Lomita, CA Housing Market & City Data

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20,320
Population Estimate
$601,478
Median Home Value
96.8%
Employment Rate
35.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$579
Median Listing Price$856,225
Median Days on Market42
Active Listings12
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)18
Avg Listing Price$937,698
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.23
Family Dual Income57.8
Median Household Income$71,606
Median Individual Income$36,318
Home Ownership47.3%
Home Value$601,478
Median Rent$1,394
Rent Burden32.8%
Poverty10.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.6%
  • Highschool Education23.4%
  • Some College28.7%
  • Bachelors Degree24.2%
  • Graduate Degree11.1%
  • Total College or Above35.3%
  • Stem Degree39.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.8%
  • Female51.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.6%
  • Divorced17.0%
  • Never Married31.6%
  • Widowed4.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLomita
State IDCA
Population20,320

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.0%
19–2912.2%
30–3914.8%
40–4911.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.4%
60–6912.6%
70–796.9%
80+4.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.2%
Unemployment Rate3.2%
Disabled10.8%

ETHNICITY

White56.7%
Black6.3%
Asian16.3%
Native American0.8%
Pacific Islander0.3%
Other12.5%
Multiple7.1%

OTHER

Hispanic33.4%
Limited English6.8%
Health Uninsured7.2%
Veteran6.0%

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Neighborhoods in Lomita, CA

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

  • Long Island Village

    Long Island Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $620,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    14
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 3 schools

  • Rolling Hills

    Rolling Hills Vista ↗

    Median asking price
    $399,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    14
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 3 schools

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.