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Total population: 49,809 (All urban)

La Mirada, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,807 (14,576 occupied: 11,949 owner occupied, 2,627 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1887 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,198 (lower quartile is $854, upper quartile is $1,717)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,153

Median gross rent in La Mirada, CA in 2007: $1,280

Housing units in La Mirada with a mortgage: 8,627 (1,342 second mortgage, 845 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,379

La Mirada,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $603,725 (it was $206,400 in 2000)

La Mirada:	$603,725
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $501,402 - $584,846

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $525,229
Here: $525,229
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $469,663
Here: $469,663
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $452,249
Here: $452,249
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $277,788
Here: $277,788
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $343,259
Here: $343,259
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $68,017
Here: $68,017
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 45,156

In family households: 41,514 (9,374 male householders, 2,219 female householders)
9,558 spouses, 15,488 children (14,166 natural, 499 adopted, 823 stepchildren), 1,102 grandchildren, 668 brothers or sisters, 782 parents, 1,358 other relatives, 965 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,642 (970 male householders (762 living alone)), 2,004 female householders (1,752 living alone)), 668 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,626 (221 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,811 2-persons, 2,338 3-persons, 2,746 4-persons, 1,443 5-persons, 745 6-persons, 510 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,514 1-person, 320 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

9,058 married couples with children.
1,501 single-parent households (512 men, 989 women).

63.1% of residents of La Mirada speak English at home.
21.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 10,626 (22.7%)
(57.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Mirada, California:
	1 room: 50 2 rooms: 139 3 rooms: 988 4 rooms: 633 5 rooms: 2,689 6 rooms: 3,818 7 rooms: 2,032 8 rooms: 1,063 9 or more rooms: 537

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Mirada, California:
	1 room: 247 2 rooms: 359 3 rooms: 593 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 434 6 rooms: 388 7 rooms: 150 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 28

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 259
1995 to 1998: 430
1990 to 1994: 1,166
1980 to 1989: 698
1970 to 1979: 1,691
1960 to 1969: 2,590
1950 to 1959: 7,424
1940 to 1949: 369
1939 or earlier: 180

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in La Mirada:
	no bedroom: 136 1 bedroom: 481 2 bedrooms: 1,544 3 bedrooms: 6,184 4 bedrooms: 3,121 5 or more bedrooms: 483

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Mirada:
	no bedroom: 253 1 bedroom: 793 2 bedrooms: 601 3 bedrooms: 673 4 bedrooms: 292 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in La Mirada in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 282 1 vehicle: 2,702 2 vehicles: 5,409 3 vehicles: 2,430 4 vehicles: 770 5 or more vehicles: 356

Cars and other vehicles available in La Mirada in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 371 1 vehicle: 1,037 2 vehicles: 797 3 vehicles: 278 4 vehicles: 103 5 or more vehicles: 41

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in La Mirada, CA:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 41
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 74
$175,000 to $199,999: 86
$200,000 to $249,999: 110
$250,000 to $299,999: 126
$300,000 to $399,999: 447
$400,000 to $499,999: 1671
$500,000 to $749,999: 7420
$750,000 to $999,999: 1402
$1,000,000 or more: 1209

La Mirada rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in La Mirada:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 32
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 16
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 71
$700 to $749: 112
$750 to $799: 95
$800 to $899: 290
$900 to $999: 161
$1,000 to $1,249: 567
$1,250 to $1,499: 368
$1,500 to $1,999: 555
$2,000 or more: 306
No cash rent: 113

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,152 1990 to 1994: 1,149 1985 to 1989: 1,848 1980 to 1984: 1,647 1975 to 1979: 1,520 1970 to 1974: 1,177 1970 to 1974: 751 1965 to 1969: 1,382

La Mirada, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.6%
Number of people working at home: 474 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 394
5 to 9 minutes: 1709
10 to 14 minutes: 2332
15 to 19 minutes: 2735
20 to 24 minutes: 2471
25 to 29 minutes: 1115
30 to 34 minutes: 3464
35 to 39 minutes: 705
40 to 44 minutes: 1405
45 to 59 minutes: 2141
60 to 89 minutes: 1389
90 or more minutes: 419

