Fresno County vs Ventura County

A side-by-side comparison of Fresno County and Ventura County: population, income, housing, and more.

Fresno County and Ventura County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fresno County has the higher population (1,012,152 vs 838,259 in Ventura County). Ventura County has the higher median household income ($107,327 vs $71,434 in Fresno County). Ventura County has the higher median home value ($768,400 vs $362,600 in Fresno County).

Population, income & housing

	Fresno County	Ventura County
Population	1,012,152	838,259
Median age	33.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,434	$107,327
Median home value	$362,600	$768,400
Median gross rent	$1,300	$2,248
Housing units	342,003	294,651
Homeownership rate	55.4%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fresno County	Ventura County
Population	984,521 → 1,012,152 (+2.8%)	847,263 → 838,259 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$53,969 → $71,434 (+32.4%)	$88,131 → $107,327 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$255,000 → $362,600 (+42.2%)	$588,400 → $768,400 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,300 (+30.3%)	$1,776 → $2,248 (+26.6%)

Fresno County

Population

984,5211,012,152

Median household income

$53,969$71,434

Median home value

$255,000$362,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,300

Ventura County

Population

847,263838,259

Median household income

$88,131$107,327

Median home value

$588,400$768,400

Median gross rent

$1,776$2,248

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fresno County	Ventura County
Under 5	7.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.9%
75 and over	5.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fresno County	Ventura County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	42.9%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	10.8%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	54.1%	43.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fresno County	Ventura County
No high school diploma	21.4%	14.7%
High school graduate	23.0%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fresno County	Ventura County
Drove alone	74.7%	72.3%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	1.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	14.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fresno County	Ventura County
1-unit, detached	67.7%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	8.4%
20 or more units	7.1%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Fresno County	Ventura County
Poverty rate	18.7%	9.0%
Average household size	3.08	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1981	1977