Moving to Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Population: 41,145. Estimated population in July 2024: 41,949 (+2.0% change)
Males: 19,903 (48.4%), Females: 21,242 (51.6%)
Los Angeles County
Zip code: 90275
Demographics
 Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $95,503
Median house value: $560,500
Population by Race
Races in Rancho Palos Verdes:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.1%)
 - Chinese (8.5%)
 - Japanese (7.9%)
 - Hispanic (5.7%)
 - Korean (5.0%)
 - Two or more races (3.4%)
 - Black (2.0%)
 - Asian Indian (1.6%)
 - Filipino (1.5%)
 - Other race (1.2%)
 - Other Asian (1.2%)
 - American Indian (0.6%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (12.1%), German (11.6%), Irish (9.2%), Italian (6.8%), United States (4.3%), French (2.8%).
Elevation: 653 feet
Land area: 13.7 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rancho Palos Verdes
- High school or higher: 95.8%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 58.0%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 26.2%
 - Unemployed: 2.6%
 - Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Rancho Palos Verdes city
- Never married: 18.1%
 - Now married: 68.1%
 - Separated: 0.8%
 - Widowed: 6.1%
 - Divorced: 6.8%
 
26.9% Foreign born (19.0% Asia, 5.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -745 (-1.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rancho Palos Verdes:
- DEL AMO HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; TORRANCE, CA)
 - SAN PEDRO PENINSULA HOSP (about 4 miles; SAN PEDRO, CA)
 - BROTMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CULVER CITY, CA)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rancho Palos Verdes:
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
 - LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 16 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
 - LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 22 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Rancho Palos Verdes:
- ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 4 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)
 - JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 12 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)
 - COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 13 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
 
Amtrak stations near Rancho Palos Verdes:
- 7 miles: SAN PEDRO (CATALINA TERMINAL, BERTH 95) – Bus Station. Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
 - 13 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Rancho Palos Verdes:
- MARYMOUNT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 808; Location: 30800 PALOS VERDES DR E; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.marymountpv.edu)
 - THE SALVATION ARMY COLLEGE FOR OFFICERS TRAINING (Location: 30840 HAWTHORNE BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rancho Palos Verdes:
- CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 5 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 26,718)
 - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 5 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 23,133)
 - EL CAMINO COLLEGE (about 5 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,627)
 - LOS ANGELES PIERCE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,497)
 - LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WILMINGTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,574)
 - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 11 miles; CARSON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,672)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Rancho Palos Verdes:
- MIRALESTE INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,034; Location: 29323 PALOS VERDES DR. EAST; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - RIDGECREST INTERMEDIATE (Students: 928; Location: 28915 NORTHBAY RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - SILVER SPUR ELEMENTARY (Students: 550; Location: 5500 IRONWOOD ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
 - VISTA GRANDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location: 7032 PURPLERIDGE DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
 - SOLEADO ELEMENTARY (Students: 475; Location: 27800 LONGHILL DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
 - MIRA CATALINA ELEMENTARY (Students: 428; Location: 30511 LUCANIA DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
 - CORNERSTONE AT PEDREGAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 400; Location: 6069 GROVE OAK PLACE; Grades: KG – 05)
 - POINT VICENTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 360; Location: 30540 RUE DE LA PIERRE; Grades: KG – 05)
 - MIRALESTE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 55; Location: 6245 VIA CANADA; Grades: KG – 05)
 
