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Simi Valley, CA
125,778 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0672016 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Simi Valley ranked #91 of 340 cities and 8th of 14 in its peer group, on 7 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Simi Valley and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Carlsbad CA, Centennial CO, Santa Clarita CA, Rancho Cucamonga CA, Orange CA, Thousand Oaks CA, Cary NC, Lee's Summit MO, Huntington Beach CA, Elk Grove CA, Vacaville CA, San Mateo CA, Torrance CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #91 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #239 | #134 | #120 | #128 | #162 | #122 | #120 | #186 | #165 | #299 | #148 | #89 | #238 | #240 | #80 | #149 | #149 | #102 | #91 | #124 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 118,698 | 119,389 | 120,146 | 121,310 | 122,826 | 124,463 | 125,019 | 125,274 | 125,868 | 126,239 | 126,123 | 125,958 | 126,107 | 125,438 | 125,613 | 126,347 | 125,815 | 125,103 | 125,271 | 125,778 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #203 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | -1.4 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | — | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.5 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #264 of 271 cities with data · 13th of 13 in its peer group with data | 11.9 | 1.5 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | — | — | 3.9 | — | 0.1 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #156 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | 19.7% | 20.3% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 24.8% | 22.2% | 22.3% | 24.1% | 22.6% | 24.6% | 23.4% | 23.9% | 25.9% | 25.0% | 26.4% | — | 27.9% | 24.3% | 24.6% | 24.0% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #73 of 304 cities with data · 7th of 10 in its peer group with data | — | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | 0.8 | 1.6 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.4 | — | 1.6 | — | 2.4 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #15 of 295 cities with data · 3rd of 11 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 8.7 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 37,696 | 38,227 | 38,103 | 38,289 | 36,419 | 35,579 | 37,913 | 36,862 | 37,278 | 36,031 | 34,938 | 35,699 | 35,862 | 36,258 | 35,986 | 33,389 | 34,556 | 36,092 | 36,683 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #128 of 329 cities with data · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -2.9 | +1.3 | -0.5 | +1.3 | -1.5 | -1.7 | +6.3 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -4.8 | -3.3 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -2.1 | +4.0 | -2.0 | +0.5 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65,579 | 62,428 | 63,804 | 64,111 | 66,283 | 68,596 | 62,707 | 66,316 | 67,661 | — | 67,695 | 63,559 | 65,431 | 69,883 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #133 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 9.7% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3.1% | — | 6.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #287 of 309 cities with data · 12th of 12 in its peer group with data · 2023 | 17% | 20% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 18% | 25% | 17% | 14% | — | — | — | 21% | — | 32% | 18% | 38% | 30% | -7% | — | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #39 of 309 cities with data · 5th of 12 in its peer group with data · 2023 | $3,700 | $3,252 | $3,027 | $2,604 | $2,303 | $2,196 | $1,684 | $1,612 | $1,580 | — | — | — | $1,826 | — | $760 | $715 | $962 | $857 | $776 | — |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Simi Valley. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.