Los Altos Hills, CA Population

Overview

8,520

Total Population

53.2

Median age

53.81%

Female population %

85.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

479

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Los Altos Hills's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Los Altos Hills is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Los Altos Hills's population under 18 was 20.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Los Altos Hills's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Los Altos Hills, 14.19% were under the age of 15, 13.56% aged 15 to 29, 42.77% aged 30 to 64, 26.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 650 more females than males in Los Altos Hills:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.81% females and 46.19% males in Los Altos Hills, CA.
The Los Altos Hills, CA gender ratio is 85.8:100 i.e. 85.8 men to 100 women (0.858).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 419.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 473.

Los Altos Hills's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Los Altos Hills population: 56.42% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 36.92% are Asian, 0.89% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.63% are some other race and 4.98% are multiracial.
Los Altos Hills's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 479 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,041 (94.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Los Altos Hills is White with a population of 4,807 (56.42% of the total population).

Los Altos Hills's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,665 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Los Altos Hills's population decreased by 81 (0.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Los Altos Hills's population increased by 406 (5.02%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Los Altos Hills's population was lowest in year 2010 at 8,084.