Avocado Heights

Population: 12,934
Median household income: $95,000
Median home value: $668,700

Avocado Heights is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 12,934 residents. At $95,000, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Avocado Heights's population declined 16.2% from 15,426 to 12,934, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $478,800 to $668,700.

10.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,934
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $95,000
Median home value: $668,700
Median gross rent: $2,002
Housing units: 3,687
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,42612,934

Median household income

$75,142$95,000

Median home value

$478,800$668,700

Median gross rent

$1,468$2,002

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,426	$75,142	$478,800	$1,468
2020	13,836	$81,806	$532,800	$1,545
2021	13,322	$90,398	$575,100	$1,536
2022	13,470	$97,500	$647,700	$1,858
2023	12,934	$95,000	$668,700	$2,002

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	736	5.7%
5 to 17	1,844	14.3%
18 to 24	1,662	12.8%
25 to 34	1,587	12.3%
35 to 44	1,808	14.0%
45 to 54	1,603	12.4%
55 to 64	1,745	13.5%
65 to 74	1,057	8.2%
75 and over	892	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	640	4.9%
Black or African American	191	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,382	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	110	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,577	81.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.7%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,150	24.7%
High school graduate	2,223	25.6%
Some college or associate's	2,252	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,471	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	596	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,692	78.1%
Carpooled	657	10.9%
Public transit	158	2.6%
Walked	57	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	407	6.8%
Other means	40	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,105	19.7%
15 to 29 min	1,585	28.3%
30 to 44 min	1,353	24.1%
45 to 59 min	684	12.2%
60+ min	877	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.57
Poverty rate: 10.6% (1,349 of 12,722)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,080	86.2%
Nonfamily households	494	13.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,574	96.9%
Vacant	113	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,670	74.7%
Renter-occupied	904	25.3%

1-unit, detached88.0%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,244	88.0%
1-unit, attached	167	4.5%
2 to 4 units	41	1.1%
5 to 19 units	23	0.6%
20 or more units	13	0.4%
Mobile home & other	199	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0603344
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0390, -117.9982

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