Malibu

Population: 10,516
Median household income: $192,159
Median home value: $2,000,001

Malibu, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 10,516 residents. At $192,159, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Malibu's population declined 16.7% from 12,620 to 10,516, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

The typical home was built around 1975. 12.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,516
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $192,159
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 6,430
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,62010,516

Median household income

$150,747$192,159

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,403$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,620	$150,747	$2,000,001	$2,403
2020	12,280	$162,716	$2,000,001	$2,743
2021	10,915	$178,594	$2,000,001	$3,067
2022	10,698	$186,905	$2,000,001	$3,109
2023	10,516	$192,159	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	2.5%
5 to 17	1,719	16.3%
18 to 24	798	7.6%
25 to 34	864	8.2%
35 to 44	988	9.4%
45 to 54	1,099	10.5%
55 to 64	1,784	17.0%
65 to 74	1,916	18.2%
75 and over	1,085	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,363	79.5%
Black or African American	100	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	315	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	193	1.8%
Two or more races	570	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	975	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree38.5%

Graduate or professional degree33.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	1.5%
High school graduate	600	7.8%
Some college or associate's	1,483	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,981	38.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,559	33.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone52.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home39.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,269	52.8%
Carpooled	174	4.0%
Public transit	25	0.6%
Walked	72	1.7%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	1,686	39.2%
Other means	58	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	665	25.5%
15 to 29 min	483	18.5%
30 to 44 min	616	23.6%
45 to 59 min	474	18.2%
60+ min	373	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 12.5% (1,316 of 10,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,705	62.2%
Nonfamily households	1,641	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,346	67.6%
Vacant	2,084	32.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,208	73.8%
Renter-occupied	1,138	26.2%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other13.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,977	61.9%
1-unit, attached	394	6.1%
2 to 4 units	316	4.9%
5 to 19 units	371	5.8%
20 or more units	535	8.3%
Mobile home & other	837	13.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0645246
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 79 sq mi
Center point: 34.0259, -118.7596

Compare with nearby cities

Other places in Los Angeles County

141