Saturday, October 16, 2010

Megalopolis

Oxnard may not be as big as other cities but is the 21st biggest city in California and 121st biggest city in the United States. The population is estimated to be about 200,000 people. In the 2000 census, it was estimated that were was 170,358 people and 34,947 families residing in the city. Not to mention that there were 43,576 households in Oxnard alone.  Out of the households 46.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them. The income per capital for the city is $15,288 and about 15.1% of the population is below poverty levels.
Oxnard has a diverse population from Hispanics to Pacific Islander the culture is rich. Hispanics make the 71.1% of the population, followed by whites 15.1%  and Asians make 6.6% of the population. The last part of the population is made by African Americans 2.8% and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders .02%.
  • Hispanic - 127,200 (71.1%)
  • White alone - 27,010 (15.1%)
  • Asian alone - 11,723 (6.6%)
  • Two or more races - 7,017 (3.9%)
  • Black alone - 5,032 (2.8%)
  • American alone - 401 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 386 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 69 (0.04%)

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