CITY · 2000 CENSUS

La Habra Heights

California · 5,712 residents · 6.16 sq mi

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La Habra Heights is a city of 5,712 people in California. That is roughly 113% ahead of the California median. The typical home is worth $465,700. Median household income runs $101,080, well clear of the $42,589 US median. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 49% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.4

US median: 35.2

More educated

49% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,712

−8%since 1990

from 6,226 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.4

+6%since 1990

from 40.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

6.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.8%(277)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.9%(392)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(472)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(395)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.4%(252)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 347.3%(417)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(920)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417.1%(978)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.3%(759)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.1%(522)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.5%(256)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.3%(72)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$101,080

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $71,455 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$47,258

+42%since 1990

from $33,285 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.4%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$465,700

−21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $450,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$746

−42%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $975 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

94.2%

−1.6 ptssince 1990

from 95.7% in 1990

5.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(5,595)

Black0.3%(18)

Hispanic / Latino10.7%(667)

Asian6.8%(425)

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.6%(3,635)

Black1.2%(66)

Hispanic / Latino13.6%(779)

Asian18.2%(1,042)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.1%(880)

Spaniard0.8%(45)

South American0.7%(37)

Central American0.6%(31)

Peruvian0.5%(25)

Costa Rican0.3%(17)

Puerto Rican0.3%(16)

Cuban0.3%(14)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Honduran0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese10.1%(551)

Asian Indian2.8%(156)

Korean1.9%(103)

Cambodian1.5%(81)

Filipino1.4%(74)

Japanese0.7%(37)

Taiwanese0.4%(24)

Ancestry

English14.1%(770)

German11.5%(628)

American7.7%(421)

Swedish6.3%(347)

Irish4.9%(270)

Italian3.8%(206)

West Indian2.4%(132)

Greek1.5%(82)

Arab1.5%(81)

Jamaican1.5%(80)

Danish1.3%(70)

French1%(57)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian1%(55)

Scottish0.8%(45)

Norwegian0.8%(44)

Dutch0.7%(36)

Russian0.6%(31)

Finnish0.5%(30)

Polish0.5%(28)

Czech0.5%(25)

Subsaharan African0.3%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(13)

Portuguese0.2%(12)

Lebanese0.2%(11)

Canadian0.2%(9)

Austrian0.1%(7)

British0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Iranian0.1%(7)

Welsh0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Romanian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Chinese population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.2%

+7.9 ptssince 1990

from 41.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

92.8%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 92.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

22.5%

+6.8 ptssince 1990

from 15.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.3 min

+3%since 1990

from 29.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.8%(546)

Married65.8%(1,451)

Widowed2%(45)

Divorced7.4%(162)

Women 15+

Never married19%(415)

Married68.3%(1,490)

Widowed9%(196)

Divorced3.7%(81)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.7%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)10.1%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.2%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.6%(55)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.4%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 139 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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