Castaic

Population: 18,479
Median household income: $132,153
Median home value: $710,400

Castaic is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 18,479 residents. At $132,153, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Castaic's population declined 4.7% from 19,400 to 18,479, while its median home value rose 28.3% from $553,600 to $710,400.

Owners occupy 84.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,479
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $132,153
Median home value: $710,400
Median gross rent: $1,751
Housing units: 5,869
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,40018,479

Median household income

$117,031$132,153

Median home value

$553,600$710,400

Median gross rent

$1,745$1,751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,400	$117,031	$553,600	$1,745
2020	18,479	$120,574	$579,500	$1,795
2021	18,017	$127,344	$600,300	$1,841
2022	18,643	$132,429	$664,500	$1,814
2023	18,479	$132,153	$710,400	$1,751

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,256	6.8%
5 to 17	3,514	19.0%
18 to 24	1,406	7.6%
25 to 34	2,430	13.2%
35 to 44	2,438	13.2%
45 to 54	2,648	14.3%
55 to 64	2,634	14.3%
65 to 74	1,410	7.6%
75 and over	743	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,967	43.1%
Black or African American	275	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	2,122	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	259	1.4%
Two or more races	1,155	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,689	36.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	849	6.9%
High school graduate	2,230	18.1%
Some college or associate's	4,135	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,607	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,482	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,773	75.7%
Carpooled	792	8.8%
Public transit	38	0.4%
Walked	41	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,119	12.5%
Other means	189	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,027	25.9%
15 to 29 min	1,911	24.4%
30 to 44 min	1,372	17.5%
45 to 59 min	1,385	17.7%
60+ min	1,138	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 4.0% (745 of 18,448)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,901	84.3%
Nonfamily households	915	15.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,816	99.1%
Vacant	53	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,910	84.4%
Renter-occupied	906	15.6%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,026	85.6%
1-unit, attached	84	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8	0.1%
5 to 19 units	211	3.6%
20 or more units	367	6.3%
Mobile home & other	173	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611796
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.4774, -118.6327

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