Los Alamitos is a city of 11,794 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,061,900. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Median rent is $2,365 a month. There are 2,943 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,155, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Los Alamitos
What changed most since 1990
White share77.2% → 42.2%(−35.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share12.7% → 31.3%(+18.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate4.4% → 8.9%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)12.6%(47)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.3%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(119)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 372 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
Los Alamitos, decade by decade
Los Alamitos 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
11,676
$108,414
$709,700
29.3%
47.9
2000
11,536
$100,712
$535,749
29.8%
62.7
2010
11,449
$110,091
$990,312
38.3%
74.0
2020
11,780
$108,263
$936,058
44.5%
85.5
2024
11,794
$97,155
$1,061,900
44.3%
86.2
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.
