Housing density: 7,307 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,096,629.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is over $2,000, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,579
Median gross rent in Hermosa Beach, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Hermosa Beach with a mortgage: 3,239 (483 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 424 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 19
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $248,703
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $108,722
Median monthly housing costs: $2,909
Compare current foreclosures near Hermosa Beach, CA:
2,625 married couples with children.
770 single-parent households (228 men, 542 women).
88.4% of residents of Hermosa Beach speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 2,266 (11.8%)
(67.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.1% Number of people working at home: 3,941 (36.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 120
5 to 9 minutes: 786
10 to 14 minutes: 844
15 to 19 minutes: 801
20 to 24 minutes: 1,032
25 to 29 minutes: 446
30 to 34 minutes: 865
35 to 39 minutes: 253
40 to 44 minutes: 350
45 to 59 minutes: 974
60 to 89 minutes: 776
90 or more minutes: 165
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,408 (49.0%)
Carpooled: 529 (5.9%)
Bus: 72 (0.8%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4 (0.0%)
Taxi: 187 (2.1%)
Bicycle: 136 (1.5%)
Walked: 386 (4.3%)
Worked at home: 3,941 (43.8%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.5%Males
4.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
1.5%Males
9.9%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
4.0%Males
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
2.3%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
1.4%Males
12.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hermosa Beach, California
6472010 or later
3172000 to 2009
4291990 to 1999
3981980 to 1989
2731970 to 1979
395Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
German: 772 (9.0%)
European: 771 (8.9%)
English: 640 (7.4%)
Italian: 591 (6.9%)
Irish: 500 (5.8%)
American: 439 (5.1%)
Iranian: 220 (2.6%)
Polish: 212 (2.5%)
Norwegian: 207 (2.4%)
Eastern European: 104 (1.2%)
Greek: 103 (1.2%)
Dutch: 97 (1.1%)
Russian: 94 (1.1%)
British: 88 (1.0%)
Northern European: 84 (1.0%)
Czech: 76 (0.9%)
Ukrainian: 64 (0.7%)
Danish: 61 (0.7%)
Serbian: 53 (0.6%)
Portuguese: 53 (0.6%)
Welsh: 49 (0.6%)
Romanian: 47 (0.5%)
Scottish: 43 (0.5%)
Belgian: 40 (0.5%)
Macedonian: 38 (0.4%)
Swedish: 38 (0.4%)
Canadian: 36 (0.4%)
Scandinavian: 35 (0.4%)
Lebanese: 33 (0.4%)
French: 32 (0.4%)
Australian: 31 (0.4%)
Afghan: 29 (0.3%)
African: 23 (0.3%)
Slovene: 21 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 20 (0.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 20 (0.2%)
Brazilian: 19 (0.2%)
Armenian: 18 (0.2%)
Syrian: 18 (0.2%)
Nigerian: 17 (0.2%)
Finnish: 11 (0.1%)
Icelander: 10 (0.1%)
Swiss: 10 (0.1%)
Israeli: 8 (0.09%)
Turkish: 7 (0.08%)
Jamaican: 7 (0.08%)
Palestinian: 6 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Hermosa Beach:
8.3% (189)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Philippines
Hermosa Beach:
8.2% (186)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Vietnam
Hermosa Beach:
8.1% (184)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Hermosa Beach:
7.1% (160)
California:
0.6% (60,582)
Canada
Hermosa Beach:
6.5% (147)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
Brazil
Hermosa Beach:
6.4% (144)
California:
0.5% (53,222)
Iran
Hermosa Beach:
5.8% (132)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Australia
Hermosa Beach:
5.1% (116)
California:
0.2% (23,338)
India
Hermosa Beach:
4.7% (106)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Indonesia
Hermosa Beach:
4.3% (98)
California:
0.4% (39,097)
Mexico
Hermosa Beach:
3.5% (80)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Taiwan
Hermosa Beach:
3.0% (67)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
Colombia
Hermosa Beach:
2.1% (47)
California:
0.5% (55,249)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Hermosa Beach:
1.8% (41)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Singapore
Hermosa Beach:
1.8% (41)
California:
0.1% (10,213)
Lebanon
Hermosa Beach:
1.7% (39)
California:
0.3% (31,757)
Poland
Hermosa Beach:
1.5% (34)
California:
0.2% (20,997)
Ecuador
Hermosa Beach:
1.5% (34)
California:
0.2% (21,276)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,407
Other state: 7,086
Northeast: 2,388
Midwest: 2,604
South: 1,440
West: 663
85.4% of Hermosa Beach residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.7% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.7% lived in California.
Hermosa Beach:
85.4%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 501
Less than 1 year of college: 106
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 656
Associate degree: 335
Bachelor's degree: 3,828
Master's degree: 1,913
Professional school degree: 498
Doctorate degree: 223
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 377
Less than 1 year of college: 285
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 489
Associate degree: 270
Bachelor's degree: 3,419
Master's degree: 1,619
Professional school degree: 371
Doctorate degree: 129
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,523
One, attached: 1,102
Two: 1,027
3 or 4: 1,050
5 to 9: 848
10 to 19: 467
20 to 49: 259
50 or more: 924
Mobile homes: 133
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 111
Median worth of mobile homes: $518,899
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.2%
House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago