Palos Verdes Estates

Population: 13,047
Median household income: $247,500
Median home value: $2,000,001

Palos Verdes Estates, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 13,047 residents. The median household income of $247,500 is above the Los Angeles County median ($87,760).

From 2019 to 2023, Palos Verdes Estates's population declined 2.9% from 13,434 to 13,047, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,000 to $2,000,001.

The median gross rent is $3,331. 78.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,047
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $247,500
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,331
Housing units: 5,383
Homeownership rate: 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,43413,047

Median household income

$194,543$247,500

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$2,683$3,331

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,434	$194,543	$2,000,000	$2,683
2020	13,359	$197,826	$1,935,900	$2,787
2021	13,403	$202,569	$2,000,001	$2,821
2022	13,219	$224,766	$2,000,001	$3,056
2023	13,047	$247,500	$2,000,001	$3,331

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	507	3.9%
5 to 17	2,542	19.5%
18 to 24	529	4.1%
25 to 34	526	4.0%
35 to 44	921	7.1%
45 to 54	1,972	15.1%
55 to 64	2,459	18.8%
65 to 74	1,682	12.9%
75 and over	1,909	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,083	62.0%
Black or African American	454	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,187	24.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.2%
Two or more races	675	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	628	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate5.1%

Some college or associate's14.1%

Bachelor's degree39.1%

Graduate or professional degree39.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	2.3%
High school graduate	487	5.1%
Some college or associate's	1,336	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,704	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,725	39.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home24.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,813	72.7%
Carpooled	79	1.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	0.4%
Bicycle	8	0.2%
Worked from home	1,302	24.8%
Other means	23	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	750	19.0%
15 to 29 min	993	25.2%
30 to 44 min	1,221	31.0%
45 to 59 min	448	11.4%
60+ min	531	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 2.6% (338 of 13,047)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,856	76.6%
Nonfamily households	1,176	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,032	93.5%
Vacant	351	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,541	90.2%
Renter-occupied	491	9.8%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,078	94.3%
1-unit, attached	28	0.5%
2 to 4 units	14	0.3%
5 to 19 units	208	3.9%
20 or more units	55	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.78 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 33.7743, -118.4258

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