El Segundo

Population: 16,863
Median household income: $149,149
Median home value: $1,521,600

Located in Los Angeles County, California, El Segundo is a community with a population of 16,863. At $149,149, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, El Segundo's population held roughly steady from 16,731 to 16,863, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $1,094,300 to $1,521,600.

39.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,863
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $149,149
Median home value: $1,521,600
Median gross rent: $2,547
Housing units: 7,677
Homeownership rate: 42.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,73116,863

Median household income

$109,577$149,149

Median home value

$1,094,300$1,521,600

Median gross rent

$1,928$2,547

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,731	$109,577	$1,094,300	$1,928
2020	16,575	$115,846	$1,180,000	$2,022
2021	17,243	$126,683	$1,244,200	$2,210
2022	17,081	$142,596	$1,479,000	$2,476
2023	16,863	$149,149	$1,521,600	$2,547

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	502	3.0%
5 to 17	2,843	16.9%
18 to 24	942	5.6%
25 to 34	3,223	19.1%
35 to 44	2,819	16.7%
45 to 54	2,073	12.3%
55 to 64	2,210	13.1%
65 to 74	1,285	7.6%
75 and over	966	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,362	55.5%
Black or African American	473	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	1,948	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	1,561	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,501	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate9.4%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree38.9%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	195	1.6%
High school graduate	1,177	9.4%
Some college or associate's	3,338	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,888	38.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,978	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home28.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,031	62.1%
Carpooled	244	2.5%
Public transit	51	0.5%
Walked	464	4.8%
Bicycle	44	0.5%
Worked from home	2,805	28.9%
Other means	69	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,372	34.4%
15 to 29 min	2,149	31.1%
30 to 44 min	1,350	19.6%
45 to 59 min	543	7.9%
60+ min	489	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 4.4% (734 of 16,818)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,029	56.5%
Nonfamily households	3,096	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,125	92.8%
Vacant	552	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,033	42.6%
Renter-occupied	4,092	57.4%

1-unit, detached39.9%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units26.9%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,060	39.9%
1-unit, attached	485	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1,073	14.0%
5 to 19 units	2,062	26.9%
20 or more units	997	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0622412
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.45 sq mi
Water area: 5.3 sq mi
Center point: 33.9104, -118.4251

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