Explore Ojai local geography, civic resources and voter guides, with dated official population and registration facts for Ventura County.
At a glance: Ojai is an incorporated city in Ventura County. Population: 7,501 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 5,271 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Ojai sits in the Ojai Valley in northern Ventura County, an inland valley enclosed by the Topatopa Mountains whose west-facing slopes catch a famous pink glow at sunset. The valley’s oaks and orange groves give the small city a distinct rural character. As a historical fact, the county’s official municipal service review records incorporation on July 26, 1921 as a general-law, council-manager city. Ojai is unusual among California cities in having an elected City Clerk. The Clerk administers democratic processes — elections, access to city records and legislative actions — and acts as compliance officer for the Political Reform Act, the Brown Act and the Public Records Act. The office consists of the elected clerk and a management position. The county’s official review identifies Libbey Park and Sarzotti Park as city-operated parks, and notes that Ojai Library is part of the Ventura County Library System rather than a separate municipal library. For county voting services, use the Ventura County Elections Division.
Yes. Ojai’s City Clerk is an elected official, chosen at-large for a four-year term, who administers elections, records access and legislative actions.
The county’s official review identifies Ojai Library as part of the Ventura County Library System.
Yes. Both appear in the official review’s list of city-operated parks.
5,271 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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