Rolling Hills Estates, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,131

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.3

1.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.2%

9.76% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$191,895

2.34% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.69M

Population & Diversity

Rolling Hills Estates, CA is home to a population of 8.13k people, from which 92.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.2% of Rolling Hills Estates, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.97k people).

In 2024, there were 2.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.74k people) in Rolling Hills Estates, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 576 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.1%

2024 Citizenship

91.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.1% of Rolling Hills Estates, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rolling Hills Estates, CA was 91.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rolling Hills Estates, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.74k ± 655
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2k ± 466
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
576 ± 190

4.69%

Hispanic Population

381 people

4.69% of the people in Rolling Hills Estates, CA are hispanic (381 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rolling Hills Estates, 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

24.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.97k people

25.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

As of 2024, 24.2% of Rolling Hills Estates, CA residents (1.97k 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 Rolling Hills Estates, CA was 25.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
168 ± 80
Korea
29 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
19 ± 35

Rolling Hills Estates, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.79 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rolling Hills Estates, CA employs 3.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rolling Hills Estates, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (539 people), Manufacturing (403 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (383 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($250,001), Manufacturing ($215,819), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($171,182).

Employment

Occupations

3.31k

2024 Value

± 434

−1.31%

1 Year decline

± 18.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rolling Hills Estates, CA declined at a rate of −1.31%, from 3.35k employees to 3.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rolling Hills Estates, CA, are Management Occupations (858 people), Sales & Related Occupations (286 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (271 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rolling Hills Estates, 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

3.31k

2024 Value

± 434

−1.31%

1 Year decline

± 18.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rolling Hills Estates, CA declined at a rate of −1.31%, from 3.35k employees to 3.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rolling Hills Estates, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (539 people), Manufacturing (403 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (383 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rolling Hills Estates, CA, though some of these residents may live in Rolling Hills Estates, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$111,719

Median earning men ± $45,611

$68,681

Median earning women ± $18,875

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Manufacturing ($203,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($165,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($221,571), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($134,306), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,482).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rolling Hills Estates, CA was $1.69M in 2024, which is 5.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.6M to $1.69M, a 5.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Rolling Hills Estates, CA is 87.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rolling Hills Estates, CA have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rolling Hills Estates, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.69M

Median Property Value 2024

±$142,983

$2,430

Median Property Taxes

±$248

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 Rolling Hills Estates, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

87.6%

Homeownership

2024

73.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.6% of the housing units in Rolling Hills Estates, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rolling Hills Estates, 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.

$191,895

Median Household Income

± $33,073

2.77k

Number of Households

± 377

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.77k households in Rolling Hills Estates, CA grew to $191,895 from the previous year's value of $187,500.

The following chart displays the households in Rolling Hills Estates, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rolling Hills Estates, 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 (66.5%)
Worked At Home (27.8%)
Carpooled (4.43%)

In 2024, 66.5% of workers in Rolling Hills Estates, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.43%).

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

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rolling Hills Estates, CA have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Rolling Hills Estates, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rolling Hills Estates, CA (260 out of 8.12k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rolling Hills Estates, CA is Asian, followed by White 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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