Fillmore, CA

Since August 2024, Fillmore has had a seven-day, one-seat Valley Express bus ride to Moorpark. The route starts at the Fillmore Terminal on Central Avenue and stops at Moorpark College, Moorpark Marketplace, and the Moorpark Metrolink station, where riders can transfer to Metrolink, Amtrak, and other local buses. Its launch schedule provided 10 weekday and five weekend trips. Ventura County reported more than 8,200 rides in the first year, nearly three quarters of them taken by college students or riders under 18, showing how heavily the service is used for education. The city's shorter local route connects the terminal with City Hall, the library, and shopping areas, though a 2026 county assessment records resident requests for better timing and shorter student trips. Central Avenue also joins contemporary civic services to Fillmore's railroad history. The Fillmore Historical Museum occupies a restored 1887 Southern Pacific depot and preserves a 1905 house and 1919 ranch bunkhouse; volunteers keep the buildings open Wednesday through Saturday and provide tours and community exhibits.

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Fillmore's 2025 population estimate was 16,937, up 3.1 percent from its 2020 estimates base; the 2020 census count was 16,419. For 2020-2024, 71.1 percent of residents were Hispanic or Latino, 22.5 percent were foreign-born, and 48.8 percent of people age five or older spoke a language other than English at home. Owner occupancy was 68.4 percent, the median owner-occupied home value was $602,500, median gross rent was $1,870, and workers' mean travel time was 33.3 minutes. City recreation includes Central Park Plaza and five other named park sites, with a bike track, dog park, and skate park grouped at Two Rivers Park. The Aquatic Center's 2026 season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day and includes lap swimming, $3 recreation swims, lessons, and private rentals.