California · Census place 43224
Los Alamitos city, CA
Quick answer
Los Alamitos city has 11,784 residents, ranking #454 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $98,539, the median home is worth $1,003,900 and median gross rent runs $2,273 a month.
- Population
- 11,784Los Alamitos city residents
- Median household income
- $98,539Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,003,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,273Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Los Alamitos city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Los Alamitos city median would spend about 27.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 41% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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