HousingPermits

Metro area in California · part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA combined area

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area authorized 1,609 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 1.7 units a year in 2021–2025, 37% of the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 4,511 units; 2025 came to 36% of that.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 2,617 units (1,719 single-family, 118 in 2–4 unit, 780 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,511 units (2,673 single-family, 149 in 2–4 unit, 1,689 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,244 units (1,426 single-family, 182 in 2–4 unit, 636 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,595 units (862 single-family, 142 in 2–4 unit, 591 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 893 units (374 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 396 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 352 units (204 single-family, 65 in 2–4 unit, 83 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 590 units (209 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 359 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 568 units (281 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 257 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 566 units (278 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 268 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,001 units (430 single-family, 61 in 2–4 unit, 510 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,314 units (536 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 687 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,433 units (678 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 664 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,609 units (669 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 854 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,565 units (1,070 single-family, 120 in 2–4 unit, 1,375 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,204 units (625 single-family, 57 in 2–4 unit, 522 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,146 units (609 single-family, 65 in 2–4 unit, 472 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,501 units (669 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 762 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,477 units (686 single-family, 82 in 2–4 unit, 709 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,368 units (474 single-family, 47 in 2–4 unit, 847 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,163 units (400 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 672 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,648 units (499 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 1,119 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,609 units (540 single-family, 27 in 2–4 unit, 1,042 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 4,51102,0004,0006,0002004: 2,617 units (1,719 single-family, 118 in 2–4 unit, 780 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,511 units (2,673 single-family, 149 in 2–4 unit, 1,689 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,244 units (1,426 single-family, 182 in 2–4 unit, 636 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,595 units (862 single-family, 142 in 2–4 unit, 591 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 893 units (374 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 396 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 352 units (204 single-family, 65 in 2–4 unit, 83 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 590 units (209 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 359 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 568 units (281 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 257 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 566 units (278 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 268 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,001 units (430 single-family, 61 in 2–4 unit, 510 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,314 units (536 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 687 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,433 units (678 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 664 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,609 units (669 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 854 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,565 units (1,070 single-family, 120 in 2–4 unit, 1,375 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,204 units (625 single-family, 57 in 2–4 unit, 522 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,146 units (609 single-family, 65 in 2–4 unit, 472 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,501 units (669 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 762 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,477 units (686 single-family, 82 in 2–4 unit, 709 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,368 units (474 single-family, 47 in 2–4 unit, 847 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,163 units (400 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 672 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,648 units (499 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 1,119 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,609 units (540 single-family, 27 in 2–4 unit, 1,042 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 4,511

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

In Oxnard, 36% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 60% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Wheeling (60% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 33%.

2021–202535.8%36%3.8%60.4%60%2004–200662.1%62%4.8%33.1%33%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202535.8%36%3.8%60.4%60%2004–200662.1%62%4.8%33.1%33%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Dayton, Lakeland, Cape Coral. Annual permits fell from 4,511 during the mid-2000s boom to 352 in 2009, a drop of 92%. The nearest bust profile in the Pacific states was Grants Pass's (92%). The 2021–2025 pace of 1,453 units a year is 54% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 5 years in a row up to 2017.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 11 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Oxnard, with 1,940 units or 27% of the total, followed by Camarillo with 1,252.

  • Oxnard27% (1,940 units)
  • Camarillo17% (1,252 units)
  • San Buenaventura15% (1,068 units)
  • Santa Paula14% (992 units)
  • Simi Valley12% (842 units)
  • Ventura County (unincorporated)4.5% (326 units)
  • Moorpark4.1% (297 units)
  • Fillmore3.2% (230 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

The wider Los Angeles-Long Beach region

The Census Bureau groups Oxnard with 2 neighboring metro areas in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 48,092 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Oxnard accounted for 3%. The others, with their yearly averages: Los Angeles (29,763), Riverside (16,876).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Boise City, ID9,43812.324%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA1,6091.760%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1,9862.530%
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,5224.15.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC3,8304.936%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Oxnard beside Dayton

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: California. Counting rules.