San Fernando

Population: 23,716
Median household income: $79,694
Median home value: $630,700

San Fernando is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 23,716 residents. The median household income of $79,694 is below the Los Angeles County median ($87,760).

From 2019 to 2023, San Fernando's population declined 3.3% from 24,535 to 23,716, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $431,100 to $630,700.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,716
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $79,694
Median home value: $630,700
Median gross rent: $1,690
Housing units: 6,611
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,53523,716

Median household income

$58,425$79,694

Median home value

$431,100$630,700

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,690

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,535	$58,425	$431,100	$1,342
2020	24,244	$60,655	$471,500	$1,393
2021	24,086	$64,581	$525,200	$1,408
2022	23,958	$70,950	$604,300	$1,637
2023	23,716	$79,694	$630,700	$1,690

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,176	5.0%
5 to 17	4,144	17.5%
18 to 24	2,161	9.1%
25 to 34	3,951	16.7%
35 to 44	3,609	15.2%
45 to 54	3,038	12.8%
55 to 64	2,641	11.1%
65 to 74	1,945	8.2%
75 and over	1,051	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,056	4.5%
Black or African American	198	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.2%
Asian	445	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	117	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,853	92.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.4%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,747	35.4%
High school graduate	4,379	27.0%
Some college or associate's	3,492	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,785	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	832	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit2.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,611	75.9%
Carpooled	1,533	13.5%
Public transit	247	2.2%
Walked	136	1.2%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	567	5.0%
Other means	241	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,258	20.9%
15 to 29 min	3,355	31.1%
30 to 44 min	2,762	25.6%
45 to 59 min	1,128	10.5%
60+ min	1,277	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.78
Poverty rate: 10.5% (2,476 of 23,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,319	85.3%
Nonfamily households	919	14.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,238	94.4%
Vacant	373	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,901	62.5%
Renter-occupied	2,337	37.5%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,889	74.0%
1-unit, attached	567	8.6%
2 to 4 units	379	5.7%
5 to 19 units	501	7.6%
20 or more units	230	3.5%
Mobile home & other	45	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0666140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2887, -118.4362

Compare with nearby cities

Other places in Los Angeles County

141