Signal Hill

Population: 11,563
Median household income: $102,303
Median home value: $725,500

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Signal Hill is a community with a population of 11,563. At $102,303, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Signal Hill's population held roughly steady from 11,512 to 11,563, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $505,900 to $725,500.

The typical home was built around 1980. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,563
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $102,303
Median home value: $725,500
Median gross rent: $1,817
Housing units: 5,037
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,51211,563

Median household income

$75,508$102,303

Median home value

$505,900$725,500

Median gross rent

$1,449$1,817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,512	$75,508	$505,900	$1,449
2020	11,430	$86,140	$528,300	$1,600
2021	11,780	$79,309	$551,000	$1,565
2022	11,678	$96,385	$684,900	$1,842
2023	11,563	$102,303	$725,500	$1,817

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	625	5.4%
5 to 17	1,416	12.2%
18 to 24	642	5.6%
25 to 34	2,209	19.1%
35 to 44	1,592	13.8%
45 to 54	2,146	18.6%
55 to 64	1,470	12.7%
65 to 74	864	7.5%
75 and over	599	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,927	25.3%
Black or African American	855	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	2,825	24.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	101	0.9%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	455	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,374	37.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate13.8%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,071	12.1%
High school graduate	1,222	13.8%
Some college or associate's	3,209	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,162	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,216	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,620	73.0%
Carpooled	411	6.5%
Public transit	120	1.9%
Walked	69	1.1%
Bicycle	22	0.3%
Worked from home	1,024	16.2%
Other means	67	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	752	14.2%
15 to 29 min	1,895	35.7%
30 to 44 min	1,336	25.2%
45 to 59 min	583	11.0%
60+ min	743	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 9.1% (1,047 of 11,512)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,700	57.7%
Nonfamily households	1,976	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,676	92.8%
Vacant	361	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,419	51.7%
Renter-occupied	2,257	48.3%

1-unit, detached37.1%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units21.6%

20 or more units22.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,869	37.1%
1-unit, attached	431	8.6%
2 to 4 units	520	10.3%
5 to 19 units	1,089	21.6%
20 or more units	1,128	22.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0671876
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8035, -118.1697

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