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Population (year 2000): 20,046. Estimated population in July 2006: 20,482 (+2.2% change)
 

Males: 9,616  (48.0%)
Females: 10,430  (52.0%)

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Median resident age:  35.5 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 90717.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,500 (it was $43,303 in 2000)
Lomita  $49,500
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $601,500 (it was $262,100 in 2000)
Lomita  $601,500
California:  $477,700

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Races in Lomita:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.6%)
  • Hispanic (26.2%)
  • Other race (10.8%)
  • Two or more races (6.2%)
  • Black (4.2%)
  • Japanese (2.7%)
  • Filipino (2.5%)
  • Korean (2.0%)
  • Chinese (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (1.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (13.5%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.6%), French (3.4%), United States (2.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 1.90 square miles.

Population density: 10826 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lomita

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lomita city

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 49.5%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

3,936 residents are foreign born (9.6% Latin America, 7.7% Asia).

This city:  19.6%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 23 registered sex offenders living in Lomita, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lomita to the number of sex offenders is 892 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lomita:  0.8% ($2,099)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Torrance, CA (3.3 miles , pop. 137,946).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Long Beach, CA (10.9 miles , pop. 461,522).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (20.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: West Carson, CA (2.8 miles ), Rolling Hills, CA (2.9 miles ), Torrance, CA (3.3 miles ), Rolling Hills Estates, CA (3.4 miles ), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (4.1 miles ), Palos Verdes, CA (5.0 miles ), Carson, CA (5.0 miles ), Palos Verdes Estates, CA (5.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $142,000
  • 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $142,000
  • 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $174,800
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $168,600
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $192,800
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $192,800
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $192,800
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $192,800
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.79 N, Longitude: 118.32 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,841 (-24.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 795 (8.7%)


People in group quarters in Lomita
  • 104 people in nursing homes
  • 18 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 310

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Population change in the 1990s: +663 (+3.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


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Crime in Lomita by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 10000000
    per 100,000 4.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 51354484
    per 100,000 24.74.914.724.119.319.238.719.3
Robberies 2529293438162849
    per 100,000 123.6141.5142.0163.6183.677.0135.4236.7
Assaults 8486867675496840
    per 100,000 415.3419.7421.2365.7362.4235.7328.7193.2
Burglaries 123126116135107102104105
    per 100,000 608.2614.9568.1649.6517.0490.7502.8507.2
Thefts 201244240288295318253178
    per 100,000 993.91190.71175.41385.81425.31529.91223.1859.9
Auto thefts 6864386066755868
    per 100,000 336.2312.3186.1288.7318.9360.8280.4328.5
Arson 45536526
    per 100,000 19.824.424.514.429.024.19.729.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 259.0245.9240.3265.5261.7210.1243.8221.3

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Lomita-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Lomita city center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 tornado 7.5 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Chad Qualls - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Houston Astros, born: Aug 17, 1978), Ted Lilly - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, born: Jan 4, 1976).


Hospitals/medical centers near Lomita:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN CA (about 2 miles; ARCADIA, CA)
  • PINE GROVE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; CANOGA PARK, CA)
  • WEST HILLS MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; CANOGA PARK, CA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lomita:
  • LOS ANGELES INTL (about 12 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; ID: LAX)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 12 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 19 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; ID: SLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lomita:
  • ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 2 miles; TORRANCE, CA; ID: TOA)
  • COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 9 miles; COMPTON, CA; ID: CPM)
  • JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 9 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; ID: HHR)

Amtrak stations near Lomita:
  • 5 miles: SAN PEDRO (CATALINA TERMINAL, BERTH 95) - Bus Station. Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 9 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: LOS ANGELES (800 N. ALAMEDA ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: lomita.com

