Palos Verdes Estates, California demographics

Palos Verdes Estates, CA demographics: median age 52.4; 79.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Palos Verdes Estates city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0655380. The survey estimates a population of 12,925 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Palos Verdes Estates is 52.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 4,946 households (±239). 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	52.4 ±1.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,111 ±634	24.1% ±4.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	971 ±210	7.5% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,327 ±556	41.2% ±4.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,516 ±403	27.2% ±3.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	6,349 ±377	49.1% ±2.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,576 ±373	50.9% ±2.9 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: 12,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	7,970 ±894	61.7% ±6.9 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	491 ±435 · low precision	3.8% ±3.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,187 ±831	24.7% ±6.4 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	103 ±72 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,174 ±341	9.1% ±2.6 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,287 ±269	95.1% ±2.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	638 ±268	4.9% ±2.1 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: 4,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,329 ±252	67.3% ±3.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	169 ±91 · low precision	3.4% ±1.8 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	375 ±196 · low precision	7.6% ±3.9 pp · low precision	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	935 ±239	18.9% ±4.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	138 ±68	2.8% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,479 ±175	29.9% ±3.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,467 ±351	70.1% ±6.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	935 ±239	18.9% ±4.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,978 ±243	40.0% ±4.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	868 ±241	17.5% ±4.8 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	858 ±191	17.3% ±3.8 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	199 ±79	4.0% ±1.6 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	64 ±52 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	44 ±70 · low precision	0.9% ±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: 12,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	10,287 ±422	79.6% ±3.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,638 ±421	20.4% ±3.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	9,166 ±892	74.2% ±7.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	267 ±157 · low precision	2.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	18 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	130 ±86 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	44 ±42 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	348 ±142	2.8% ±1.1 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	141 ±96 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	800 ±267	6.5% ±2.2 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	11 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	81 ±71 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	974 ±926 · low precision	7.9% ±7.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	139 ±137 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	232 ±318 · low precision	1.9% ±2.6 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: 9,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	220 ±201 · low precision	2.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	370 ±136	4.0% ±1.5 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	920 ±264	10.0% ±2.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	369 ±161	4.0% ±1.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,502 ±382	38.1% ±3.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,821 ±438	41.5% ±4.4 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: 12,864
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	11,820 ±504	91.9% ±3.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	624 ±308	4.9% ±2.4 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	216 ±251 · low precision	1.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	71 ±76 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	133 ±193 · low precision	1.0% ±1.5 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

1.0% of Palos Verdes Estates residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.3% 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	Palos Verdes Estates	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.3% ±2.5 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±1.2 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Palos Verdes Estates . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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