CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Malibu

California · 12,575 residents · 19.8 sq mi

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Malibu is a city of 12,575 people in California. That is roughly 115% ahead of the California median. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Median home value sits at $879,200. Median rent is $1,652 a month. Households take in $102,031 a year at the median, 140% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.9

US median: 35.2

More educated

59% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,575

−3%vs 2009

vs 12,970 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

42.9

−7%vs 2009

vs 46.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

19.8 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.5%(568)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.9%(739)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(765)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.9%(613)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.2%(780)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.6%(1,203)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.8%(2,118)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5419.5%(2,449)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.5%(1,578)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.9%(989)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.1%(642)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(131)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$102,031

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $122,045 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$74,336

−27%vs 2009

vs $101,623 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.6%

+1.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$879,200

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,000,001 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,652

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,955 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 74.1% in 2009

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(10,986)

Black0.7%(85)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(1,000)

Asian2.7%(353)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(11,134)

Black0.9%(109)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(689)

Asian2.5%(310)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(655)

Central American1.9%(198)

Guatemalan1.6%(169)

South American0.6%(65)

Puerto Rican0.4%(39)

Colombian0.3%(36)

Spaniard0.3%(31)

Ecuadorian0.3%(29)

Costa Rican0.2%(25)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(104)

Japanese0.8%(86)

Filipino0.3%(27)

Korean0.2%(24)

Asian Indian0.2%(24)

Cambodian0%(3)

Laotian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(25)

Ancestry

English12%(1,252)

German11.2%(1,172)

Irish7.8%(808)

Italian7%(727)

American5.1%(531)

Swedish5.1%(529)

Russian3.3%(348)

French2.5%(259)

Iranian2.1%(223)

Polish1.7%(173)

Hungarian1.5%(155)

Dutch1.4%(149)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.4%(145)

British1.2%(127)

Armenian1.2%(120)

Subsaharan African0.9%(94)

Scottish0.9%(92)

Norwegian0.8%(87)

Danish0.7%(72)

Swiss0.7%(69)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(66)

Greek0.6%(65)

Croatian0.3%(36)

Portuguese0.3%(31)

Lithuanian0.3%(30)

Serbian0.3%(30)

Welsh0.3%(29)

Arab0.2%(26)

Belgian0.2%(26)

Czech0.2%(24)

Romanian0.2%(24)

French Canadian0.2%(23)

Ethiopian0.2%(23)

Australian0.2%(21)

Macedonian0.2%(21)

Lebanese0.2%(20)

Brazilian0.2%(18)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Nigerian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(10)

Israeli0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Syrian0.1%(6)

Latvian0%(5)

Slovak0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

59.4%

+3.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 56.0% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

95.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 94.9% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

26.7%

+3.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 23.3% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.1 min

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 married30.6%(1,585)

Married58.2%(3,019)

Widowed1%(54)

Divorced10.2%(530)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(1,233)

Married56%(2,956)

Widowed7.3%(388)

Divorced13.4%(706)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 3.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

35.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.9%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 80.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% 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)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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