Demographics Information and statistics for Simi Valley

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Simi Valley Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 111,351, Est. population in July 2002: 116,562 (+4.7% change)
Males: 55,098 (49.5%), Females: 56,253 (50.5%)

Elevation: 760 feet

County: Ventura

Land area: 39.2 square miles

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $70,370 (year 2000)
Median house value: $239,900 (year 2000)

Races in Simi Valley:

White Non-Hispanic (72.7%)
Hispanic (16.8%)
Other race (6.5%)
Two or more races (3.7%)
Filipino (1.6%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Black (1.3%)
Asian Indian (1.2%)
Chinese (0.9%)
Vietnamese (0.8%)
Japanese (0.6%)
Korean (0.6%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: German (16.7%), Irish (12.9%), English (11.4%), Italian (8.5%), United States (5.0%), French (3.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Simi Valley

High school or higher: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Simi Valley city

Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 10.4%

15.1% Foreign born (6.6% Latin America, 5.1% Asia, 2.3% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Los Angeles, CA (28.1 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Oak Park, CA (7.0 miles), Agoura Hills, CA (8.3 miles), Hidden Hills, CA (9.0 miles), Moorpark, CA (9.2 miles), Piru, CA (10.3 miles), Westlake Village, CA (10.5 miles), Calabasas, CA (10.6 miles), Thousand Oaks, CA (10.9 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 431 buildings, average cost: $175,700
1997: 456 buildings, average cost: $238,900
1998: 919 buildings, average cost: $233,400
1999: 940 buildings, average cost: $245,000
2000: 776 buildings, average cost: $239,000
2001: 519 buildings, average cost: $242,400
2002: 183 buildings, average cost: $275,200
2003: 389 buildings, average cost: $258,800

Area code: 805

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.5%), Retail trade (12.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.0%).

Crime in Simi Valley (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
7 rapes (6.1 per 100,000)
26 robberies (22.5 per 100,000)
105 assaults (91.0 per 100,000)
355 burglaries (307.5 per 100,000)
1,100 larceny counts (952.9 per 100,000)
163 auto thefts (141.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 101.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Simi Valley (2001):

6 murders (5.3 per 100,000)
11 rapes (9.7 per 100,000)
37 robberies (32.6 per 100,000)
99 assaults (87.3 per 100,000)
361 burglaries (318.3 per 100,000)
1,040 larceny counts (916.9 per 100,000)
192 auto thefts (169.3 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 110.9 (higher means more crime)