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Population in July 2007: 1,262.
Males: 629  (49.9%)
Females: 633  (50.1%)

Median resident age:  28.0 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93040.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,936 (it was $41,490 in 2000)
Piru:  $50,936
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,075
Piru:  $18,075
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $476,141 (it was $177,300 in 2000)
Piru:  $476,141
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $428,489; Detached houses: $428,569; Townhouses or other attached units: $290,920

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Races in Piru:

  • Hispanic (67.9%)
  • Other race (38.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (27.2%)
  • American Indian (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Piru: 138.7 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (5.8%), United States (5.6%), German (4.3%), Slovak (2.8%), Irish (2.6%), English (1.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 692 feet

Land area: 2.32 square miles.

Population density: 543 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Piru

  • High school or higher: 57.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Piru CDP

  • Never married: 31.9%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

260 residents are foreign born (19.3% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

This place:  21.7%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Piru, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Piru to the number of sex offenders is 421 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Piru:  0.5% ($969)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Simi Valley, CA (10.0 miles , pop. 111,351).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Los Angeles, CA (32.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Fillmore, CA (2.6 miles ), Val Verde, CA (2.9 miles ), Moorpark, CA (3.1 miles ), Simi Valley, CA (3.2 miles ), Las Posas, CA (3.8 miles ), Newhall, CA (3.9 miles ), Thousand Oaks, CA (4.0 miles ), Santa Paula, CA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.41 N, Longitude: 118.80 W

Area code: 805

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Social assistance (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (16%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Legal support workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)



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Piru-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2974% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 42.5 miles away from Piru center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 21.6 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 23.3 miles away from Piru center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
On 6/29/1925 at 14:42:00, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 UK) earthquake occurred 46.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/1990 at 23:43:36, a magnitude 6.2 (5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.2 ML, 5.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from Piru center, causing $12,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Piru:
  • SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SVC (about 10 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA)
  • LOS ROBLES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; THOUSAND OAKS, CA)
  • SANTA PAULA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SANTA PAULA, CA)

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Amtrak stations near Piru:
  • 7 miles: FILLMORE (718 VENTURA ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: MOORPARK (300 HIGH ST.). Services: free short-term parking, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: SIMI VALLEY (5000 E. LOS ANGELES AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piru:
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 9 miles; Moorpark, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,773)
  • SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 10 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,272)
  • CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; FT enrollment: 2,322)
  • LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE (about 23 miles; Sylmar, CA; FT enrollment: 3,449)
  • OXNARD COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OXNARD, CA; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • VENTURA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; VENTURA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,285)
  • PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MALIBU, CA; FT enrollment: 5,492)
Public elementary/middle school in Piru:
  • Piru Elementary (Students: 221; Location: PO Box 215; Grades: 56724546054985)
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Public Information Officer, Ventura College
  • Ventura College in Ventura, CA (more than 5,000 full-time students) & Ventura College East Campus in Santa Paula, CA are both very close to Piru. Alisa Moore, Public Information Officer, Ventura College

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Average household size:
This place:  3.9 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  85.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  27.1%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.6%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Piru, CA



Piru compared to California state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Ventura County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religion statistics for Piru

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents65.8%4.7%2.5%2.1%2.0%
Congregations4.4%11.5%3.3%4.7%3.6%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelMissionary ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.5%1.5%1.4%16.6%
Congregations5.2%7.7%0.8%2.5%56.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
California average:  5.75%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,144 average AGI)
Ventura County:  0.18%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  2.03% ($74,653 average AGI)
from Santa Barbara County, CA  0.38% ($53,894)
from San Diego County, CA  0.21% ($50,616)


6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.42%
California average:  6.27%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($924 average AGI)
Ventura County:  0.13%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  1.42% ($61,157 average AGI)
to Kern County, CA  0.28% ($43,063)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.27% ($54,080)


