Lost Hills, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,926
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
25.1
8.66% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24.2%
9.93% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$45,976
8.61% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$187,500
10.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
715
2.44% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lost Hills, 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.

63.6% of the residents in Lost Hills, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lost Hills, CA was $187,500, and the homeownership rate was 40.6%.

Most people in Lost Hills, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Lost Hills, CA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lost Hills, CA is home to a population of 1.93k people, from which 63.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 43.5% of Lost Hills, CA residents were born outside of the country (838 people).

In 2024, there were 2.81 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Lost Hills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 493 Other (Hispanic) and 48 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

63.6%
2024 Citizenship
66.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 63.6% of Lost Hills, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lost Hills, CA was 66.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lost Hills, CA
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.39k ± 346
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    493 ± 236
  3. White (Hispanic)
    48 ± 35
100%
Hispanic Population
1.93k people

In 2024, there were 2.81 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Lost Hills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 493 Other (Hispanic) and 48 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Lost Hills, CA are hispanic (1.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lost Hills, 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

43.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
838 people
39.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
735 people

As of 2024, 43.5% of Lost Hills, CA residents (838 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 Lost Hills, CA was 39.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)
Most Common Service Period
6 ± 22

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lost Hills, CA.

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Economy

The economy of Lost Hills, CA employs 715 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lost Hills, CA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (337 people), Retail Trade (78 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (68 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,384), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($70,848), and Manufacturing ($55,417).

Employment

Occupations

715
2024 Value
± 141
2.44%
1 Year growth
± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lost Hills, CA grew at a rate of 2.44%, from 698 employees to 715 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lost Hills, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (243 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (99 people), and Transportation Occupations (69 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lost Hills, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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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

715
2024 Value
± 141
2.44%
1 Year growth
± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lost Hills, CA grew at a rate of 2.44%, from 698 employees to 715 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lost Hills, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (337 people), Retail Trade (78 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (68 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lost Hills, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lost Hills, 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

$32,697
Median earning men ± $4,607
$25,900
Median earning women ± $3,029

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,384), Construction ($53,068), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($30,288).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($46,250), Retail Trade ($33,977), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,114).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
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 Lost Hills, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lost Hills, CA was $187,500 in 2024, which is 0.564 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,900 to $187,500, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Lost Hills, CA is 40.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lost Hills, CA have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lost Hills, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$187,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$80,999
$198
Median Property Taxes
±$66

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 Lost Hills, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

40.6%
Homeownership
2024
75.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 40.6% of the housing units in Lost Hills, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 35.1%.

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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.
$45,976
Median Household Income
± $7,526
488
Number of Households
± 110

In 2024, the median household income of the 488 households in Lost Hills, CA grew to $45,976 from the previous year's value of $42,333.

The following chart displays the households in Lost Hills, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lost Hills, 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 (84.5%)
  2. Carpooled (13.7%)
  3. Other (1.73%)

In 2024, 84.5% of workers in Lost Hills, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (1.73%).

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

21.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lost Hills, CA have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lost Hills, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lost Hills, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lost Hills, CA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lost Hills, CA (467 out of 1.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lost Hills, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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

90.7% of the population of Lost Hills, CA has health coverage, with 25.3% on employee plans, 58.6% on Medicaid, 2.18% on Medicare, 4.57% 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% 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, 54.3% were men and 45.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 44.7% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 30.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 5.45% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.3% were men and 45.7% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.35%
Uninsured
25.3%
Employer Coverage
58.6%
Medicaid
2.18%
Medicare
4.57%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lost Hills, CA declined by 6.49% from 9.99% to 9.35%.

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

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