Ventura Village, Minneapolis

Ventura Village is a neighborhood within the Phillips community in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are Interstate 35W to the west, Interstate 94 (including the I-94/I-35W bottleneck) to the north, and Hiawatha Avenue to the east. The southern boundary runs (from west to east) along East 22nd Street from I-35W to Chicago Avenue, along East 24th Street from Chicago Avenue to 17th Avenue South, and then back up to 22nd Street from 17th Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue (this portion is only about a block long). Franklin Avenue, which runs east–west, acts as the main commercial artery in the neighborhood. 44.9617°N 93.2579°W / 44.9617; -93.2579[2]

Ventura Village
Neighborhood
Location of Ventura Village within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Location of Ventura Village within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
CityMinneapolis
CommunityPhillips
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total7,050
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55404
Area code612
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20006,769—
20106,537−3.4%
20207,0507.8%

Demographics

As of 2020, the population of Ventura Village was 7,050, split 51.0% male and 49.0% female. 5,160 are of voting age.[4] 58.6% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent), and 14.5% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher.[5]

37.3% of the population were foreign-born residents, and 57.6% spoke a language other than English at home. According to the American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2016-2020), the top non-English languages spoken in Ventura Village were Spanish (spoken by 18.2% of the population), Somali (6.1%), Oromo (2.2%), Amharic (1.7%), and Vietnamese (1.3%). 34.1% of residents spoke English less than "very well".[6]

36.1% of households had no access to a vehicle. Among workers 16 years and older, 60.0% commuted to work via car, 16.9% used public transit, and 23.0% walked, biked, worked at home, or used some other method. The medium household income in Ventura Village was $32,131. 37.9% of residents lived below the poverty line, and 9.0% were unemployed. 84.4% of housing in the neighborhood was renter-occupied.[6]

Race/ethnicityShare of total population (2020)
Total100%
One race96.2%
  White18.6%
  Black or African American52.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Natives5.2%
  Asian2.1%
  Hispanic17.3%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%
  Other0.8%
Two or more races3.8%

References
  1. "Ventura Village neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  3. Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  4. Bureau, US Census (2022-09-17). "2020 Census Results". Census.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  5. "American Community Survey Profile Report: 2012-2016 (5 year estimates)". LCC-GIS Office. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. "Ventura Village". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved 2022-09-24.


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