Ojai is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,540 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ojai is the 452nd largest community in California. Ojai home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Ojai real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Ojai is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ojai is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ojai who work in management occupations (16.36%), teaching (12.12%), and sales jobs (9.74%). Of important note, Ojai is also a city of artists. Ojai has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ojai’s character. Also of interest is that Ojai has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Ojai is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.07% of adults in Ojai have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Ojai in 2022 was $53,663, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $214,652 for a family of four. However, Ojai contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ojai is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ojai home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ojai residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ojai also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ojai include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Ojai's cultural character, accounting for 17.12% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Ojai is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
