Portola Hills, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Portola Hills, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,181 (2,164 occupied: 2,002 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1728 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: $1,654 (lower quartile is $1,423, upper quartile is $1,861)

Median gross rent in Portola Hills, CA in 2007: $1,752

Housing units in Portola Hills with a mortgage: 1,792 (321 second mortgage, 91 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Portola Hills,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $682,793 (it was $257,600 in 2000)

Portola Hills:	$682,793
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $465,569 - $884,151

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $884,792
Here: $884,792
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $482,988
Here: $482,988
State: $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $389,192
Here: $389,192
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $408,271
Here: $408,271
State: $482,470

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,391

In family households: 5,740 (1,422 male householders, 270 female householders)
1,576 spouses, 2,311 children (2,151 natural, 93 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 41 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 651 (257 male householders (134 living alone)), 211 female householders (168 living alone)), 183 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 487 2-persons, 417 3-persons, 516 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 302 1-person, 129 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

1,814 married couples with children.
238 single-parent households (56 men, 182 women).

83.4% of residents of Portola Hills speak English at home.
8.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (26% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 828 (13.0%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portola Hills, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 177 4 rooms: 176 5 rooms: 352 6 rooms: 337 7 rooms: 231 8 rooms: 343 9 or more rooms: 303

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portola Hills, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 86
1995 to 1998: 262
1990 to 1994: 924
1980 to 1989: 847
1970 to 1979: 25
1960 to 1969: 11
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portola Hills:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 110 2 bedrooms: 452 3 bedrooms: 693 4 bedrooms: 528 5 or more bedrooms: 202

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portola Hills:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 97 3 bedrooms: 55 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Portola Hills in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 389 2 vehicles: 1,165 3 vehicles: 325 4 vehicles: 79 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Portola Hills in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 55 2 vehicles: 80 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Portola Hills, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 7
$250,000 to $299,999: 29
$300,000 to $399,999: 220
$400,000 to $499,999: 354
$500,000 to $749,999: 550
$750,000 to $999,999: 396
$1,000,000 or more: 446

Portola Hills rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Portola Hills:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 40
$1,500 to $1,999: 98
$2,000 or more: 20
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 76 1990 to 1994: 99 1985 to 1989: 151 1980 to 1984: 108 1975 to 1979: 144 1970 to 1974: 98 1970 to 1974: 61 1965 to 1969: 91

Portola Hills, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 84 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 41
5 to 9 minutes: 116
10 to 14 minutes: 309
15 to 19 minutes: 312
20 to 24 minutes: 422
25 to 29 minutes: 210
30 to 34 minutes: 685
35 to 39 minutes: 179
40 to 44 minutes: 359
45 to 59 minutes: 347
60 to 89 minutes: 268
90 or more minutes: 68

Portola Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,842 (84%)
Carpooled: 379 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 84 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 39
$35,000 to $39,999: 55
$40,000 to $44,999: 26
$45,000 to $49,999: 107
$50,000 to $59,999: 190
$60,000 to $74,999: 299
$75,000 to $99,999: 401
$100,000 to $124,999: 413
$125,000 to $149,999: 201
$150,000 to $199,999: 147
$200,000 or more: 156

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1266

German: 775

Irish: 616

Italian: 584

English: 499

United States or American: 318

Swedish: 199

Russian: 152

French (except Basque): 119

Dutch: 114

Polish: 91

Scandinavian: 78

Norwegian: 70

Scottish: 70

Subsaharan African:: 60

European: 58

British: 53

Danish: 49

Scotch-Irish: 45

Arab:: 44

Canadian: 43

Iranian: 42

Greek: 36

South African: 36

Portuguese: 32

Ukrainian: 32

French Canadian: 27

Lebanese: 22

Croatian: 18

Armenian: 17

Slovak: 17

Israeli: 15

Nigerian: 14

Welsh: 14

Syrian: 13

Slovene: 11

Lithuanian: 11

African: 10

Arab/Arabic: 9

Celtic: 8

Belgian: 8

Hungarian: 8

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

Philippines (11%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Peru (7%)
India (5%)
Mexico (5%)
South Africa (4%)

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

This state: 3622
Northeast: 487
Midwest: 603
South: 388
West: 405

55% of Portola Hills residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 128
Less than 1 year of college: 155
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 446
Associate degree: 197
Bachelor's degree: 704
Master's degree: 183
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 218
Less than 1 year of college: 178
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 604
Associate degree: 213
Bachelor's degree: 628
Master's degree: 147
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 23.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $119,814
Black householders: $128,748
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $92,687
Asian householders: $90,872
Some other race householders: $92,351
Two or more races householders: $128,397
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $83,616

Portola Hills household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Portola Hills household income for Black householders

Portola Hills household income for Asian householders

Portola Hills household income for Some other race householders

Portola Hills household income for Two or more races householders

Portola Hills household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Portola Hills marital status for males

Portola Hills marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $731,033
Black or African American householders: $451,395
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $496,986
Asian householders: $731,828
Some other race householders: $544,961
Two or more races householders: $854,021
Hispanic or Latino householders: $582,865

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,003
One, attached: 1,000
3 or 4: 94
5 to 9: 84

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Portola Hills:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (23%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 120

Here:	12.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	6.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54

Here:	15.0%
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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