La Mirada

Population: 46,945
Median household income: $110,177
Median home value: $763,200

La Mirada, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 46,945 residents. Its median household income of $110,177 runs above the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, La Mirada's population declined 3.7% from 48,764 to 46,945, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $569,500 to $763,200.

6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.97 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,945
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $110,177
Median home value: $763,200
Median gross rent: $2,052
Housing units: 15,341
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,76446,945

Median household income

$95,685$110,177

Median home value

$569,500$763,200

Median gross rent

$1,675$2,052

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,764	$95,685	$569,500	$1,675
2020	48,260	$92,493	$606,200	$1,555
2021	47,957	$97,672	$629,900	$1,774
2022	47,644	$104,130	$706,500	$1,927
2023	46,945	$110,177	$763,200	$2,052

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,882	4.0%
5 to 17	6,952	14.8%
18 to 24	5,685	12.1%
25 to 34	4,936	10.5%
35 to 44	5,486	11.7%
45 to 54	6,127	13.1%
55 to 64	6,408	13.7%
65 to 74	4,888	10.4%
75 and over	4,581	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,379	26.4%
Black or African American	999	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.2%
Asian	10,756	22.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	88	0.2%
Some other race	130	0.3%
Two or more races	1,517	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,001	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,856	8.8%
High school graduate	6,881	21.2%
Some college or associate's	9,809	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,387	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,493	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,379	73.1%
Carpooled	1,865	8.3%
Public transit	348	1.6%
Walked	584	2.6%
Bicycle	164	0.7%
Worked from home	2,900	12.9%
Other means	160	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,167	16.2%
15 to 29 min	6,237	32.0%
30 to 44 min	4,866	25.0%
45 to 59 min	2,499	12.8%
60+ min	2,731	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 6.5% (2,914 of 44,653)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,861	79.1%
Nonfamily households	3,141	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,002	97.8%
Vacant	339	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,446	76.3%
Renter-occupied	3,556	23.7%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,942	77.8%
1-unit, attached	683	4.5%
2 to 4 units	177	1.2%
5 to 19 units	725	4.7%
20 or more units	1,614	10.5%
Mobile home & other	200	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0640032
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.9020, -118.0090

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