San Dimas, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: San Dimas, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 35,064 (Urban population: 34,864, Rural population: 200 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 12,585 (12,233 occupied: 8,998 owner occupied, 3,235 renter occupied) % of renters here:   26% State:   43% Housing density: 812 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in San Dimas, California on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: A house in LA for $200,000  (56 replies) San Dimas & Granada Hills  (3 replies) San Dimas pollution?  (1 reply) Is L.A. really that bad?  (160 replies) East Coast to West Coast--how long before you assimilated?  (54 replies) California & Texas  (190 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $148,400 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $809 Median gross rent in San Dimas, CA in 2000: $876 Housing units in San Dimas with a mortgage: 6,857 (1,122 second mortgage, 715 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 959 Household type by relationship Households: 33,853 In family households: 29,916 (7,208 male householders, 1,832 female householders) 7,183 spouses, 11,147 children (10,178 natural, 495 adopted, 474 stepchildren), 630 grandchildren, 266 brothers or sisters, 363 parents, 667 other relatives, 620 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,937 (1,169 male householders (803 living alone)), 1,997 female householders (1,781 living alone)), 771 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,211 (350 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,332 2-persons, 2,112 3-persons, 1,983 4-persons, 979 5-persons, 424 6-persons, 210 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,584 1-person, 445 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 10 5-persons. 6,245 married couples with children. 1,605 single-parent households (445 men, 1,160 women). 73.5% of residents of San Dimas speak English at home. 14.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 6.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 5,417 (15.4%) (69.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in San Dimas, CA: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 11 $15,000 to $19,999: 18 $20,000 to $24,999: 25 $25,000 to $29,999: 25 $30,000 to $34,999: 8 $35,000 to $39,999: 17 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 8 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 15 $90,000 to $99,999: 37 $100,000 to $124,999: 152 $125,000 to $149,999: 668 $150,000 to $174,999: 791 $175,000 to $199,999: 962 $200,000 to $249,999: 1802 $250,000 to $299,999: 1386 $300,000 to $399,999: 1116 $400,000 to $499,999: 460 $500,000 to $749,999: 232 $750,000 to $999,999: 55 $1,000,000 or more: 23

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in San Dimas: Less than $100: 60 $100 to $149: 30 $150 to $199: 105 $200 to $249: 46 $250 to $299: 20 $300 to $349: 57 $350 to $399: 26 $400 to $449: 53 $450 to $499: 74 $500 to $549: 78 $550 to $599: 302 $600 to $649: 225 $650 to $699: 47 $700 to $749: 123 $750 to $799: 204 $800 to $899: 608 $900 to $999: 298 $1,000 to $1,249: 376 $1,250 to $1,499: 183 $1,500 to $1,999: 142 $2,000 or more: 10 No cash rent: 151

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.5%
Number of people working at home: 546 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 376 5 to 9 minutes: 1602 10 to 14 minutes: 1835 15 to 19 minutes: 2121 20 to 24 minutes: 2005 25 to 29 minutes: 674 30 to 34 minutes: 2018 35 to 39 minutes: 562 40 to 44 minutes: 629 45 to 59 minutes: 2049 60 to 89 minutes: 1766 90 or more minutes: 464

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,146 (79%) Carpooled: 2,117 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 145 (1%) Subway or elevated: 48 (0%) Railroad: 97 (1%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 61 (0%) Bicycle: 39 (0%) Walked: 345 (2%) Other means: 88 (1%) Worked at home: 546 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 621 $10,000 to $14,999: 348 $15,000 to $19,999: 385 $20,000 to $24,999: 579 $25,000 to $29,999: 390 $30,000 to $34,999: 586 $35,000 to $39,999: 511 $40,000 to $44,999: 670 $45,000 to $49,999: 550 $50,000 to $59,999: 1126 $60,000 to $74,999: 1530 $75,000 to $99,999: 1867 $100,000 to $124,999: 1363 $125,000 to $149,999: 582 $150,000 to $199,999: 606 $200,000 or more: 492

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 12022
• German: 2836
• Irish: 2576
• English: 2387
• Italian: 2247
• United States or American: 1700
• Dutch: 510
• French (except Basque): 502
• Arab:: 457
• Norwegian: 443
• Polish: 433
• Swedish: 431
• Scottish: 395
• Scotch-Irish: 387
• Armenian: 223
• Russian: 218
• European: 218
• Danish: 178
• Greek: 174
• French Canadian: 173
• Iranian: 158
• African: 157
• Subsaharan African:: 157
• Hungarian: 155
• British: 144
• Austrian: 124
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 119
• Jamaican: 119
• Arab/Arabic: 109
• Portuguese: 96
• Canadian: 90
• Scandinavian: 89
• Palestinian: 88
• Croatian: 82
• Welsh: 82
• Jordanian: 78
• Lebanese: 68
• Egyptian: 65
• Ukrainian: 64
• Czech: 62
• Syrian: 49
• Lithuanian: 45
• Czechoslovakian: 43
• Afghan: 40
• Yugoslavian: 32
• Turkish: 26
• Swiss: 25
• Northern European: 24
• Finnish: 24
• Brazilian: 18
• Slovak: 16
• Macedonian: 16
• Icelander: 15
• Romanian: 14
• Slavic: 14
• Belgian: 11
• Latvian: 9
• Soviet Union: 8
• Slovene: 7
• Pennsylvania German: 5
• Basque: 3

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

• This state: 20693
• Northeast: 1944
• Midwest: 3332
• South: 2074
• West: 1372

57% of San Dimas residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 124
• Nursery to 4th grade: 40
• 5th and 6th grade: 76
• 7th and 8th grade: 85
• 9th grade: 137
• 10th grade: 208
• 11th grade: 223
• 12th grade, no diploma: 390
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,681
• Less than 1 year of college: 940
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,331
• Associate degree: 916
• Bachelor's degree: 2,289
• Master's degree: 738
• Professional school degree: 302
• Doctorate degree: 173

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 76
• Nursery to 4th grade: 54
• 5th and 6th grade: 142
• 7th and 8th grade: 246
• 9th grade: 180
• 10th grade: 196
• 11th grade: 280
• 12th grade, no diploma: 476
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,438
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,247
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,648
• Associate degree: 1,368
• Bachelor's degree: 2,145
• Master's degree: 664
• Professional school degree: 162
• Doctorate degree: 81

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.8%

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: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $61,764
• Black householders: $52,656
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,500
• Asian householders: $75,828
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $56,250
• Some other race householders: $57,339
• Two or more races householders: $73,050
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $63,322

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $232,900
• Black or African American householders: $206,800
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $230,000
• Asian householders: $268,700
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $162,500
• Some other race householders: $205,700
• Two or more races householders: $226,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $225,400

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,530
• One, attached: 2,114
• Two: 113
• 3 or 4: 250
• 5 to 9: 342
• 10 to 19: 127
• 20 to 49: 167
• 50 or more: 993
• Mobile homes: 894
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,300

Here:	20.6%
California:	9.9%

Here:	13.5%
California:	7.8%

Here:	23.4%
California:	15.4%

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