Demographics of La Mirada city, California

La Mirada city, California had 45,952 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,580 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

La Mirada city, in four figures

45,952
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 47,180 ±101.; −5.3%
Change since July 2020: −2,580 people.; 42.9 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,288 ±$6,952
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

La Mirada city, California's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of La Mirada city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

La Mirada city, California's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of La Mirada city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,532	100.0	100.0
2021	47,665	98.2	100.2
2022	46,954	96.7	100.7
2023	46,552	95.9	101.6
2024	46,336	95.5	102.5
2025	45,952	94.7	103.1

Population of La Mirada city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	48,532	—
2021	47,665	−867
2022	46,954	−711
2023	46,552	−402
2024	46,336	−216
2025	45,952	−384

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±1.3: for men 40.8 ±1.9 and for women 44.8 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in La Mirada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,996 ±381	4.2% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,922 ±651	14.7% ±1.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,616 ±520	11.9% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,294 ±693	21.8% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,416 ±845	26.3% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,936 ±707	21.1% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,288 ±$6,952, and income per person $43,496 ±$1,812, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in La Mirada city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,860 ±381	12.2% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,362 ±311	8.9% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,194 ±544	14.3% ±3.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,512 ±279	9.9% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,248 ±385	21.2% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,150 ±287	14.0% ±1.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,978 ±274	19.5% ±1.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in La Mirada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,794 ±552	6.2% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	136 to 562	1.6% to 6.3%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	971 ±212	4.2% ±0.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,474 ±335	11.3% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in La Mirada city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	La Mirada city	California	United States
Housing units	15,701 ±578	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.5% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% ±1.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±1.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±2.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$825,900 ±$12,890	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,217 ±$225	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in La Mirada city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21,726 ±1,128	46.0% ±2.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,149 ±1,070	25.8% ±2.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,449 ±433	3.1% ±0.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10,008 ±750	21.2% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 100	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 103	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	51 to 201	0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,621 ±367	3.4% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in La Mirada city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	28,923 ±854	61.3% ±1.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,399 ±614	11.4% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	421 ±175	0.9% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,437 ±829	26.4% ±1.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,466 ±647	20.1% ±1.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,971 ±556	6.3% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

La Mirada city among the places of California

199th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near La Mirada city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Antelope CDP	48,301 ±2,408
North Highlands CDP	47,957 ±2,791
Cerritos city	47,867 ±53
Los Banos city	47,593 ±35
Brea city	47,469 ±55
La Mirada city	47,180 ±101
Rancho Santa Margarita city	46,990 ±61
Newark city	46,903 ±42
Rowland Heights CDP	45,911 ±1,991
Morgan Hill city	45,425 ±53
French Valley CDP	45,269 ±2,820

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in La Mirada city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 74 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 75 Places in California by median age
No. 86 Places in California by median rent
No. 149 Places in California by median household income
No. 160 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 172 Places in California by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026