La Palma, CA Housing Market & City Data

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15,428
Population Estimate
$660,047
Median Home Value
95.9%
Employment Rate
47.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$607
Median Listing Price$1,219,500
Median Days on Market55
Active Listings13
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)18
Avg Listing Price$1,146,020
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-15%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.59
Family Dual Income55.2
Median Household Income$107,724
Median Individual Income$41,294
Home Ownership67.7%
Home Value$660,047
Median Rent$1,775
Rent Burden35.3%
Poverty4.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.5%
  • Highschool Education16.2%
  • Some College28.7%
  • Bachelors Degree31.8%
  • Graduate Degree15.8%
  • Total College or Above47.6%
  • Stem Degree45.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.5%
  • Female50.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married53.4%
  • Divorced9.9%
  • Never Married31.4%
  • Widowed5.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLa Palma
State IDCA
Population15,428

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.0%
19–2914.4%
30–399.2%
40–4915.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.5%
60–6911.8%
70–799.5%
80+3.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.1%
Unemployment Rate4.1%
Disabled8.6%

ETHNICITY

White40.0%
Black4.6%
Asian46.9%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.7%
Other2.9%
Multiple4.7%

OTHER

Hispanic19.4%
Limited English9.9%
Health Uninsured4.3%
Veteran5.2%

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Neighborhoods in La Palma, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in La Palma, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • La Palma Village, La Palma

    La Palma Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $258,650
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    16
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.