Moving to El Segundo, California
Population: 16,033. Estimated population in July 2024: 16,517 (+3.0% change)
Males: 7,966 (49.7%), Females: 8,067 (50.3%)
Los Angeles County
Zip code: 90245
Demographics
 Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $61,341
Median house value: $371,900
Population by Race
Races in El Segundo:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.1%)
 - Hispanic (11.0%)
 - Two or more races (4.5%)
 - Other race (3.5%)
 - Chinese (1.4%)
 - Filipino (1.3%)
 - American Indian (1.3%)
 - Black (1.2%)
 - Asian Indian (1.2%)
 - Japanese (0.9%)
 - Other Asian (0.8%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), Irish (16.2%), English (13.9%), Italian (6.6%), United States (5.3%), French (4.1%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in El Segundo
- High school or higher: 92.8%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.8%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
 - Unemployed: 4.0%
 - Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in El Segundo city
- Never married: 30.5%
 - Now married: 47.1%
 - Separated: 2.0%
 - Widowed: 5.6%
 - Divorced: 14.8%
 
12.3% Foreign born (4.7% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.4% Latin America, 1.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +398 (+2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near El Segundo:
- ROBERT F KENNEDY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA)
 - CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA)
 - DANIEL FREEMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Segundo:
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 1 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
 - LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 20 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
 - BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 20 miles; BURBANK, CA; Abbreviation: BUR)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to El Segundo:
- JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 6 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)
 - SANTA MONICA MUNI (about 7 miles; SANTA MONICA, CA; Abbreviation: SMO)
 - ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 10 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)
 
Amtrak stations near El Segundo:
- 15 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.
 - 15 miles: LOS ANGELES (800 N. ALAMEDA ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
 - 18 miles: GLENDALE (400 W. CERRITOS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Segundo:
- LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,890)
 - WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CULVER CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,640)
 - LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 8 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,971)
 - SANTA MONICA COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SANTA MONICA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 15,470)
 - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES (about 10 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 35,930)
 - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 12 miles; CARSON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,672)
 - CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 12 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
 
Schools
Public high schools in El Segundo:
- EL SEGUNDO HIGH (Students: 1,106; Location: 640 MAIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
 - ARENA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 40; Location: 630 ARENA ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in El Segundo:
- EL SEGUNDO MIDDLE (Students: 829; Location: 332 CENTER ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - CENTER STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 670; Location: 700 CENTER ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
 - RICHMOND STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 551; Location: 615 RICHMOND ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
 
Private primary/middle school in El Segundo:
- ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 233 LOMITA; Grades: KG – 8)
 
Libraries
Library in El Segundo:
- EL SEGUNDO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,722,331; Location: 111 W. MARIPOSA AVE.; 159,546 books; 4,470 audio materials; 6,165 video materials; 336 serial subscriptions)
 
