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90275

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
40,945
Median household income
$179,469
People below poverty
4.2%
Median home value
$1,612,000

Income

The median income of households in 90275 was $179,469. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 42.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 0.6
$15,000 to $24,999 1.7
$25,000 to $34,999 2
$35,000 to $49,999 3.6
$50,000 to $74,999 6.3
$75,000 to $99,999 6.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16
$150,000 to $199,999 16.9
$200,000 or more 42.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 152483
Female 104908

An estimated 71.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,084. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.2
Social Security 39.6
Retirement income 32.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.8
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.5

In 2020-2024, 1.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 82.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 90275 in 2020-2024, 97.6% had health insurance coverage and 2.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82.3% and public coverage was 29.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 90275 had a total population of 40,945 - 21,173 (51.7%) females and 19,772 (48.3%) males. The median age was 49.2 years. An estimated 22.2% of the population was under 18 years, 20.2% was 19 to 44 years, 28.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 90275 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1075 853
5 to 9 1392 1136
10 to 14 1337 1718
15 to 19 1480 898
20 to 24 693 860
25 to 29 558 478
30 to 34 540 507
35 to 39 904 1196
40 to 44 1249 1269
45 to 49 1279 1496
50 to 54 1525 1573
55 to 59 1370 1805
60 to 64 1235 1523
65 to 69 1443 1524
70 to 74 1319 1136
75 to 79 787 1093
80 to 84 812 927
85 and over 774 1181

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 48% were White; 1.6% were Black or African American; 5.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 31.9% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.1% of the people in 90275 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 46.7% of the people in 90275 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,219 households in 90275. The average household size was 2.66 people.

Married-couple households made up 67.5% of the households in 90275 while cohabiting couple households made up 3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.4% of all households, while 8.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18% of all households.

In 90275, 31.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 67.5
Cohabiting Couples 3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 68% of males and 61.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.6 18.9
Now married, except separated 68 61.7
Separated 0.4 1.3
Widowed 3.1 9.7
Divorced 3.9 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 90275, 489 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 71.6% of the people living in 90275 were U.S. natives. 46.8% of the 90275 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 28.4% of 90275 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 70.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 82.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 90275 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 90275.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 9.9
Asia 70.8
Europe 15.1
Africa 1.2
Northern America 2.6
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 90275 in 2020-2024, 36.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6% of people at least five years old; 11.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6
Other Indo-European languages 9.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 19.9
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 90275 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.5
Different house, same county 5.9
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 70.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 90275 was 9,998 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 756 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,109. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,133.

Educational Attainment of People in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.5
High school diploma or equivalency 8.3
Some college, no degree 13.1
Associate's degree 6.6
Bachelor's degree 35.9
Graduate or professional degree 34.7

Disability

In 90275, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.9% of people under 18 years old, to 3.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 90275, 51.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,136 78.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,217 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,415 8.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 90275 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 2.8
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 4.7
Retail trade 5.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4
Other Services, except public administration 2.7
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 90275 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,382 67.7
Service occupations 1,006 6
Sales and office occupations 3,138 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 394 2.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 888 5.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64% of 90275 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 1.3
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 28.3

In 2020-2024, 90275 had a total of 16,768 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 16.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.7
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 90275 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 80.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 90275 had 15,219 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,549 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.5% while renters occupied 19.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.61 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.86.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 21.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.5% and another 30.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 90275:

House Heating Fuel Used in 90275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.9
Electricity 23.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 90275 was $1,612,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66 % had a mortgage. 34% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,146.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 90275 was $3,500+. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.