Strongest AM radio stations in Piru:
  • KACD (850 AM; 25 kW; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KSUR (1260 AM; 25 kW; BEVERLY HILLS, CA)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRLA (870 AM; 20 kW; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Piru:
  • K220FR (91.9 FM; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LIFE ON THE WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCSN (88.5 FM; NORTHRIDGE, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE)
  • K272DI (102.3 FM; FILLMORE, CA; Owner: SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KCZN (96.7 FM; SANTA PAULA, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KKBT (100.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • K261AB (100.1 FM; NEWHALL, ETC., CA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KMRO-FM1 (90.3 FM; CAMARILLO, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KUSC (91.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KKLA-FM (99.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KLFH (89.5 FM; OJAI, CA; Owner: SHEPHERD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KMRO (90.3 FM; CAMARILLO, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • KCPB (91.1 FM; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Piru:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KADY-TV (Channel 63; OXNARD, CA; Owner: BILTMORE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KSMV-LP (Channel 33; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KJLA, LLC)
  • KSCI1 (Channel 18; SIMI VALLEY/NEWHALL, CA; Owner: KSLS, INC.)
  • K25GV (Channel 25; OXNARD, CA; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING CORP.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • 6118 Telegraph Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 10.6 m, Overall height: 10.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
    Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 513 N Church St, Call Sign: KMD361, Licensee ID: L00021371
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/15/2003, Expiration Date: 05/05/2013
    Registrant: County Of Ventura, 165 Durley Ave, Camarillo, CA 93010, Phone: (805) 389-9710
  • 3.5 Mi S, Call Sign: KMJ711
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.9000 MHz, 49.3000 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 07/24/2014, Certifier: Garry N Gompf
    Registrant: Phillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005, Phone: (918) 661-8237, Fax: (918) 662-2571, Email:
  • Torrey Hill 5 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WNHM891
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.396 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/04/2001, Expiration Date: 11/26/2011, Certifier: Todd Brigham Mr.
    Registrant: Plains Exploration & Production Company, 1200 Discovery, Suite 500, Bakersfield, CA 93309, Phone: (661) 395-5489, Fax: (661) 395-5298, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • MAYO, 6116 Telegraph Rd, Structure height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WPOS949
    Assigned Frequencies : 6417.14 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/15/1999, Expiration Date: 07/15/2009
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • STATION, Torrey Hill 4 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: KMP55
    Assigned Frequencies : 1855.00 MHz, 1865.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/28/1994, Expiration Date: 04/28/1999, Cancelation Date: 07/11/1996
    Registrant: Phone: (213) 977-6443

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KE6VEG, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/19/1995, Expiration Date: 06/19/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/20/2007
    Registrant: Robert G Lamoni, Piru, CA 93040
  • Call Sign: KE6VEH, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/19/1995, Expiration Date: 06/19/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/20/2007
    Registrant: Kurt H Ingalls, Piru, CA 93040
  • Call Sign: KE6VEI, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/19/1995, Expiration Date: 06/19/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/20/2007
    Registrant: Javier V Jimenez, Piru, CA 93040
  • Call Sign: KE6VEK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01021825
    Grant Date: 05/25/2005, Expiration Date: 06/19/2015, Certifier: Irene R Golson
    Registrant: Irene R Golson, Piru, CA 93040
  • Call Sign: N6NTI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01303162
    Grant Date: 07/11/2007, Expiration Date: 09/09/2017
    Registrant: K W Moordigian, Piru, CA 93040-0631
  • Call Sign: KG6LYN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00536698
    Grant Date: 06/24/2002, Expiration Date: 06/24/2012, Certifier: Alfonso Barragan Jr
    Registrant: Alfonso Barragan Jr, 3951 Citrus View Dr, Piru, CA 93040
  • Call Sign: KI6NBZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01343082
    Grant Date: 11/19/2007, Expiration Date: 11/19/2017, Certifier: Manuel Martinez
    Registrant: Manuel Martinez, Piru, CA 93040-0391



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$188,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$254,410
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 7
  • Service Call: 2
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Piru


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