Ladera Heights, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,334
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.7
3.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.9%
17.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$167,065
8.91% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.66M
4.27% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,752
0.451% 1-year decline

About

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.

97.2% 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 2024, the median property value in Ladera Heights, CA was $1.66M, and the homeownership rate was 63%.

Most people in Ladera Heights, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Ladera Heights, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ladera Heights, CA is home to a population of 7.33k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.91% of Ladera Heights, CA residents were born outside of the country (727 people).

In 2024, there were 3.18 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.04k people) in Ladera Heights, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.27k White (Non-Hispanic) and 625 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
96.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Ladera Heights, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ladera Heights, CA was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ladera Heights, CA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.04k ± 975
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.27k ± 354
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    625 ± 270
13.3%
Hispanic Population
974 people

In 2024, there were 3.18 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.04k people) in Ladera Heights, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.27k White (Non-Hispanic) and 625 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.3% of the people in Ladera Heights, CA are hispanic (974 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.91%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
727 people
11.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
810 people

As of 2024, 9.91% of Ladera Heights, CA residents (727 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 Ladera Heights, CA was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    117 ± 144
  2. Vietnam
    53 ± 56
  3. Korea
    41 ± 43

Ladera Heights, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ladera Heights, CA employs 3.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ladera Heights, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (714 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (533 people), and Educational Services (458 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($137,769), Manufacturing ($127,885), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($109,097).

Employment

Occupations

3.75k
2024 Value
± 605
−0.451%
1 Year decline
± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ladera Heights, CA declined at a rate of −0.451%, from 3.77k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ladera Heights, CA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (443 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (415 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (390 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.75k
2024 Value
± 605
−0.451%
1 Year decline
± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ladera Heights, CA declined at a rate of −0.451%, from 3.77k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ladera Heights, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (714 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (533 people), and Educational Services (458 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

$84,712
Median earning men ± $17,409
$74,020
Median earning women ± $41,689

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($168,011), Manufacturing ($127,885), and Public Administration ($104,598).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($170,352), Public Administration ($139,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,942).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Ladera Heights, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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%), 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.

Admissions & Enrollments

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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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    358 degrees awarded
  2. Humanistic Studies
    117 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    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
West Los Angeles College
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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Tuition

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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ladera Heights, CA was $1.66M in 2024, which is 4.99 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.59M to $1.66M, a 4.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Ladera Heights, CA is 63%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ladera Heights, CA have an average commute time of 34.2 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.

Housing

Property

$1.66M
Median Property Value 2024
±$117,163
$1,739
Median Property Taxes
±$340

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%
Homeownership
2024
70.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63% of the housing units in Ladera Heights, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$167,065
Median Household Income
± $49,154
2.76k
Number of Households
± 472

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.76k households in Ladera Heights, CA grew to $167,065 from the previous year's value of $153,403.

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.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (60.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (30.4%)
  3. Carpooled (6.88%)

In 2024, 60.7% of workers in Ladera Heights, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.88%).

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

34.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ladera Heights, CA have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% 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

Poverty & Diversity

10.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ladera Heights, CA (795 out of 7.27k 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 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

94.7% of the population of Ladera Heights, CA has health coverage, with 45.3% on employee plans, 9.2% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 21.3% on non-group plans, and 0.736% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.3%
Uninsured
45.3%
Employer Coverage
9.2%
Medicaid
18.2%
Medicare
21.3%
Non-Group
0.736%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ladera Heights, CA grew by 22.4% from 4.33% to 5.3%.

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