A quick, sourced picture of Port Hueneme
These facts come directly from the City of Port Hueneme and the U.S. Census Bureau. Each item links to its original source and records the data period or date it was checked.
City government
5
Elected City Council members make up Port Hueneme’s policy-making body.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 20264 years
Length of the City Council’s staggered terms.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 20265
City service departments: Administration and Community Services, Community Development and Housing Authority, Finance, Police, and Public Works.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 2026100
Full-time City of Port Hueneme employees.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 2026~$42.6M
Approximate City budget listed by the City.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 2026City history and location
1948
Year Port Hueneme incorporated as a city.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 2026December 1996
When Port Hueneme became a charter city after voter approval in the November 1996 election.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 202660 miles
Distance northwest of Los Angeles.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 202640 miles
Distance south of Santa Barbara.
Source: City government profile, accessed October 7, 2026Community snapshot
20,987
Port Hueneme’s estimated population as of July 1, 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2025 estimate-4.5%
Population change from the April 2020 estimate base to July 1, 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020–202546.0%
Residents age 5 and older living in homes where a language other than English is spoken, 2020–2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020–2024$2,228
Median monthly gross rent, in 2020–2024 dollars.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020–20244.42 sq. mi.
Port Hueneme’s land area in the 2020 Census.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020Sources and methodology
Built for clear citation
Government, service, history, and location figures come from the City of Port Hueneme’s government profile, checked October 7, 2026. Community figures come from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and retain the Census data period shown with each statistic.
Cite this page
Laura Hernandez for Port Hueneme City Council. “Port Hueneme City Government and Community Facts, 2026.” Updated October 7, 2026. laura4phcc.com/port-hueneme-statistics.