Housing density: 1,086 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,279,555.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,721, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $6,979
Median gross rent in Los Alamitos, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Los Alamitos with a mortgage: 1,079 (135 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 120 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $171,884
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $86,462
Median monthly housing costs: $2,216
Compare current foreclosures near Los Alamitos, CA:
1,523 married couples with children.
1,034 single-parent households (274 men, 760 women).
69.4% of residents of Los Alamitos speak English at home.
14.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
8.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 1,785 (15.3%)
(65.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.5% Number of people working at home: 793 (13.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 123
5 to 9 minutes: 418
10 to 14 minutes: 332
15 to 19 minutes: 561
20 to 24 minutes: 768
25 to 29 minutes: 396
30 to 34 minutes: 837
35 to 39 minutes: 185
40 to 44 minutes: 238
45 to 59 minutes: 515
60 to 89 minutes: 441
90 or more minutes: 160
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 11,478 (77.6%)
Carpooled: 1,532 (10.4%)
Bus: 183 (1.2%)
Subway or elevated rail: 12 (0.1%)
Taxi: 160 (1.1%)
Bicycle: 152 (1.0%)
Walked: 116 (0.8%)
Worked at home: 793 (5.4%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.2%Males
3.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
17.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
4.8%Males
1.0%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
1.0%Males
27.4%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
2.5%Males
4.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
1.4%Males
15.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Los Alamitos, California
3892010 or later
3032000 to 2009
2921990 to 1999
4471980 to 1989
2691970 to 1979
364Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 309 (5.2%)
German: 230 (3.9%)
English: 192 (3.2%)
European: 148 (2.5%)
American: 128 (2.2%)
Italian: 107 (1.8%)
Scottish: 76 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 75 (1.3%)
Greek: 68 (1.1%)
Iranian: 61 (1.0%)
African: 59 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 53 (0.9%)
British: 50 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 48 (0.8%)
French: 47 (0.8%)
Russian: 36 (0.6%)
Dutch: 34 (0.6%)
Hungarian: 27 (0.5%)
Eastern European: 23 (0.4%)
Swedish: 22 (0.4%)
Moroccan: 21 (0.4%)
Syrian: 17 (0.3%)
Egyptian: 14 (0.2%)
Belizean: 13 (0.2%)
Welsh: 11 (0.2%)
Armenian: 9 (0.2%)
Polish: 9 (0.2%)
Lebanese: 6 (0.1%)
Czechoslovakian: 3 (0.05%)
Belgian: 1 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Los Alamitos:
12.7% (226)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Korea
Los Alamitos:
11.5% (206)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
Philippines
Los Alamitos:
7.9% (141)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
India
Los Alamitos:
7.3% (131)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Los Alamitos:
7.2% (128)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Peru
Los Alamitos:
4.7% (84)
California:
0.7% (74,025)
Romania
Los Alamitos:
4.4% (78)
California:
0.2% (23,058)
Germany
Los Alamitos:
4.3% (77)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Vietnam
Los Alamitos:
4.1% (74)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Cambodia
Los Alamitos:
4.0% (72)
California:
0.5% (51,974)
Thailand
Los Alamitos:
3.1% (56)
California:
0.6% (65,335)
Israel
Los Alamitos:
2.7% (49)
California:
0.3% (33,029)
Guatemala
Los Alamitos:
2.4% (43)
California:
2.8% (290,436)
Iran
Los Alamitos:
1.7% (31)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Taiwan
Los Alamitos:
1.7% (31)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
Canada
Los Alamitos:
1.5% (27)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
England
Los Alamitos:
1.5% (27)
California:
0.6% (57,953)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,273
Other state: 1,557
Northeast: 395
Midwest: 351
South: 374
West: 437
89.2% of Los Alamitos residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.5% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 99.2% lived in California.
Los Alamitos:
89.2%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 83
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 49
High school graduate (or equivalency): 792
Less than 1 year of college: 234
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 527
Associate degree: 269
Bachelor's degree: 1,081
Master's degree: 358
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 105
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 100
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 58
High school graduate (or equivalency): 685
Less than 1 year of college: 340
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 616
Associate degree: 385
Bachelor's degree: 1,302
Master's degree: 589
Professional school degree: 82
Doctorate degree: 58
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,947
One, attached: 377
Two: 71
3 or 4: 828
5 to 9: 586
10 to 19: 127
20 to 49: 165
50 or more: 162
Mobile homes: 90
Median worth of mobile homes: $215,002
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago