Moving to Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Population: 41,145. Estimated population in July 2024: 41,949 (+2.0% change)
Males: 19,903 (48.4%), Females: 21,242 (51.6%)
Los Angeles County
Zip code: 90275
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $95,503
Median house value: $560,500
Population by Race
Races in Rancho Palos Verdes:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.1%)
- Chinese (8.5%)
- Japanese (7.9%)
- Hispanic (5.7%)
- Korean (5.0%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.6%)
- Filipino (1.5%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Other Asian (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (12.1%), German (11.6%), Irish (9.2%), Italian (6.8%), United States (4.3%), French (2.8%).
Elevation: 653 feet
Land area: 13.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rancho Palos Verdes
- High school or higher: 95.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 58.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 26.2%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rancho Palos Verdes city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 6.8%
26.9% Foreign born (19.0% Asia, 5.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -745 (-1.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rancho Palos Verdes:
- DEL AMO HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; TORRANCE, CA)
- SAN PEDRO PENINSULA HOSP (about 4 miles; SAN PEDRO, CA)
- BROTMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CULVER CITY, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rancho Palos Verdes:
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 16 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 22 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rancho Palos Verdes:
- ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 4 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)
- JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 12 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 13 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
Amtrak stations near Rancho Palos Verdes:
- 7 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.
- 13 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Rancho Palos Verdes:
- MARYMOUNT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 808; Location: 30800 PALOS VERDES DR E; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.marymountpv.edu)
- THE SALVATION ARMY COLLEGE FOR OFFICERS TRAINING (Location: 30840 HAWTHORNE BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rancho Palos Verdes:
- CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 5 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 26,718)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 5 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 23,133)
- EL CAMINO COLLEGE (about 5 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,627)
- LOS ANGELES PIERCE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,497)
- LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WILMINGTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,574)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 11 miles; CARSON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,672)
Public primary/middle schools in Rancho Palos Verdes:
- MIRALESTE INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,034; Location: 29323 PALOS VERDES DR. EAST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- RIDGECREST INTERMEDIATE (Students: 928; Location: 28915 NORTHBAY RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SILVER SPUR ELEMENTARY (Students: 550; Location: 5500 IRONWOOD ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- VISTA GRANDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location: 7032 PURPLERIDGE DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- SOLEADO ELEMENTARY (Students: 475; Location: 27800 LONGHILL DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MIRA CATALINA ELEMENTARY (Students: 428; Location: 30511 LUCANIA DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- CORNERSTONE AT PEDREGAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 400; Location: 6069 GROVE OAK PLACE; Grades: KG – 05)
- POINT VICENTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 360; Location: 30540 RUE DE LA PIERRE; Grades: KG – 05)
- MIRALESTE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 55; Location: 6245 VIA CANADA; Grades: KG – 05)