Moorpark is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 35,514 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Moorpark is the 227th largest community in California. Housing costs in Moorpark are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Moorpark is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Moorpark is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moorpark who work in management occupations (13.64%), office and administrative support (10.18%), and sales jobs (9.17%). Also of interest is that Moorpark has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Moorpark telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Moorpark is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Moorpark really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Moorpark perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The citizens of Moorpark are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.53% of adults in Moorpark have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Moorpark in 2022 was $52,673, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,692 for a family of four. Moorpark is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moorpark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moorpark residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Moorpark also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Moorpark include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Moorpark's cultural character, accounting for 17.08% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Moorpark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
