Demographics of Malibu city, California

Malibu city, California had 9,574 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,054 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Malibu city, in four figures

9,574
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,421 ±44.; −9.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,054 people.; 53.9 ±5.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $194,421 ±$35,683
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.

Malibu city, California's population shrank 9.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Malibu 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Malibu city, California's population shrank 9.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Malibu 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	10,628	100.0	100.0
2021	10,452	98.3	100.2
2022	10,367	97.5	100.7
2023	10,325	97.1	101.6
2024	10,284	96.8	102.5
2025	9,574	90.1	103.1

Population of Malibu city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,628	—
2021	10,452	−176
2022	10,367	−85
2023	10,325	−42
2024	10,284	−41
2025	9,574	−710

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.9 ±5.0: for men 55.8 ±6.9 and for women 53.3 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Malibu city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	237 ±110	2.3% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,434 ±347	13.8% ±3.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	777 ±322	7.5% ±3.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,828 ±398	17.5% ±3.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,834 ±415	27.2% ±4.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,311 ±413	31.8% ±4.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $194,421 ±$35,683, and income per person $141,203 ±$25,469, 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 Malibu city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	514 ±175	11.7% ±3.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	366 ±147	8.3% ±3.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	138 to 466	3.2% to 10.6%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	75 to 253	1.7% to 5.7%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	590 ±187	13.4% ±4.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	314 ±117	7.1% ±2.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,149 ±256	48.9% ±4.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Malibu city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,306 ±568	12.6% ±5.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 432	0% to 25.7%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	271 to 1,061	6.4% to 23.5%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	442 ±190	10.3% ±4.3	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 Malibu city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Malibu city	California	United States
Housing units	6,434 ±476	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.4% ±7.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.6% ±4.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±3.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±4.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Malibu city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,008 ±492	9.7% ±4.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,139 ±564	78.1% ±5.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28 to 134	0.3% to 1.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	302 ±122	2.9% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11 to 375	0.1% to 3.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	698 ±272	6.7% ±2.6	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 Malibu city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,915 ±560	47.2% ±5.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,785 ±483	36.3% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 to 309	0.8% to 3.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,527 ±304	14.7% ±2.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,138 ±299	10.9% ±2.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	389 ±139	3.7% ±1.3	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%.

Malibu city among the places of California

488th 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 Malibu city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Garden Acres CDP	10,667 ±1,266
Lake Arrowhead CDP	10,639 ±1,154
Hillcrest CDP	10,511 ±1,151
Home Gardens CDP	10,506 ±1,122
Alum Rock CDP	10,440 ±1,158
Malibu city	10,421 ±44
Farmersville city	10,397 ±59
Shasta Lake city	10,311 ±30
Exeter city	10,258 ±32
San Diego Country Estates CDP	10,223 ±949
Country Club CDP	10,161 ±1,185

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026