Malibu, CA Population

Overview

10,915

Total Population

49.6

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

74.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,522

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Malibu's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Malibu is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Malibu's population under 18 was 19.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Malibu's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Malibu, 13.76% were under the age of 15, 13.65% aged 15 to 29, 43.74% aged 30 to 64, 26.14% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Malibu:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Malibu, CA.
The Malibu, CA gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 641.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 451.

Malibu's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Malibu population: 79.21% are White, 0.64% are Black or African American, 3.80% are Asian, 0.25% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.18% are some other race and 11.92% are multiracial.
Malibu's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,522 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,393 (86.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Malibu is White with a population of 8,646 (79.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,206 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Malibu's population decreased by 998 (7.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Malibu's population decreased by 2,012 (15.93%), 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, Malibu's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,370.