La Mirada mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,414 (79%)
Carpooled: 2,547 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 164 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 35 (0%)
Railroad: 93 (0%)
Motorcycle: 88 (0%)
Bicycle: 137 (1%)
Walked: 709 (3%)
Other means: 86 (0%)
Worked at home: 474 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 581
$10,000 to $14,999: 620
$15,000 to $19,999: 549
$20,000 to $24,999: 584
$25,000 to $29,999: 679
$30,000 to $34,999: 724
$35,000 to $39,999: 621
$40,000 to $44,999: 571
$45,000 to $49,999: 698
$50,000 to $59,999: 1338
$60,000 to $74,999: 2256
$75,000 to $99,999: 2495
$100,000 to $124,999: 1381
$125,000 to $149,999: 699
$150,000 to $199,999: 442
$200,000 or more: 329

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 22913

German: 3601

English: 2488

United States or American: 1913

Irish: 1871

Italian: 1618

Scottish: 619

Dutch: 599

French (except Basque): 457

Polish: 452

Scotch-Irish: 448

Norwegian: 430

Swedish: 420

European: 279

Arab:: 271

Russian: 241

Romanian: 222

Egyptian: 179

French Canadian: 170

British: 170

Portuguese: 153

Greek: 151

Welsh: 148

Canadian: 118

Subsaharan African:: 116

Danish: 116

Ukrainian: 87

Armenian: 81

Swiss: 70

Kenyan: 63

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 59

Hungarian: 59

Lithuanian: 59

Austrian: 58

Lebanese: 58

Czech: 55

Finnish: 52

Scandinavian: 40

Iranian: 38

Yugoslavian: 36

Czechoslovakian: 34

African: 29

Bulgarian: 27

Slovak: 24

Brazilian: 23

Jamaican: 23

Croatian: 23

Belizean: 22

Acadian/Cajun: 21

Ethiopian: 17

Arab/Arabic: 17

Serbian: 14

Northern European: 13

Basque: 13

Jordanian: 12

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8

Cape Verdean: 7

Syrian: 5

West Indian: 5

Eastern European: 4

Latvian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (30%)
Korea (17%)
Philippines (16%)
India (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
Taiwan (2%)
Canada (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 26031
Northeast: 1865
Midwest: 3771
South: 2264
West: 1768

62% of La Mirada residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 169
Nursery to 4th grade: 76
5th and 6th grade: 211
7th and 8th grade: 219
9th grade: 254
10th grade: 229
11th grade: 274
12th grade, no diploma: 554
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,973
Less than 1 year of college: 923
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,804
Associate degree: 1,133
Bachelor's degree: 2,495
Master's degree: 910
Professional school degree: 291
Doctorate degree: 192

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 247
Nursery to 4th grade: 148
5th and 6th grade: 358
7th and 8th grade: 316
9th grade: 232
10th grade: 292
11th grade: 323
12th grade, no diploma: 674
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,285
Less than 1 year of college: 1,356
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,777
Associate degree: 1,232
Bachelor's degree: 2,502
Master's degree: 749
Professional school degree: 203
Doctorate degree: 88

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $74,775
Black householders: $94,602
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,522
Asian householders: $88,240
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $9,968
Some other race householders: $85,139
Two or more races householders: $101,803
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $82,922

La Mirada household income for White non-Hispanic householders

La Mirada household income for Black householders

La Mirada household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

La Mirada household income for Asian householders

La Mirada household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

La Mirada household income for Some other race householders

La Mirada household income for Two or more races householders

La Mirada household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

La Mirada marital status for males

La Mirada marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $611,330
Black or African American householders: $645,845
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $632,390
Asian householders: $749,391
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $475,316
Some other race householders: $590,270
Two or more races householders: $585,004
Hispanic or Latino householders: $586,467

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,752
One, attached: 794
Two: 28
3 or 4: 330
5 to 9: 500
10 to 19: 334
20 to 49: 239
50 or more: 664
Mobile homes: 159
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $146,659

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in La Mirada:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,012

Here:	16.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 347

Here:	11.8%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,970

Here:	44.5%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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