Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast, and forms the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,719 km² (2,208 mi²). 4,779 km² (1,845 mi²) of it is land and 940 km² (363 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 16.43% water. Anacapa Island of Channel Islands National Park and San Nicolas Island are located in the county. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 753,197 people, 243,234 households, and 182,911 families residing in the county. The population density was 158/km² (408/mi²). There were 251,712 housing units at an average density of 53/km² (136/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.93% White, 5.35% Asian, 1.95% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 17.68% from other races, and 3.93% from two or more races. Over a third (33.42%) of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.