Ladera Heights, CA

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2023 Population
7,249
8.03% 1-year growth
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
41
4.43% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
9.32%
30.3% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$153,403
2.8% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$1.59M
7.48% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
3,769
8.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Ladera Heights, CA had a population of 7.25k people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $153,403. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ladera Heights, CA grew from 6,710 to 7,249, a 8.03% increase and its median household income declined from $157,824 to $153,403, a −2.8% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ladera Heights, CA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (58%), White (Non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.29%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.93%).

None of the households in Ladera Heights, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Ladera Heights, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ladera Heights, CA are West Los Angeles College (2,161 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Ladera Heights, CA was $1.59M, and the homeownership rate was 63.5%.

Most people in Ladera Heights, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Ladera Heights, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Ladera Heights, CA is home to a population of 7.25k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 11.2% of Ladera Heights, CA residents were born outside of the country (810 people).

In 2023, there were 4.05 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.21k people) in Ladera Heights, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k White (Non-Hispanic) and 674 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.7%
2023 Citizenship
96.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.7% of Ladera Heights, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ladera Heights, CA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ladera Heights, CA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.21k ± 920
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.04k ± 384
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    674 ± 260
13.7%
Hispanic Population
993 people

In 2023, there were 4.05 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.21k people) in Ladera Heights, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k White (Non-Hispanic) and 674 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.7% of the people in Ladera Heights, CA are hispanic (993 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ladera Heights, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
  2. Philippines
    824,230 ± 22,055 people
  3. China
    685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
810 people
10.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
694 people

As of 2023, 11.2% of Ladera Heights, CA residents (810 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ladera Heights, CA was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    103 ± 138
  2. Korea
    66 ± 55
  3. Vietnam
    49 ± 51

Ladera Heights, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ladera Heights, CA employs 3.77k people. The largest industries in Ladera Heights, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (839 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (512 people), and Educational Services (421 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Manufacturing ($171,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($157,847).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

3.77k
2023 Value
± 573
8.4%
1 Year growth
± 19.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ladera Heights, CA grew at a rate of 8.4%, from 3.48k employees to 3.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ladera Heights, CA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (495 people), Management Occupations (433 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (410 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ladera Heights, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

3.77k
2023 Value
± 573
8.4%
1 Year growth
± 19.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ladera Heights, CA grew at a rate of 8.4%, from 3.48k employees to 3.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ladera Heights, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (839 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (512 people), and Educational Services (421 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ladera Heights, CA, though some of these residents may live in Ladera Heights, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$88,333
Median earning men ± $13,436
$76,406
Median earning women ± $25,157

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Manufacturing ($126,458), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,828).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($182,813), Retail Trade ($165,366), and Public Administration ($134,744).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Ladera Heights, CA awarded 2,161 degrees. The student population of Ladera Heights, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,905 male students and 5,394 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ladera Heights, CA are Hispanic or Latino (1,183 and 55.6%), followed by Black or African American (435 and 20.4%), White (206 and 9.68%), and Asian (114 and 5.35%).

The largest universities in Ladera Heights, CA by number of degrees awarded are West Los Angeles College (2,161 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ladera Heights, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (832 and 38.5%), Dental Assisting (150 and 6.94%), and Humanistic Studies (117 and 5.41%).

The median tuition cost in Ladera Heights, CA for a public four year colleges is $1,196 for in-state students and $10,088 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 9,299 students enrolled in Ladera Heights, CA, 42% men and 58% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,445 records, of which 62% were women and 38% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 358 degrees awarded
  2. 117 degrees awarded
  3. 93 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Ladera Heights, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 358 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Ladera Heights, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,161 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was West Los Angeles College with 2,161 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 769 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ladera Heights, CA, which is 0.552 times less than the 1,392 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,183 degrees mean that there were 2.72 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 435 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($1,196) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($42) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ladera Heights, CA was $1.59M in 2023, which is 5.25 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $1.48M to $1.59M, a 7.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Ladera Heights, CA is 63.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ladera Heights, CA have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ladera Heights, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.59M
Median Property Value 2023
±$131,611
$1,736
Median Property Taxes
±$357

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

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

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Rent vs Own

63.5%
Homeownership
2023
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 63.5% of the housing units in Ladera Heights, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.4%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Ladera Heights, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$153,403
Median Household Income
± $43,035
2.74k
Number of Households
± 447

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.74k households in Ladera Heights, CA declined from $153,403 from the previous year's value of $157,824.

The following chart displays the households in Ladera 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ladera Heights, CA is from California.
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California
0.497
2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (70.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.5%)
  3. Carpooled (5.61%)

In 2023, 70.4% of workers in Ladera Heights, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.61%).

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.

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Commute Time

31.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ladera Heights, CA have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.909% of the workforce in Ladera Heights, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

9.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ladera Heights, CA (669 out of 7.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ladera Heights, CA is Black, 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.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Ladera Heights, CA has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 9.05% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 18.4% on non-group plans, and 0.911% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see 1343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.812% decrease from the previous year (1354 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1062 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 239 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,343 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Angeles County, CA

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see an average of 1,343 patients per year. This represents a 0.812% decrease from the previous year (1,354 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Los Angeles County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.33%
Uninsured
52.1%
Employer Coverage
9.05%
Medicaid
15.2%
Medicare
18.4%
Non-Group
0.911%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ladera Heights, CA grew by 209% from 1.4% to 4.33%.

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