Los Alamitos

Population: 11,784
Median household income: $98,539
Median home value: $1,003,900

Los Alamitos, a community in Orange County, California, has 11,784 residents. The median household income of $98,539 is below the Orange County median ($113,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Los Alamitos's population grew 2.2% from 11,534 to 11,784, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $761,200 to $1,003,900.

The median resident is 37.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,784
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $98,539
Median home value: $1,003,900
Median gross rent: $2,273
Housing units: 4,447
Homeownership rate: 41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,53411,784

Median household income

$88,729$98,539

Median home value

$761,200$1,003,900

Median gross rent

$1,823$2,273

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,534	$88,729	$761,200	$1,823
2020	11,521	$89,323	$772,300	$1,915
2021	11,780	$91,051	$822,100	$2,046
2022	11,728	$100,987	$940,800	$2,255
2023	11,784	$98,539	$1,003,900	$2,273

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	681	5.8%
5 to 17	2,236	19.0%
18 to 24	707	6.0%
25 to 34	1,900	16.1%
35 to 44	1,587	13.5%
45 to 54	1,525	12.9%
55 to 64	1,509	12.8%
65 to 74	927	7.9%
75 and over	712	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,104	43.3%
Black or African American	430	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	1,828	15.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.3%
Some other race	27	0.2%
Two or more races	580	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,770	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	484	5.9%
High school graduate	1,549	19.0%
Some college or associate's	2,576	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,418	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,133	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,341	74.5%
Carpooled	256	4.4%
Public transit	47	0.8%
Walked	160	2.7%
Bicycle	99	1.7%
Worked from home	805	13.8%
Other means	119	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,020	20.3%
15 to 29 min	1,648	32.8%
30 to 44 min	1,277	25.4%
45 to 59 min	505	10.1%
60+ min	572	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 9.3% (1,086 of 11,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,092	72.6%
Nonfamily households	1,165	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,257	95.7%
Vacant	190	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,747	41.0%
Renter-occupied	2,510	59.0%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,984	44.6%
1-unit, attached	347	7.8%
2 to 4 units	936	21.0%
5 to 19 units	658	14.8%
20 or more units	471	10.6%
Mobile home & other	51	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0643224
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 33.7969, -118.0612