Charter Oak

Population: 9,414
Median household income: $84,101
Median home value: $601,900

Charter Oak is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 9,414 residents. Its median household income of $84,101 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Charter Oak's population declined 6.3% from 10,048 to 9,414, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $423,400 to $601,900.

The median resident is 39.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,414
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,101
Median home value: $601,900
Median gross rent: $1,838
Housing units: 3,265
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,0489,414

Median household income

$74,503$84,101

Median home value

$423,400$601,900

Median gross rent

$1,804$1,838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,048	$74,503	$423,400	$1,804
2020	9,963	$71,496	$453,000	$1,441
2021	9,825	$77,637	$513,200	$1,753
2022	9,335	$79,803	$567,900	$1,817
2023	9,414	$84,101	$601,900	$1,838

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	486	5.2%
5 to 17	1,260	13.4%
18 to 24	918	9.8%
25 to 34	1,489	15.8%
35 to 44	1,305	13.9%
45 to 54	1,354	14.4%
55 to 64	1,393	14.8%
65 to 74	769	8.2%
75 and over	440	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,724	18.3%
Black or African American	854	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.3%
Asian	908	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	198	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,654	60.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	835	12.4%
High school graduate	1,722	25.5%
Some college or associate's	2,027	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,594	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	572	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,426	72.2%
Carpooled	553	11.7%
Public transit	30	0.6%
Walked	163	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	511	10.8%
Other means	62	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,036	24.5%
15 to 29 min	1,071	25.3%
30 to 44 min	1,104	26.1%
45 to 59 min	378	8.9%
60+ min	645	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 10.4% (982 of 9,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,466	78.1%
Nonfamily households	693	21.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,159	96.8%
Vacant	106	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,939	61.4%
Renter-occupied	1,220	38.6%

1-unit, detached48.2%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,575	48.2%
1-unit, attached	280	8.6%
2 to 4 units	228	7.0%
5 to 19 units	381	11.7%
20 or more units	486	14.9%
Mobile home & other	315	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0612734
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1025, -117.8563

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