Los Alamitos, CA Housing Market & City Data

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11,399
Population Estimate
$746,299
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
45.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$730
Median Listing Price$1,507,250
Median Days on Market57
Active Listings21
New Listings10
Total Listings (Active + Pending)36
Avg Listing Price$1,565,921
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-15%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.31
Family Dual Income55.8
Median Household Income$88,729
Median Individual Income$40,269
Home Ownership42.5%
Home Value$746,299
Median Rent$1,823
Rent Burden30.6%
Poverty10.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.8%
  • Highschool Education18.0%
  • Some College27.6%
  • Bachelors Degree30.7%
  • Graduate Degree15.0%
  • Total College or Above45.7%
  • Stem Degree44.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.3%
  • Female51.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.5%
  • Divorced14.5%
  • Never Married32.2%
  • Widowed5.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLos Alamitos
State IDCA
Population11,399

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.8%
19–2912.9%
30–3913.7%
40–4912.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.0%
60–6911.9%
70–796.2%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.1%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled9.1%

ETHNICITY

White62.5%
Black6.2%
Asian14.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other8.3%
Multiple8.2%

OTHER

Hispanic27.0%
Limited English3.5%
Health Uninsured5.4%
Veteran6.9%

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Neighborhoods in Los Alamitos, CA

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

  • Rossmoor

    Rossmoor ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,399,894
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    678
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    9/10 · 8 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.