Malibu, California demographics

Malibu, CA demographics: median age 53.9; 68.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Malibu city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0645246. The survey estimates a population of 10,421 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Malibu is 53.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.0 years. There are 4,399 households (±310). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	53.9 ±5.0	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,421
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	1,671 ±364	16.0% ±3.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,727 ±459	16.6% ±4.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,712 ±473	35.6% ±4.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,311 ±413	31.8% ±4.0 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,421
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	5,285 ±393	50.7% ±3.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	5,136 ±394	49.3% ±3.8 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,421
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	8,233 ±579	79.0% ±5.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	81 ±53 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	12 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	302 ±122	2.9% ±1.2 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	410 ±231 · low precision	3.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,383 ±505	13.3% ±4.8 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,421
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,413 ±492	90.3% ±4.7 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,008 ±492	9.7% ±4.7 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,344 ±244	53.3% ±4.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	155 ±82 · low precision	3.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	273 ±109	6.2% ±2.4 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,285 ±278	29.2% ±6.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	342 ±146	7.8% ±3.3 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	901 ±170	20.5% ±3.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,498 ±393	79.5% ±7.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,285 ±278	29.2% ±6.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,772 ±335	40.3% ±7.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	535 ±158	12.2% ±3.5 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	478 ±151	10.9% ±3.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	229 ±151 · low precision	5.2% ±3.4 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	53 ±57 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	47 ±62 · low precision	1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,421
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	8,894 ±298	85.3% ±2.8 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,527 ±304	14.7% ±2.9 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	8,316 ±447	81.7% ±4.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	627 ±302	6.2% ±3.0 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	235 ±131 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	110 ±70 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	27 ±39 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	622 ±311	6.1% ±3.1 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	24 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	50 ±66 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	67 ±67 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	71 ±78 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	13 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	22 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,973
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	147 ±112 · low precision	1.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	733 ±216	9.2% ±2.7 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,368 ±317	17.2% ±3.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	258 ±115	3.2% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,971 ±501	37.3% ±5.9 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,496 ±418	31.3% ±4.9 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,396
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	8,716 ±509	83.8% ±4.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,009 ±334	9.7% ±3.2 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	131 ±205 · low precision	1.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	279 ±178 · low precision	2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	261 ±325 · low precision	2.5% ±3.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

0.4% of Malibu residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Malibu	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.8% ±9.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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