Are there any black people in Ventura County? (Los Angeles, Oxnard: home, schools)

[HoustonTexas1]

I'm African American and me and my family are moving to the area in a couple of months. If there are and black people where do most of them live? Just Curious!!

[Charles]

Oxnard probably has the most but still Oxnard is only about 4% African American.

You can clearly see here:

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[readymade]

Not in Ventura, itself... I'll tell you that right now. It's one of the reasons I moved! No diversity.

[Lovetheoutdoors]

May I ask why are you moving to the area? Job related?

And readymade is so right - not a whole lot of diversity in Ventura County.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Lovetheoutdoors

not a whole lot of diversity in Ventura County.

It's almost as non-diverse as Huntsville (65% white, 30% black, 5% everything else)

Races in Ventura County, California:

* White Non-Hispanic (56.8%)
* Hispanic (33.4%)
* Other race (17.7%)
* Two or more races (3.9%)
* Filipino (2.1%)
* Black (1.9%)
* American Indian (1.8%)
* Chinese (0.8%)
* Japanese (0.6%)
* Asian Indian (0.5%)


(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

[SOON2BNSURPRISE]

I grew up in Port Hueneme and it is 6% African American. That seems to be a lot for the area.

When you talk of Ventura County though what part? The Oxnard plain which is West of the Conejo Grade has the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, and Ventura. It also includes several county areas such as El Rio next to Oxnard, and Montalvo and Saticoy next to Ventura.

In The East side of the County you have the cities of Thousand Oaks, Newburry Park, Moorpark, and Simi Valley.

East of Ventura is the Heritage Valley that includes Santa Paula, Fillmore, and the town of Piru.

Heading up the 33 North of Ventura and into the mountains is the Ojai Valley with the cities of Ojai and Oak View. The Ojai Valley is also home to Casitas Springs where Johnny Cash lived for a while and Mira Monte. North of the Ojai Valley is the Los Padres National Forest which takes most of the land within the county. You can also drive to Santa Paula from Ojai on Highway 150. Makes a nice drive if you ever want to try that.

Also along the coast route you will find several beach communities dotted allong the Coast Highway. Faria Beach, Solimar Beach, Rincon Beach and on the hillside facing the ocean just east of the Highway with the highway in between the community and the beach you will find La Conchita, all to the North on your way to Santa Barbara. To the South after you leave Oxnard is Ventura Counties Section of Malibu. This is on the Ventura County side of the line and is not part of the City of Malibu that is in Los Angeles County.

[HoustonTexas1]

Yes, I'm moving because it is job related. I'm probably looking at West County.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by HoustonTexas1

Yes, I'm moving because it is job related. I'm probably looking at West County.

There may be other questions you might want to be asking on City-Data, like commute, schools, housing types, climate, etc.

[calover]

that's why it's called America..land of the free and home of the brave..

[Charles]

Originally Posted by calover

that's why it's called America..land of the free and home of the brave..

What's "why it's called America..land of the free and home of the brave.."?