Meiners Oaks vs Ojai

A side-by-side comparison of Meiners Oaks and Ojai: population, income, housing, and more.

Meiners Oaks and Ojai are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ojai has the higher population (7,576 vs 3,955 in Meiners Oaks). Meiners Oaks has the higher median household income ($90,096 vs $79,202 in Ojai). Ojai has the higher median home value ($947,000 vs $669,000 in Meiners Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
Population	3,955	7,576
Median age	50.2 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,096	$79,202
Median home value	$669,000	$947,000
Median gross rent	$1,400	$1,913
Housing units	1,637	3,465
Homeownership rate	68.6%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
Population	3,569 → 3,955 (+10.8%)	7,534 → 7,576 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$84,257 → $90,096 (+6.9%)	$73,605 → $79,202 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$633,800 → $669,000 (+5.6%)	$713,100 → $947,000 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,635 → $1,400 (-14.4%)	$1,533 → $1,913 (+24.8%)

Meiners Oaks

Population

3,5693,955

Median household income

$84,257$90,096

Median home value

$633,800$669,000

Median gross rent

$1,635$1,400

Ojai

Population

7,5347,576

Median household income

$73,605$79,202

Median home value

$713,100$947,000

Median gross rent

$1,533$1,913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
Under 5	6.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	10.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	18.2%	16.6%
75 and over	10.6%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
White (non-Hispanic)	62.4%	71.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	12.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
No high school diploma	6.5%	11.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
Drove alone	74.6%	60.5%
Carpooled	7.2%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	6.5%	5.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	10.8%	23.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
1-unit, detached	65.6%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Meiners Oaks	Ojai
Poverty rate	9.7%	11.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1970	1969