College/University in Lomita:
  • JOHN PERI BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 2418 B LOMITA BLVD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lomita:
  • CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 2 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE (about 2 miles; LA VERNE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,718)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 2 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 26,718)
  • LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 6,890)
  • LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 2 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 2,971)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 2 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; FT enrollment: 23,133)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY-POMONA (about 2 miles; POMONA, CA; FT enrollment: 15,527)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lomita:
Private elementary/middle schools in Lomita:
  • ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 25515 ESHELMAN AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ADVANCED EDUCATION (Students: 146; Location: 25533 NARBONNE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
  • PACIFIC COAST MONTESSORI (Students: 138; Location: 2342 PCH; Grades: PK - 3)
  • THE LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 2157 245TH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
  • PACIFIC COAST PRESCHOOL KINDER (Students: 93; Location: 2320 PCH; Grades: PK - KG)
  • HARBOR CHURCH SCHOOLS (Students: 82; Location: 1716 WEST 254TH ST; Grades: KG - 5)
  • MAIMONIDES TORAH ACADEMY (Students: 58; Location: 24412 NARBONNE AVE; Grades: KG - 7)
  • LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 2336 W LOMITA BLVD; Grades: PK - KG)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The nearest hospital with a real trauma center is Harbor General (UCLA) which is about 5 miles.
  • The nearest hospital with a real trauma center is Harbor General (UCLA) which is about 5 miles.
  • Torrance Memorial Medical Center is less than 1 mile from Lomita. It is a full service hospital with emergency room services. Address is 3440 Lomita Blvd in Torrance, CA.

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Notable locations in Lomita: Fire Station Number 6 (A), Lomita Railroad Museum (B), Lomita City Hall (C), Lomita Branch County of Los Angeles Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Crossroads Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lomita include: South Bay Oriental Mission Church (A), South Bay Free Methodist Church (B), Lomita Christian Church (C), Calvary Assembly of God Church (D), First Born Chapel (E), First Missionary Baptist Church of Lomita (F), Saint Marks Presbyterian Church (G), Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church (H), Narbonne Avenue Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lomita include: Lomita Park (1), Lomita Recreation Center (2), Veterans Park (3), Hathaway Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lomita Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: City of Torrance Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 23115 South Arlington Avenue).

Hotels: Bartlett Motel (2364 Pacific Coast Highway), Bestall Inn (2065 Pacific Coast Highway), Atomic Roofing (2074 Lomita Boulevard).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.1%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  6.3%

Lomita compared to California state average:

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lomita (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Lomita Branch at 2270 Pacific Coast Highway, branch established on 1981-12-15. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • First Federal Bank of California, a Federal Savings Bank: 2177 Pacific Coast Highway Branch at 2177 Pacific Coast Highway, branch established on 1977-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $9,294.8 mil, Deposits: $5,914.2 mil, headquarters in Santa Monica, CA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 29 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 7$43,565$74,6836$4,627
Police - Other 0$0 9$6,206
Financial Administration 7$36,121$61,9220$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 4$26,398$79,1941$806
Parks and Recreation 14$61,044$52,32330$22,067
Welfare 2$8,369$50,2142$1,880
Streets and Highways 10$44,969$53,9631$1,016
Totals for Government 44$220,466$60,12749$36,602


Lomita government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,863,000
  • Charges - All Other: $939,000
    Parks & Recreation: $391,000
    Housing & Community Development: $7,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $7,438,000
    Regular Highways: $2,273,000
    Central Staff Services: $399,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $2,646,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,769,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,240,000
    Regular Highways: $790,000
    Housing & Community Development: $215,000
    General - Other: $35,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $344,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $2,150,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,600,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,600,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $860,000
    Rents: $515,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $419,000
    Special Assessments: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $13,040,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,209,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $899,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,187,000
    Highways: $526,000
    All Other: $218,000
    Health & Hospitals: $23,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,753,000
    Total General Sales: $1,325,000
    Public Utilities: $402,000
    Other Selective Sales: $111,000
    NEC: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,894,000

3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.22%
California average:  5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.14%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orange County, CA  0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($41,486)


4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
California average:  6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.06%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA  0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA  0.35% ($50,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lomita:
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KXMX (1190 AM; 25 kW; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRLA (870 AM; 20 kW; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFRN (1280 AM; 1 kW; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lomita:
  • KZAB (93.5 FM; REDONDO BEACH, CA; Owner: KZAB LICENSING, INC.)
  • KKBT (100.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KUSC (91.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KKLA-FM (99.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KBUE (105.5 FM; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: LBI RADIO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KLAX-FM (97.9 FM; EAST LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLAX LICENSING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lomita:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KCBS-TV (Channel 2; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)

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