Hermosa Beach vs South San Jose Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Hermosa Beach and South San Jose Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Hermosa Beach and South San Jose Hills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hermosa Beach has the higher population (19,248 vs 17,451 in South San Jose Hills). Hermosa Beach has the higher median household income ($152,019 vs $94,740 in South San Jose Hills). Hermosa Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $540,400 in South San Jose Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
Population	19,248	17,451
Median age	42.1 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$152,019	$94,740
Median home value	$2,000,001	$540,400
Median gross rent	$2,812	$1,840
Housing units	10,454	4,222
Homeownership rate	50.7%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.5%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
Population	19,539 → 19,248 (-1.5%)	19,977 → 17,451 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$136,702 → $152,019 (+11.2%)	$70,218 → $94,740 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$1,542,900 → $2,000,001 (+29.6%)	$369,300 → $540,400 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,181 → $2,812 (+28.9%)	$1,573 → $1,840 (+17.0%)

Hermosa Beach

Population

19,53919,248

Median household income

$136,702$152,019

Median home value

$1,542,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,181$2,812

South San Jose Hills

Population

19,97717,451

Median household income

$70,218$94,740

Median home value

$369,300$540,400

Median gross rent

$1,573$1,840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
Under 5	3.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	17.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.3%
75 and over	5.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	2.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.3%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.3%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
No high school diploma	1.5%	34.4%
High school graduate	6.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	45.0%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
Drove alone	55.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	14.2%
Public transit	0.9%	2.2%
Walked	2.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.4%	3.6%
Other means	2.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
1-unit, detached	45.6%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	19.1%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	13.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Hermosa Beach	South San Jose Hills
Poverty rate	5.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.15	4.28
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1968	1963