Hermosa Beach

Population: 19,248
Median household income: $152,019
Median home value: $2,000,001

Hermosa Beach is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 19,248 residents. At $152,019, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Hermosa Beach's population declined 1.5% from 19,539 to 19,248, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $1,542,900 to $2,000,001.

76.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 50.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,248
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $152,019
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,812
Housing units: 10,454
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,53919,248

Median household income

$136,702$152,019

Median home value

$1,542,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,181$2,812

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,539	$136,702	$1,542,900	$2,181
2020	19,147	$142,500	$1,649,900	$2,246
2021	19,787	$144,388	$1,674,500	$2,498
2022	19,551	$149,500	$1,862,400	$2,659
2023	19,248	$152,019	$2,000,001	$2,812

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	727	3.8%
5 to 17	3,205	16.7%
18 to 24	751	3.9%
25 to 34	3,235	16.8%
35 to 44	2,709	14.1%
45 to 54	2,935	15.2%
55 to 64	2,957	15.4%
65 to 74	1,754	9.1%
75 and over	975	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,018	72.8%
Black or African American	106	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,406	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.2%
Two or more races	1,781	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,898	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate6.2%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree45.0%

Graduate or professional degree31.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	224	1.5%
High school graduate	910	6.2%
Some college or associate's	2,289	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,553	45.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,589	31.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone55.1%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home31.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,675	55.1%
Carpooled	555	5.4%
Public transit	88	0.9%
Walked	237	2.3%
Bicycle	220	2.1%
Worked from home	3,227	31.4%
Other means	291	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,657	23.5%
15 to 29 min	2,312	32.7%
30 to 44 min	1,504	21.3%
45 to 59 min	708	10.0%
60+ min	885	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 5.3% (1,022 of 19,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,483	50.2%
Nonfamily households	4,439	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,922	85.3%
Vacant	1,532	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,527	50.7%
Renter-occupied	4,395	49.3%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,772	45.6%
1-unit, attached	879	8.4%
2 to 4 units	1,996	19.1%
5 to 19 units	1,203	11.5%
20 or more units	1,371	13.1%
Mobile home & other	233	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0633364
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.43 sq mi
Water area: 5.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.8698, -118.4053

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