Population 4,102 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sierra Linda
Household size in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.79 | 3.23 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.65 | 3.25 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 4.07 | 3.11 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.82 | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Sierra Linda is a place of big households: 4.07 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 3.24, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.4 | 37.0 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 29.1 | 38.1 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 30.3 | 39.5 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 29.1 | 40.8 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.2 | +3.8 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 29.1, Sierra Linda is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children. Only one other Oxnard neighborhood is younger.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.0% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.4% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 19.6% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 25.5% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.5 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about a quarter of households in Sierra Linda (25.5%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Sierra Linda has a higher share of single-parent households than the great majority of Oxnard neighborhoods.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sierra Linda
Renters in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 61.2% | 33.6% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 63.5% | 35.5% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 58.6% | 36.8% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 62.5% | 35.4% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | +1.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in Sierra Linda: 62.5% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Nearly three in ten owners (28.7%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%. Sierra Linda has a higher share of renters than the great majority of Oxnard neighborhoods.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.4% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Sierra Linda: just 4.2% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1975 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1968 | 1976 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1968 | 1976 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1970 | 1978 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
Sierra Linda is a place of older homes: half were built before 1970, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,070 | $1,529 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,061 | $1,601 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,358 | $2,005 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,897 | $2,498 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$828 | +$969 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Sierra Linda runs $1,897 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Locally, though, rents here are lower than in the Oxnard area as a whole ($2,498). Rent takes 43.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sierra Linda
Bachelor's degrees in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.4% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 30.7% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.6% | 33.0% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.0% | 35.5% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sierra Linda have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.0%, against 35.6% nationally. Compared with other Oxnard neighborhoods, Sierra Linda has a lower share of college graduates than most.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 62.6% | 81.0% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 59.2% | 81.7% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.8% | 84.1% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 67.5% | 84.5% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.9 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a third of adults in Sierra Linda never finished high school, well above the national share: only 67.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sierra Linda
| Period | Sierra Linda | Oxnard area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.7% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sierra Linda runs well above the national rate: 8.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sierra Linda compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Linda | 4.07 | 29.1 | 25.5% | 62.5% | 4.2% | 1970 | $1,897 | 10.0% | 67.5% | 8.7% |
| Orchard | 3.09 | 37.2 | 11.1% | 49.7% | 4.6% | 1980 | $2,157 | 26.7% | 74.0% | 12.0% |
| Carriage Square | 3.90 | 37.3 | 12.7% | 58.1% | 2.2% | 1964 | $1,965 | 15.3% | 78.1% | 4.1% |
| South Bank | 3.47 | 33.0 | 12.9% | 54.5% | 2.7% | 1989 | $2,353 | 26.1% | 69.3% | 7.3% |
| Rio Lindo | 3.21 | 37.6 | 13.4% | 28.7% | 2.8% | 1989 | $2,882 | 28.3% | 77.9% | 5.0% |
| Wilson | 3.45 | 34.3 | 9.0% | 63.8% | 5.2% | 1950 | $1,629 | 17.0% | 52.5% | 5.6% |
| West Village | 4.40 | 36.4 | 13.2% | 20.3% | 6.8% | 1994 | $2,381 | 21.2% | 71.6% | 4.5% |
| Town Center | 2.69 | 37.5 | 14.9% | 56.1% | 4.6% | 2011 | $2,799 | 38.8% | 86.8% | 1.9% |
| La Colonia | 4.62 | 29.6 | 35.4% | 83.7% | 6.3% | 1969 | $1,600 | 6.1% | 49.3% | 7.9% |
| El Rio | 4.17 | 32.4 | 19.8% | 44.1% | 3.6% | 1967 | $2,078 | 9.2% | 57.3% | 9.2% |
| East Village Oxnard | 3.43 | 34.3 | 13.1% | 69.7% | 5.4% | 2003 | $2,799 | 31.1% | 79.1% | 6.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sierra Linda. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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