Lomita, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 20,046. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,515 (+2.3% change)
Males: 9,616 (48.0%), Females: 10,430 (52.0%)
Zip code: 90717
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $43,303
Median house value: $262,100
Population by Race
Races in Lomita:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.6%)
- Hispanic (26.2%)
- Other race (10.8%)
- Two or more races (6.2%)
- Black (4.2%)
- Japanese (2.7%)
- Filipino (2.5%)
- Korean (2.0%)
- Chinese (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.5%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.6%), French (3.4%), United States (2.8%).
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lomita
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lomita city
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 49.5%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 14.3%
19.6% Foreign born (9.6% Latin America, 7.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +663 (+3.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lomita:
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; HARBOR CITY, CA)
- BROTMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; CULVER CITY, CA)
- VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; GLENDALE, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lomita:
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 12 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 12 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 19 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lomita:
- ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 2 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 9 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
- JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 9 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)
Amtrak stations near Lomita:
- 5 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.
- 9 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.
- 19 miles: LOS ANGELES (800 N. ALAMEDA ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Lomita:
- JOHN PERI BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 2418 B LOMITA BLVD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lomita:
- CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 2 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 2 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 26,718)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 2 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 23,133)
- EL CAMINO COLLEGE (about 2 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,627)
- LOS ANGELES PIERCE COLLEGE (about 2 miles; WOODLAND HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,497)
- LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WILMINGTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,574)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 7 miles; CARSON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,672)
Public primary/middle schools in Lomita:
- FLEMING (ALEXANDER) MIDDLE (Students: 2,045; Location: 25425 WALNUT ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LOMITA FUNDAMENTAL CENTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,104; Location: 2211 W. 247TH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- ESHELMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 767; Location: 25902 ESHELMAN AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Lomita:
- ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 25515 ESHELMAN AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
- ADVANCED EDUCATION (Students: 146; Location: 25533 NARBONNE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 5)
- PACIFIC COAST MONTESSORI (Students: 138; Location: 2342 PCH; Grades: PK – 3)
- THE LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 2157 245TH ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- PACIFIC COAST PRESCHOOL KINDER (Students: 93; Location: 2320 PCH; Grades: PK – KG)
- HARBOR CHURCH SCHOOLS (Students: 82; Location: 1716 WEST 254TH ST; Grades: KG – 5)
- MAIMONIDES TORAH ACADEMY (Students: 58; Location: 24412 NARBONNE AVE; Grades: KG – 7)
- LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 2336 W LOMITA BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)