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93023 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93023 covers Ojai, California, with a population of about 21,559 and a median household income of $82,298.

Population
21,55981 per square mile
Median age
5112.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,29815% below the California median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$1,158,001up 17.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,8316% below the California median
Degree or higher
41.1%6.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
73.5%8.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
743

Where 93023 is

Ojai, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population21,559
Median age51
Family households67%
Born outside the US15%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.2%
White (non-Hispanic)70.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino20%
Veterans7.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$82,298
Income per person$57,609
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more19.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,300
Mean adjusted gross income$124,949
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.5%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more13.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$888,700
Median gross rent$1,831
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house70.5%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home14.9%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,158,001as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.2%
Typical asking rent$3,583as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,159,338$319,167

$319,167 in 2000 to $1,158,001 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home21.8%
Drives to work alone62.4%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments743
People employed6,400
Annual payroll$290,057,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 94.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.8 out of 100
Community resilience27.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche18.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$82,298$96,334$78,538
Income per person$57,609$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$888,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,831$1,956$1,348
Homeownership73.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home21.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15%26.7%13.9%
Median age5137.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationOJAI, CA US2.7 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January66°F / 34.5°F5.09 in rain
February66.9°F / 35.8°F5.24 in rain
March69.8°F / 38.7°F3.41 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April74°F / 41.2°F1.08 in rain
May77.4°F / 46°F0.54 in rain
June82.1°F / 49.7°F0.11 in rain
July88.8°F / 54.1°F0.07 in rain
August91.2°F / 53.5°F0 in rain
September88.2°F / 51.1°F0.1 in rain
October80.9°F / 44.9°F0.84 in rain
November72.7°F / 37.4°F1.32 in rain
December65.3°F / 33.2°F2.88 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ojai Unified School District61.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Cuyama Joint Unified School District13.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Paula Unified School District (9-12)9.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Mupu Elementary School District9.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Ventura Unified School District5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

93024 Ojai, CA1.3 km away
93022 Oak View, CA6.1 km away
93009 Ventura, CA14.1 km away
93001 Ventura, CA15.8 km away
93003 Ventura, CA18.1 km away
93002 Ventura, CA18.9 km away
93005 Ventura, CA18.9 km away
93006 Ventura, CA18.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Ventura County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area266.87 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density81 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.4451, -119.2565

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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