CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Palos Verdes Estates

California · 13,512 residents · 4.78 sq mi

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Palos Verdes Estates is home to 13,512 people in California. Households here earn about 183% more than in California as a whole. Median household income runs $101,320, well clear of the $30,130 US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 63% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $500,001. The median age is 45.2, about 12 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

63% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,512

+1%vs 2000

vs 13,340 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 46.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.1%(559)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(775)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(887)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(942)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(553)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.7%(1,036)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,952)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5420.8%(2,810)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415.4%(2,075)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,408)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(426)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(89)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$101,320

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $123,534 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$50,273

−27%vs 2000

vs $69,040 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$500,001

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $789,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,351 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.5% in 2000

9.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.1%(10,155)

Black1%(130)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(378)

Asian17.1%(2,283)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.1%(11,358)

Black1.5%(209)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(302)

Asian13.6%(1,838)

Other0.8%(107)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(328)

South American0.8%(98)

Cuban0.5%(60)

Central American0.3%(44)

Argentine0.3%(43)

Nicaraguan0.3%(37)

Colombian0.3%(36)

Spaniard0.3%(33)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Costa Rican0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese7.4%(956)

Chinese6.5%(843)

Taiwanese2.9%(378)

Korean1.9%(248)

Filipino1.7%(218)

Asian Indian1.4%(184)

Thai0.6%(79)

Sri Lankan0.2%(28)

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Cambodian0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish15.4%(1,992)

German13.9%(1,798)

English12.8%(1,651)

Italian6.4%(832)

American3.8%(492)

Polish2.5%(326)

French2.2%(289)

Arab1.9%(252)

Scottish1.8%(239)

Russian1.4%(186)

Norwegian1.1%(144)

Armenian1.1%(141)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.1%(137)

Iranian0.9%(120)

Hungarian0.8%(107)

Swiss0.8%(104)

Greek0.8%(100)

Croatian0.8%(98)

Slovak0.7%(86)

Egyptian0.7%(85)

Dutch0.5%(66)

French Canadian0.4%(57)

Subsaharan African0.4%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(44)

Nigerian0.3%(44)

Welsh0.3%(43)

Danish0.3%(41)

Romanian0.3%(41)

Ukrainian0.3%(41)

Portuguese0.3%(39)

Canadian0.3%(37)

Austrian0.3%(35)

Serbian0.3%(35)

Moroccan0.2%(28)

Turkish0.2%(28)

Syrian0.2%(24)

British0.2%(23)

Lithuanian0.2%(23)

Lebanese0.2%(22)

Macedonian0.1%(19)

Iraqi0.1%(15)

Czech0.1%(14)

Israeli0.1%(11)

Bulgarian0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Japanese population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

62.8%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.0%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

27.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.9 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 26.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.5%(1,061)

Married65.2%(3,368)

Widowed3.2%(167)

Divorced11.1%(573)

Women 15+

Never married15%(788)

Married67%(3,508)

Widowed8.4%(440)

Divorced9.5%(500)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.3%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 84.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% 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)21.1%(75)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(78)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 356 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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