$126,540$65,430$212,440+2%
Industrial Production Managers5701.11$126,250$76,700$198,650+0%
Engineers, All Other6702.09$122,990$70,270$185,100+0%
Administrative Services Managers5501.00$120,370$65,060$209,060+5%
Computer Systems Analysts7600.70$119,970$73,030$165,140+13%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers1,3300.95$119,640$78,360$128,580+57%
Mechanical Engineers9501.53$117,380$81,190$162,200+13%
Physical Therapists5500.99$116,770$82,220$154,660+14%

Economy

METRO (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA) Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics · Data: OEWS May 2025; BLS 2026M09

These figures are for the whole Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metropolitan area, not the city alone.

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Occupation field ⇅Jobs ⇅Location quotient ⇅Median pay ⇅Median vs US ⇅
Office and Administrative Support33,5900.91$52,330+10%
Food Preparation and Serving Related32,7301.15$38,680+10%
Sales and Related28,7501.03$43,120+12%
Transportation and Material Moving23,8000.84$43,980-1%
Healthcare Support22,7801.38$38,350+0%
Management21,2700.92$128,110+1%
Educational Instruction and Library20,5001.08$64,100+6%
Business and Financial Operations20,4600.93$84,930+3%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical18,4800.90$107,180+24%
Production16,8600.95$47,060+0%
Construction and Extraction13,8301.03$64,660+9%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair10,6500.84$62,660+5%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance9,5501.01$44,470+18%
Computer and Mathematical8,6500.79$113,630+4%
Personal Care and Service7,3701.09$37,770+4%
Architecture and Engineering7,2901.34$110,940+11%
Community and Social Service7,0501.27$61,630+6%
Protective Service6,2600.80$54,640+9%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry5,4906.06$36,330-1%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media3,5500.83$64,630+3%
Life, Physical, and Social Science3,0500.99$97,680+18%
Legal1,9300.71$130,320+27%

Median pay across all occupations: $52,510 (US $50,980); unemployment 4.9% (2026M09).

Industries where residents work

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Industry (residents) ⇅Share of employed residents ⇅
Education and health care17.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining12.0%
Manufacturing11.8%
Retail trade11.1%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative10.1%
Arts, entertainment, accommodation, food8.9%
Construction6.8%
Public administration5.1%
Other services4.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities4.5%
Wholesale trade3.4%
Finance, insurance, real estate3.3%
Information1.1%

Commuting

CITY (Oxnard) Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

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How residents get to work ⇅Share ⇅
Drive alone73.5%
Public transit0.6%
Walk1.1%
Work from home7.3%
Commute of 45 minutes or more9.8%

Shares are of workers aged 16 and over; they describe residents, wherever they work.

Pay and cost

CITY + METRO Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · BEA Regional Price Parities · Data: ACS 2020–2024; RPP 2024

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Indicator ⇅Value ⇅
Median household income$96,212
Income per person$32,428
Median gross rent per month$2,032
Yearly rent as share of median household income25.3%
Median home value$652,700
Homeowners54.4%
Poverty rate11.1%
Price level of the metro area (US = 100)110.5
Metro median pay, all occupations$52,510

Does this salary work here? (estimate)

Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; graduated states show 0 until you enter your own estimate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.

State tax: Graduated, top rate 13.30%.

People and education

CITY (Oxnard) Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

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Indicator ⇅Value ⇅
Median age34.4
High school or higher (25+)68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)19.5%
Born abroad34.2%
Labour force participation (16+)66.2%

Where the foreign-born residents come from (by region)

Latin America21,638 (71.0%)
Asia7,407 (24.3%)
Europe1,000 (3.3%)
Africa228 (0.7%)
Northern America140 (0.5%)
Oceania51 (0.2%)

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Climate

CITY (Oxnard) Model estimate on a 0.5° grid Source: NASA POWER climatology (MERRA-2, 2001–2025) · Data: monthly means 2001–2025

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Month ⇅Mean temperature (°C) ⇅Mean temperature (°F) ⇅Precipitation (mm) ⇅
Jan14.859100
Feb14.45885
Mar14.75866
Apr14.95923
May16.06110
Jun17.4632
Jul19.1661
Aug19.9680
Sep20.3692
Oct19.36721
Nov17.36335
Dec14.95980

Satellite-reanalysis climatology on a grid of roughly 50 km, so it smooths local effects (hills, coast, city heat). It is not a weather-station record.

Nearby cities

CITY Calculation Source: straight-line distance from coordinates (Census Gazetteer) · Data: 2024

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City ⇅State ⇅Distance (straight line) ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
Thousand OaksCA19 mi125,205$135,603$2,664
Simi ValleyCA27 mi125,634$122,081$2,579
Santa ClaritaCA43 mi230,221$123,062$2,544
Los AngelesCA47 mi3,878,718$82,263$1,958
GlendaleCA55 mi190,748$88,393$2,182
TorranceCA55 mi142,130$116,217$2,280
PasadenaCA61 mi136,969$105,192$2,265
Long BeachCA66 mi450,917$91,318$1,962
LancasterCA68 mi169,169$81,511$1,764
PalmdaleCA68 mi164,634$81,770$1,802

Straight-line distance in miles, not driving distance.

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FAQ

How many people live in Oxnard?

200,928 (Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate).

What is the median rent in Oxnard?

$2,032 a month (ACS 2020–2024), which is 25.3% of the median household income.

What is the median household income in Oxnard?

$96,212 (ACS 2020–2024, in 2024 dollars).

What is the unemployment rate in Oxnard?

4.9% (BLS metro area 2026M09).

Which state is Oxnard in?

California. See the state guide for minimum wage, taxes and pay.

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