Demographics of Los Alamitos city, California

Los Alamitos city, California had 11,702 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −70 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Los Alamitos city, in four figures

11,702
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,794 ±42.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −70 people.; 37.2 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,155 ±$10,484
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.

Los Alamitos city, California's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Los Alamitos 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

Los Alamitos city, California's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Los Alamitos 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	11,772	100.0	100.0
2021	11,679	99.2	100.2
2022	11,769	100.0	100.7
2023	11,810	100.3	101.6
2024	11,790	100.2	102.5
2025	11,702	99.4	103.1

Population of Los Alamitos city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,772	—
2021	11,679	−93
2022	11,769	+90
2023	11,810	+41
2024	11,790	−20
2025	11,702	−88

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±2.3: for men 37.4 ±2.7 and for women 36.5 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Los Alamitos city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	753 ±199	6.4% ±1.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,125 ±357	18.0% ±3.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	829 ±236	7.0% ±2.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,506 ±404	29.7% ±3.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,962 ±437	25.1% ±3.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,619 ±235	13.7% ±2.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,155 ±$10,484, and income per person $48,200 ±$4,679, 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 Los Alamitos city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	442 ±135	10.0% ±3.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	618 ±220	14.0% ±4.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	583 ±159	13.2% ±3.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	623 ±193	14.1% ±4.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	929 ±188	21.0% ±4.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	411 ±126	9.3% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	808 ±158	18.3% ±3.4	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 Los Alamitos city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,042 ±359	8.9% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	140 to 444	5.1% to 15.3%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	583 ±218	8.9% ±3.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	167 ±75	7.5% ±3.2	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 Los Alamitos city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Los Alamitos city	California	United States
Housing units	4,623 ±241	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.1% to 7.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.4% ±3.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.6% ±3.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,061,900 ±$53,752	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,365 ±$80	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Los Alamitos city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,694 ±632	31.3% ±5.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,973 ±574	42.2% ±4.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	113 to 447	1.0% to 3.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,022 ±399	17.1% ±3.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 170	0% to 1.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 56	0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	693 ±267	5.9% ±2.3	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 Los Alamitos city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,305 ±474	70.4% ±4.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,658 ±302	14.1% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 144	0.2% to 1.2%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,745 ±305	14.8% ±2.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,142 ±239	9.7% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	603 ±204	5.1% ±1.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Los Alamitos city among the places of California

455th 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 Los Alamitos city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Muscoy CDP	12,025 ±1,382
Commerce city	11,993 ±26
Rancho Mission Viejo CDP	11,971 ±1,063
Tehachapi city	11,946 ±42
Winton CDP	11,797 ±1,322
Los Alamitos city	11,794 ±42
Rossmoor CDP	11,532 ±1,171
Quartz Hill CDP	11,510 ±1,153
La Riviera CDP	11,492 ±1,378
Signal Hill city	11,468 ±30
Big Bear City CDP	11,431 ±1,184

Rankings this appears in

No. 71 Places in California by median home value
No. 86 Places in California by median rent
No. 134 Places by median home value
No. 146 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 181 Places in California by per capita income
No. 183 Places in California by median household income

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