Simi Valley

Population: 125,769
Median household income: $117,703
Median home value: $753,500

Simi Valley, a community in Ventura County, California, has 125,769 residents. At $117,703, its median household income sits above Ventura County's $107,327.

Between 2019 and 2023, Simi Valley's population held roughly steady from 125,842 to 125,769, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $584,900 to $753,500.

The typical home was built around 1980. 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 125,769
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $117,703
Median home value: $753,500
Median gross rent: $2,513
Housing units: 45,371
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

125,842125,769

Median household income

$99,151$117,703

Median home value

$584,900$753,500

Median gross rent

$2,023$2,513

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	125,842	$99,151	$584,900	$2,023
2020	125,768	$99,245	$612,700	$2,137
2021	126,809	$102,627	$635,000	$2,283
2022	126,153	$112,144	$704,200	$2,402
2023	125,769	$117,703	$753,500	$2,513

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,663	4.5%
5 to 17	19,312	15.4%
18 to 24	10,729	8.5%
25 to 34	16,308	13.0%
35 to 44	15,960	12.7%
45 to 54	18,067	14.4%
55 to 64	18,547	14.7%
65 to 74	12,108	9.6%
75 and over	9,075	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	69,817	55.5%
Black or African American	1,672	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	222	0.2%
Asian	12,985	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	233	0.2%
Some other race	566	0.5%
Two or more races	6,157	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,117	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,194	9.1%
High school graduate	17,723	19.7%
Some college or associate's	30,423	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	22,413	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11,312	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,223	71.9%
Carpooled	5,458	8.5%
Public transit	496	0.8%
Walked	398	0.6%
Bicycle	160	0.2%
Worked from home	11,005	17.1%
Other means	566	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,107	24.6%
15 to 29 min	16,442	30.8%
30 to 44 min	13,143	24.7%
45 to 59 min	5,439	10.2%
60+ min	5,170	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 6.7% (8,363 of 125,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,302	70.6%
Nonfamily households	13,053	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,355	97.8%
Vacant	1,016	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,356	72.9%
Renter-occupied	11,999	27.1%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,026	70.6%
1-unit, attached	4,087	9.0%
2 to 4 units	2,760	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2,701	6.0%
20 or more units	3,113	6.9%
Mobile home & other	684	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0672016
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.7 sq mi
Center point: 34.2669, -118.7485