East Richmond Heights, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,109

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

5.31%

4.63% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$134,632

6.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$915,400

0.252% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

East Richmond Heights, CA is home to a population of 3.11k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.4% of East Richmond Heights, CA residents were born outside of the country (386 people).

In 2024, there were 5.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.75k people) in East Richmond Heights, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 336 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 242 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of East Richmond Heights, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Richmond Heights, CA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Richmond Heights, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.75k ± 387
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
336 ± 163
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
242 ± 174

19%

Hispanic Population

592 people

19% of the people in East Richmond Heights, CA are hispanic (592 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Richmond Heights, 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

12.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

386 people

13.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

455 people

As of 2024, 12.4% of East Richmond Heights, CA residents (386 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 East Richmond Heights, CA was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
46 ± 51
Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 53

East Richmond Heights, 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 East Richmond Heights, CA.

Economy

The economy of East Richmond Heights, CA employs 1.79k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Richmond Heights, CA were Educational Services (366 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (273 people), and Retail Trade (164 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($212,841), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($187,692), and Information ($176,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.79k

2024 Value

± 286

−4.63%

1 Year decline

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Richmond Heights, CA declined at a rate of −4.63%, from 1.88k employees to 1.79k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Richmond Heights, CA, are Management Occupations (324 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (286 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (280 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Richmond Heights, 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

1.79k

2024 Value

± 286

−4.63%

1 Year decline

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Richmond Heights, CA declined at a rate of −4.63%, from 1.88k employees to 1.79k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Richmond Heights, CA, are Educational Services (366 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (273 people), and Retail Trade (164 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Richmond Heights, CA, though some of these residents may live in East Richmond Heights, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$87,756

Median earning men ± $22,731

$82,841

Median earning women ± $11,839

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($176,250), Manufacturing ($166,042), and Construction ($120,394).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($144,375), Public Administration ($140,536), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,682).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Richmond Heights, CA was $915,400 in 2024, which is 2.75 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $913,100 to $915,400, a 0.252% increase. The homeownership rate in East Richmond Heights, CA is 84.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Richmond Heights, CA have an average commute time of 37.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Richmond Heights, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$915,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,469

$1,094

Median Property Taxes

±$201

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 East Richmond Heights, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.6%

Homeownership

2024

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.6% of the housing units in East Richmond Heights, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Richmond Heights, 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.

$134,632

Median Household Income

± $26,166

1.29k

Number of Households

± 234

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.29k households in East Richmond Heights, CA grew to $134,632 from the previous year's value of $126,042.

The following chart displays the households in East Richmond Heights, 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 East Richmond Heights, 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 (53.9%)
Worked At Home (29.7%)
Public Transit (10.7%)

In 2024, 53.9% of workers in East Richmond Heights, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.7%).

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

37.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Richmond Heights, CA have a longer commute time (37.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.5% of the workforce in East Richmond Heights, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Richmond Heights, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Richmond Heights, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Richmond Heights, CA (164 out of 3.09k 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 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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