Agoura Hills, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

19,721

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.8

0.214% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.55%

15.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$171,302

0.373% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$1.1M

Population & Diversity

Agoura Hills, CA is home to a population of 19.7k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.4% of Agoura Hills, CA residents were born outside of the country (3.44k people).

In 2024, there were 8.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.5k people) in Agoura Hills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.56k Other (Hispanic) and 1.41k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Agoura Hills, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Agoura Hills, CA was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Agoura Hills, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Agoura Hills, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.5k ± 1k
Other (Hispanic)
1.56k ± 749
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.41k ± 409

15.6%

Hispanic Population

3.07k people

15.6% of the people in Agoura Hills, CA are hispanic (3.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Agoura Hills, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

17.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.44k people

17.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.4k people

As of 2024, 17.4% of Agoura Hills, CA residents (3.44k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Agoura Hills, CA was 17.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Agoura Hills, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
204 ± 103
Gulf War (1990s)
142 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
87 ± 85

Agoura Hills, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Agoura Hills, CA.

Economy

The economy of Agoura Hills, CA employs 9.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Agoura Hills, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,298 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,191 people), and Educational Services (1,107 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($152,802), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($126,429), and Finance & Insurance ($120,360).

Employment

Occupations

9.57k

2024 Value

± 796

0.684%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Agoura Hills, CA grew at a rate of 0.684%, from 9.5k employees to 9.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Agoura Hills, CA, are Management Occupations (2,239 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,007 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (773 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Agoura Hills, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.57k

2024 Value

± 796

0.684%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Agoura Hills, CA grew at a rate of 0.684%, from 9.5k employees to 9.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Agoura Hills, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,298 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,191 people), and Educational Services (1,107 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Agoura Hills, CA, though some of these residents may live in Agoura Hills, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$121,610

Median earning men ± $6,754

$72,220

Median earning women ± $10,177

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($173,684), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($145,745), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($138,846).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($171,042), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,110), and Construction ($103,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Agoura Hills, CA was $1.1M in 2024, which is 3.3 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.07M to $1.1M, a 2.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Agoura Hills, CA is 81.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Agoura Hills, CA have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Agoura Hills, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.1M

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,640

$5,849

Median Property Taxes

±$444

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Agoura Hills, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Agoura Hills, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.8%

Homeownership

2024

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.8% of the housing units in Agoura Hills, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Agoura Hills, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$171,302

Median Household Income

± $16,618

7.15k

Number of Households

± 613

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.15k households in Agoura Hills, CA declined from $171,302 from the previous year's value of $171,944.

The following chart displays the households in Agoura Hills, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Agoura Hills, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.2%)
Worked At Home (30.4%)
Carpooled (2.24%)

In 2024, 65.2% of workers in Agoura Hills, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.4%) and those who carpooled to work (2.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Agoura Hills, CA have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.43% of the workforce in Agoura Hills, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Agoura Hills, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Agoura Hills, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Agoura Hills, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Agoura Hills, CA (1.28k out of 19.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Agoura Hills, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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