With 19,063 people, Hermosa Beach is a city in California. 76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $2,000,000+. That is roughly 68% ahead of the California median. Median household income runs $166,442, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Renters pay $2,887 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $166,442, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
76% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hermosa Beach
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants40.9% → 50.6%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age32.1 → 42.7(+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree55.1% → 76.0%(+21.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.9%(236)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(234)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 696 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hermosa Beach, decade by decade
Hermosa Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,219
$130,797
$1,035,630
55.1%
28.8
2000
18,566
$147,833
$894,433
67.6%
33.3
2010
19,506
$143,823
$1,438,572+
68.5%
41.7
2020
19,728
$172,716
$1,999,743
77.0%
54.3
2024
19,063
$166,442
$2,000,000+
76.0%
59.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
