Housing density: 4,400 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,291,802.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,697 (lower quartile is $1,258, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,839
Median gross rent in Lomita, CA in 2022: $1,788
Housing units in Lomita with a mortgage: 2,335 (238 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 126 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 81
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $154,195
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,713
2,346 married couples with children.
1,005 single-parent households (229 men, 776 women).
62.5% of residents of Lomita speak English at home.
21.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
10.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 5,485 (27.1%)
(59.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.8% Number of people working at home: 1,597 (15.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 391
5 to 9 minutes: 883
10 to 14 minutes: 1,009
15 to 19 minutes: 1,501
20 to 24 minutes: 1,608
25 to 29 minutes: 431
30 to 34 minutes: 1,163
35 to 39 minutes: 284
40 to 44 minutes: 339
45 to 59 minutes: 651
60 to 89 minutes: 509
90 or more minutes: 309
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,334 (57.9%)
Carpooled: 480 (8.3%)
Bus: 61 (1.1%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 2 (0.0%)
Taxi: 114 (2.0%)
Bicycle: 133 (2.3%)
Walked: 235 (4.1%)
Worked at home: 1,597 (27.7%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.7%Males
3.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
12.2%Males
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
1.3%Males
3.1%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
0.3%Males
3.6%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
2.2%Males
6.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
2.5%Males
3.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lomita, California
1,1882010 or later
1,0862000 to 2009
1,1281990 to 1999
1,3491980 to 1989
8331970 to 1979
608Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
English: 382 (3.2%)
Irish: 330 (2.8%)
German: 309 (2.6%)
Italian: 302 (2.5%)
Polish: 264 (2.2%)
Assyrian: 229 (1.9%)
American: 148 (1.2%)
Scottish: 129 (1.1%)
Croatian: 111 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 81 (0.7%)
Russian: 65 (0.5%)
Canadian: 59 (0.5%)
Dutch: 54 (0.5%)
European: 48 (0.4%)
African: 45 (0.4%)
Nigerian: 34 (0.3%)
Northern European: 32 (0.3%)
South African: 31 (0.3%)
Finnish: 29 (0.2%)
Greek: 24 (0.2%)
Turkish: 24 (0.2%)
French: 21 (0.2%)
Welsh: 19 (0.2%)
Serbian: 18 (0.2%)
Swedish: 18 (0.2%)
Moroccan: 14 (0.1%)
Czech: 14 (0.1%)
Austrian: 12 (0.1%)
Romanian: 12 (0.1%)
Egyptian: 7 (0.06%)
French Canadian: 6 (0.05%)
Iranian: 4 (0.03%)
Yugoslavian: 3 (0.03%)
Hungarian: 2 (0.02%)
British: 1 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Lomita:
30.9% (1,696)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Philippines
Lomita:
12.1% (661)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Japan
Lomita:
7.9% (434)
California:
1.0% (103,575)
Korea
Lomita:
6.4% (352)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
India
Lomita:
5.7% (314)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Peru
Lomita:
3.4% (188)
California:
0.7% (74,025)
Iran
Lomita:
3.0% (165)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Canada
Lomita:
2.8% (155)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
South Africa
Lomita:
2.2% (118)
California:
0.2% (20,614)
Colombia
Lomita:
1.8% (98)
California:
0.5% (55,249)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lomita:
1.7% (94)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Cambodia
Lomita:
1.6% (89)
California:
0.5% (51,974)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,638
Other state: 2,745
Northeast: 822
Midwest: 822
South: 574
West: 511
92.6% of Lomita residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.3% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77.9% lived in California.
Lomita:
92.6%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 149
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 203
7th and 8th grade: 93
9th grade: 158
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 54
12th grade, no diploma: 281
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,621
Less than 1 year of college: 255
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 995
Associate degree: 622
Bachelor's degree: 1,769
Master's degree: 616
Professional school degree: 156
Doctorate degree: 103
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 141
Nursery to 4th grade: 151
5th and 6th grade: 96
7th and 8th grade: 92
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 152
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,541
Less than 1 year of college: 367
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,072
Associate degree: 578
Bachelor's degree: 2,208
Master's degree: 812
Professional school degree: 251
Doctorate degree: 24
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,480
One, attached: 526
Two: 100
3 or 4: 379
5 to 9: 636
10 to 19: 395
20 to 49: 783
50 or more: 578
Mobile homes: 361
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 102
Median worth of mobile homes: $100,030
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.8%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago