Malibu is a city of 10,421 people in California. At a median age of 53.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $2,000,000+. That is roughly 96% ahead of the California median. Households take in $194,421 a year at the median, 136% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $194,421, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% 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 Malibu
What changed most since 2000
Median age42.9 → 53.9(+11.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Population12,575 → 10,421(−17%)US over the same years: +19%
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)7.2%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.1%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.6%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 222 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
Malibu, decade by decade
Malibu 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
12,575
$185,865
$1,601,599
59.4%
26.5
2010
12,645
$180,112
$1,438,572+
59.6%
28.7
2020
10,654
$197,218
$2,424,079+
66.0%
39.5
2024
10,421
$194,421
$2,000,000+
68.6%
46.6
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.
