Azusa vs La Mirada

A side-by-side comparison of Azusa and La Mirada: population, income, housing, and more.

Azusa and La Mirada are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Azusa has the higher population (49,318 vs 46,945 in La Mirada). La Mirada has the higher median household income ($110,177 vs $85,727 in Azusa). La Mirada has the higher median home value ($763,200 vs $607,400 in Azusa).

Population, income & housing

	Azusa	La Mirada
Population	49,318	46,945
Median age	33.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,727	$110,177
Median home value	$607,400	$763,200
Median gross rent	$1,831	$2,052
Housing units	15,288	15,341
Homeownership rate	55.4%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Azusa	La Mirada
Population	49,753 → 49,318 (-0.9%)	48,764 → 46,945 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$68,216 → $85,727 (+25.7%)	$95,685 → $110,177 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$418,800 → $607,400 (+45.0%)	$569,500 → $763,200 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,468 → $1,831 (+24.7%)	$1,675 → $2,052 (+22.5%)

Azusa

Population

49,75349,318

Median household income

$68,216$85,727

Median home value

$418,800$607,400

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,831

La Mirada

Population

48,76446,945

Median household income

$95,685$110,177

Median home value

$569,500$763,200

Median gross rent

$1,675$2,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Azusa	La Mirada
Under 5	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	14.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.4%
75 and over	4.4%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Azusa	La Mirada
White (non-Hispanic)	15.0%	26.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	14.6%	22.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	64.9%	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Azusa	La Mirada
No high school diploma	19.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Azusa	La Mirada
Drove alone	69.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	8.3%
Public transit	2.6%	1.6%
Walked	4.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Azusa	La Mirada
1-unit, detached	48.3%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.7%
20 or more units	11.8%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Azusa	La Mirada
Poverty rate	12.6%	6.5%
Average household size	3.15	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1969	1960