Altadena

Population: 41,921
Median household income: $129,123
Median home value: $1,073,500

Altadena, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 41,921 residents. At $129,123, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Altadena's population declined 6.5% from 44,850 to 41,921, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $742,800 to $1,073,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 41.7% of the population. 65.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,921
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $129,123
Median home value: $1,073,500
Median gross rent: $2,250
Housing units: 15,744
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,85041,921

Median household income

$98,693$129,123

Median home value

$742,800$1,073,500

Median gross rent

$1,692$2,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,850	$98,693	$742,800	$1,692
2020	43,037	$100,806	$802,500	$1,781
2021	43,384	$109,743	$879,600	$1,834
2022	42,719	$123,869	$991,200	$2,127
2023	41,921	$129,123	$1,073,500	$2,250

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,112	5.0%
5 to 17	5,736	13.7%
18 to 24	2,299	5.5%
25 to 34	4,765	11.4%
35 to 44	5,460	13.0%
45 to 54	5,826	13.9%
55 to 64	6,731	16.1%
65 to 74	4,699	11.2%
75 and over	4,293	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,479	41.7%
Black or African American	7,398	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.1%
Asian	2,225	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	437	1.0%
Two or more races	2,918	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,404	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,272	7.2%
High school graduate	4,747	14.9%
Some college or associate's	8,025	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,555	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,175	25.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone65.3%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,158	65.3%
Carpooled	1,280	6.4%
Public transit	297	1.5%
Walked	223	1.1%
Bicycle	70	0.3%
Worked from home	4,722	23.4%
Other means	389	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,450	22.4%
15 to 29 min	5,461	35.4%
30 to 44 min	3,733	24.2%
45 to 59 min	1,539	10.0%
60+ min	1,234	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 7.4% (3,088 of 41,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,667	71.0%
Nonfamily households	4,351	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,018	95.4%
Vacant	726	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,756	78.3%
Renter-occupied	3,262	21.7%

1-unit, detached87.5%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,771	87.5%
1-unit, attached	736	4.7%
2 to 4 units	672	4.3%
5 to 19 units	193	1.2%
20 or more units	372	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0601290
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.1922, -118.1356

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