Los Alamos, CA

Census Place

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2023 Population
886
6.24% 1-year growth
US Senator
N/AAlex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AAdam Schiff
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
71.1
4.1% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
3.27%
9.01% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Property Value
$672,100
5.18% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
381
5.22% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Los Alamos, CA had a population of 886 people with a median age of 71.1 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Los Alamos, CA grew from 834 to 886, a 6.24% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Los Alamos, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.87%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.74%), White (Hispanic) (2.6%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.13%).

N/A of the households in Los Alamos, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Los Alamos, CA was $672,100, and the homeownership rate was 79.4%.

Most people in Los Alamos, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Alamos, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (755 people) in Los Alamos, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 52 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 42 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Alamos, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    755 ± 208
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    52 ± 82
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    42 ± 61
7.79%
Hispanic Population
69 people

In 2023, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (755 people) in Los Alamos, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 52 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 42 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.79% of the people in Los Alamos, CA are hispanic (69 people).

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

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    56 ± 86
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    55 ± 85
  3. Korea
    0 ± 20

Los Alamos, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Los Alamos, CA employs 381 people. In N/A, the largest industries in Los Alamos, CA were Retail Trade (99 people), Manufacturing (88 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (74 people), and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

381
2023 Value
± 187
−5.22%
1 Year decline
± 70%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Los Alamos, CA declined at a rate of −5.22%, from 402 employees to 381 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Alamos, CA, are Sales & Related Occupations (129 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (63 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Alamos, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

381
2023 Value
± 187
−5.22%
1 Year decline
± 70%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Los Alamos, CA declined at a rate of −5.22%, from 402 employees to 381 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Alamos, CA, are Retail Trade (99 people), Manufacturing (88 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (74 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A
N/A
Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($6,750), Public Administration ($N/A), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($N/A), Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($N/A).

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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

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex 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.
N/AAdam 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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US Representative Elections

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

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (6.79M), Some college (6.7M), and Bachelors Degree (6.45M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Alamos, CA was $672,100 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $639,000 to $672,100, a 5.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Alamos, CA is 79.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Los Alamos, CA have an average commute time of 19.6 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

$672,100
Median Property Value 2023
±$144,236
$390
Median Property Taxes
±$167

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.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Los Alamos, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
N/A
Median Household Income
± N/A
491
Number of Households
± 206

In N/A, the median household income of the 491 households in Los Alamos, CA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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 N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Alamos, CA is from Los Alamos, CA.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Los Alamos, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (49.9%)
  2. Carpooled (25.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (21.5%)

In 2023, 49.9% of workers in Los Alamos, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25.7%) and those who worked at home (21.5%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Alamos, CA have a similar commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A 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.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Alamos, CA (29 out of 886 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 Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Alamos, CA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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

95.3% of the population of Los Alamos, CA has health coverage, with 20.4% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 39.7% on Medicare, 17.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.081% decrease from the previous year (1,234 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 222 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.4% were men and 55.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 3.16% under 18 years, 4.51% between 18 and 34 years, 31% between 35 and 64 years, and 61.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.4% were men and 55.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.74%
Uninsured
20.4%
Employer Coverage
17.3%
Medicaid
39.7%
Medicare
17.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Alamos, CA declined by 10.1% from 5.28% to 4.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Los Alamos, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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