Los Alamos

Population: 886
Median household income: $53,673
Median home value: $672,100

Los Alamos, a community in Santa Barbara County, California, has 886 residents. Its median household income of $53,673 runs below the Santa Barbara County figure of $95,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Los Alamos's population declined 45.8% from 1,634 to 886, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $450,000 to $672,100.

The largest age group is 75 and over, 30.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 886
Median age: 71.1 yrs
Median household income: $53,673
Median home value: $672,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 619
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,634886

Median household income

$64,583$53,673

Median home value

$450,000$672,100

Median gross rent

$1,669$536

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,634	$64,583	$450,000	$1,669
2020	1,275	$72,688	$512,900	$1,120
2021	1,343	$67,418	$553,800	$1,128
2022	834	$46,930	$639,000	$536
2023	886	$53,673	$672,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 173.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 441.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7430.6%

75 and over30.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	28	3.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	40	4.5%
35 to 44	15	1.7%
45 to 54	103	11.6%
55 to 64	157	17.7%
65 to 74	271	30.6%
75 and over	272	30.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	755	85.2%
Black or African American	52	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	11.5%
High school graduate	253	29.5%
Some college or associate's	362	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	47	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	97	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone49.9%

Carpooled25.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	190	49.9%
Carpooled	98	25.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	21.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	3.7%
15 to 29 min	249	83.3%
30 to 44 min	14	4.7%
45 to 59 min	25	8.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 3.3% (29 of 886)

	Count	Share
Family households	280	57.0%
Nonfamily households	211	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	491	79.3%
Vacant	128	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	390	79.4%
Renter-occupied	101	20.6%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	530	85.6%
1-unit, attached	13	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	61	9.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0643252
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7418, -120.2746