With 34,962 people, La Presa is a city in California. Few US cities rank higher on income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $629,700. Density works out to 6,360 people per square mile. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,479, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 130%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Presa
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$273,430 → $629,700(+130%)US over the same years: +71%
Hispanic share33.0% → 50.3%(+17.3 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 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)47.2%(1,276)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(835)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.7%(560)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(111)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,704 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
La Presa, decade by decade
La Presa 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
2000
32,721
$83,685
$273,430
13.2%
89.8
2010
34,169
$86,237
$537,018
17.6%
85.5
2020
35,033
$85,593
$539,357
22.4%
83.3
2024
34,962
$93,479
$629,700
25.1%
83.4
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.
