Los Alamos, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,163

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

58.3

18% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.75%

15.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,167

47.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$831,300

Population & Diversity

Los Alamos, CA is home to a population of 1.16k people, from which 89.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20.8% of Los Alamos, CA residents were born outside of the country (242 people).

In 2024, there were 26.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Los Alamos, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.8%

2024 Citizenship

89.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.8% of Los Alamos, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Los Alamos, CA was 89.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Alamos, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 469
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
41 ± 60
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
11 ± 18

4.39%

Hispanic Population

51 people

4.39% of the people in Los Alamos, CA are hispanic (51 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Alamos, 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

20.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

242 people

21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

186 people

As of 2024, 20.8% of Los Alamos, CA residents (242 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 Los Alamos, CA was 21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

13 ± 27

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Los Alamos, CA.

Economy

The economy of Los Alamos, CA employs 606 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Los Alamos, CA were Manufacturing (132 people), Retail Trade (100 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($14,643), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($14,643), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($14,309).

Employment

Occupations

606

2024 Value

± 235

59.1%

1 Year growth

± 39.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Alamos, CA grew at a rate of 59.1%, from 381 employees to 606 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Alamos, CA, are Sales & Related Occupations (178 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (68 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Alamos, 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

606

2024 Value

± 235

59.1%

1 Year growth

± 39.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Alamos, CA grew at a rate of 59.1%, from 381 employees to 606 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Alamos, CA, are Manufacturing (132 people), Retail Trade (100 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (92 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Alamos, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Alamos, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Alamos, CA was $831,300 in 2024, which is 2.5 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $672,100 to $831,300, a 23.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Alamos, CA is 74.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Alamos, CA have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Alamos, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$831,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,098

$404

Median Property Taxes

±$153

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.5%

Homeownership

2024

85%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.5% of the housing units in Los Alamos, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Los Alamos, 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.

$79,167

Median Household Income

± $21,259

542

Number of Households

± 213

In 2024, the median household income of the 542 households in Los Alamos, CA grew to $79,167 from the previous year's value of $53,673.

The following chart displays the households in Los Alamos, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Alamos, 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 (47.7%)
Carpooled (33.2%)
Worked At Home (14.5%)

In 2024, 47.7% of workers in Los Alamos, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (33.2%) and those who worked at home (14.5%).

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

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Alamos, CA have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Los Alamos, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Alamos, CA (32 out of 1.16k 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 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Alamos, 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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