El Rio

Population: 6,343
Median household income: $83,233
Median home value: $639,600

El Rio, a community in Ventura County, California, has 6,343 residents. The median household income of $83,233 is below the Ventura County median ($107,327).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Rio's population held roughly steady from 6,297 to 6,343, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $469,000 to $639,600.

Households average 3.74 people. The median gross rent is $2,122.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,343
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $83,233
Median home value: $639,600
Median gross rent: $2,122
Housing units: 1,732
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2976,343

Median household income

$62,480$83,233

Median home value

$469,000$639,600

Median gross rent

$1,690$2,122

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,297	$62,480	$469,000	$1,690
2020	6,506	$57,096	$484,800	$1,843
2021	6,447	$63,270	$515,600	$1,865
2022	6,418	$69,665	$619,600	$2,053
2023	6,343	$83,233	$639,600	$2,122

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	277	4.4%
5 to 17	1,137	17.9%
18 to 24	487	7.7%
25 to 34	1,007	15.9%
35 to 44	873	13.8%
45 to 54	829	13.1%
55 to 64	931	14.7%
65 to 74	488	7.7%
75 and over	314	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	987	15.6%
Black or African American	58	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,248	82.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.8%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,411	31.8%
High school graduate	1,174	26.4%
Some college or associate's	1,372	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	313	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	172	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,369	81.4%
Carpooled	286	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	257	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	614	23.1%
15 to 29 min	1,520	57.3%
30 to 44 min	340	12.8%
45 to 59 min	13	0.5%
60+ min	168	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.74
Poverty rate: 22.0% (1,393 of 6,339)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,419	83.9%
Nonfamily households	273	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,692	97.7%
Vacant	40	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	964	57.0%
Renter-occupied	728	43.0%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,563	90.2%
1-unit, attached	44	2.5%
2 to 4 units	36	2.1%
5 to 19 units	10	0.6%
20 or more units	42	2.4%
Mobile home & other	37	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0622370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2454, -119.1568