Rancho Palos Verdes

Population: 41,259
Median household income: $175,307
Median home value: $1,541,400

Rancho Palos Verdes is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 41,259 residents. Its median household income of $175,307 runs above the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rancho Palos Verdes's population declined 1.8% from 42,030 to 41,259, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $1,156,700 to $1,541,400.

The typical home was built around 1967. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,259
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $175,307
Median home value: $1,541,400
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 16,612
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,03041,259

Median household income

$138,557$175,307

Median home value

$1,156,700$1,541,400

Median gross rent

$2,643$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,030	$138,557	$1,156,700	$2,643
2020	41,635	$146,163	$1,209,200	$2,839
2021	42,316	$158,996	$1,247,600	$3,042
2022	41,805	$166,747	$1,411,800	$3,284
2023	41,259	$175,307	$1,541,400	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,872	4.5%
5 to 17	6,963	16.9%
18 to 24	2,474	6.0%
25 to 34	2,379	5.8%
35 to 44	4,393	10.6%
45 to 54	5,758	14.0%
55 to 64	6,686	16.2%
65 to 74	5,528	13.4%
75 and over	5,206	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,171	46.5%
Black or African American	855	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	13,083	31.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	324	0.8%
Two or more races	2,838	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,965	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate8.1%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree35.6%

Graduate or professional degree33.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	558	1.9%
High school graduate	2,420	8.1%
Some college or associate's	6,282	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,668	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,022	33.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,597	66.8%
Carpooled	838	4.8%
Public transit	261	1.5%
Walked	266	1.5%
Bicycle	42	0.2%
Worked from home	4,144	23.9%
Other means	208	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,816	13.7%
15 to 29 min	3,997	30.3%
30 to 44 min	3,782	28.6%
45 to 59 min	1,677	12.7%
60+ min	1,940	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 4.1% (1,670 of 41,022)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,945	78.2%
Nonfamily households	3,334	21.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,279	92.0%
Vacant	1,333	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,307	80.5%
Renter-occupied	2,972	19.5%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,546	75.5%
1-unit, attached	1,135	6.8%
2 to 4 units	241	1.5%
5 to 19 units	512	3.1%
20 or more units	2,133	12.8%
Mobile home & other	45	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0659514
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 26 sq mi
Center point: 33.7385, -118.3697

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