CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rossmoor

California · 9,893 residents · 1.56 sq mi

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With 9,893 people, Rossmoor is a city in California. Median home value sits at $364,200. Households here earn about 81% more than in California as a whole. At a median age of 43.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $64,803 a year at the median, 115% more than the country as a whole. 88% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,893

−4%vs 2000

vs 10,298 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

43.0

+1%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(480)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(687)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(527)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(543)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(512)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410%(991)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,499)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.7%(1,451)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.9%(1,475)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(1,315)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(354)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(59)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$64,803

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,457 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,876

−25%vs 2000

vs $38,642 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$364,200

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$972

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,194 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

11.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.1%(8,662)

Black0.7%(77)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(687)

Asian5.7%(583)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(9,348)

Black1.1%(104)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(521)

Asian3.9%(390)

Other0.5%(51)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.3%(953)

Central American2.9%(335)

Costa Rican2.3%(267)

South American1.6%(180)

Argentine0.9%(106)

Cuban0.6%(72)

Spaniard0.4%(48)

Ecuadorian0.3%(39)

Nicaraguan0.3%(37)

Colombian0.3%(35)

Puerto Rican0.2%(28)

Panamanian0.2%(23)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino2.3%(266)

Japanese2%(227)

Korean1.8%(203)

Vietnamese1.5%(171)

Chinese0.9%(106)

Thai0.6%(70)

Taiwanese0.4%(42)

Cambodian0.3%(38)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(23)

Tongan0.2%(21)

Ancestry

English17.4%(2,007)

German13%(1,499)

Irish10.2%(1,172)

Italian6%(691)

American2.9%(339)

Scottish2.9%(335)

Polish2.1%(246)

Welsh2.1%(240)

Greek1.9%(224)

French1.9%(221)

Swedish1.8%(205)

Armenian1.6%(189)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Iranian1.1%(124)

Norwegian0.9%(108)

Dutch0.8%(88)

Russian0.7%(85)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(79)

Arab0.6%(72)

West Indian0.6%(64)

Swiss0.5%(63)

Czech0.5%(60)

Lebanese0.4%(49)

Hungarian0.4%(49)

Jamaican0.4%(46)

Portuguese0.4%(42)

Ukrainian0.4%(42)

British0.3%(40)

Subsaharan African0.3%(38)

Canadian0.3%(37)

Serbian0.2%(27)

Slovak0.2%(26)

Syrian0.2%(23)

Belgian0.2%(22)

Ethiopian0.2%(22)

French Canadian0.2%(21)

Austrian0.2%(18)

Romanian0.2%(18)

Haitian0.2%(18)

Israeli0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(14)

Danish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.6%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.3%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married27.6%(1,250)

Married65.8%(2,981)

Widowed1.9%(86)

Divorced4.8%(216)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(1,031)

Married62.3%(2,939)

Widowed7.1%(335)

Divorced8.7%(412)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 84.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% 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)11.6%(57)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(143)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.1%(212)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.2%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 492 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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