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Population: 11,536. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,657 (+1.0% change)
Males: 5,466 (47.4%), Females: 6,070 (52.6%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 90720.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $55,286
Median house value: $307,100

Population by Race

Races in Los Alamitos:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.9%)
  • Hispanic (16.0%)
  • Other race (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.1%)
  • Korean (3.2%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • Filipino (1.8%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.5%), Irish (10.7%), English (10.6%), Italian (5.7%), French (3.8%), Scottish (3.1%).

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Map of Los Alamitos, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Los Alamitos

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Los Alamitos city

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 14.0%

14.0% Foreign born (6.8% Asia, 3.5% Latin America, 2.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -224 (-1.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Los Alamitos:

  • LOS ALAMITOS MEDICAL CENTER (3751 KATELLA AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Los Alamitos:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Los Alamitos:

  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 2 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 6 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 17 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Los Alamitos:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 9 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 13 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
  • ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 19 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)

Amtrak stations near Los Alamitos:

  • 9 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.
  • 11 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Los Alamitos:

  • CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 2 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
  • LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,108)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH (about 4 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,195)
  • GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (about 7 miles; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,000)
  • CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NORWALK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,666)
  • BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,479)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)

Schools

Public high schools in Los Alamitos:

  • LOS ALAMITOS HIGH (Students: 2,970; Location: 3591 CERRITOS AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAUREL HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 134; Location: 10291 BLOOMFIELD ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Los Alamitos:

  • MCAULIFFE (SHARON CHRISTA) MIDDLE (Students: 1,225; Location: 4112 CERRITOS AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • OAK MIDDLE (Students: 1,060; Location: 10821 OAK ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LOS ALAMITOS ELEMENTARY (Students: 678; Location: 10862 BLOOMFIELD ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LEE (RICHARD HENRY) ELEMENTARY (Students: 635; Location: 11481 FOSTER ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HOPKINSON (FRANCIS) ELEMENTARY (Students: 627; Location: 12582 KENSINGTON ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROSSMOOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 593; Location: 3272 SHAKESPEARE DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WEAVER (JACK L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 505; Location: 11872 WEMBLEY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Los Alamitos:

  • ST HEDWIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 612; Location: 3591 ORANGEWOOD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SMALL WORLD (Students: 101; Location: 4161 GREEN AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • MONTESSORI GREENHOUSE (Students: 46; Location: 4001 HOWARD; Grades: PK – KG)

 

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