Is La Palma, CA growing?

Name: Growth in La Palma, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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La Palma, CA had an estimated 15,272 (±55) residents in 2020–2024, against 15,604 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −2.1%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 4,932 to 5,206 homes (+5.6%), not a measurable change.

0.0% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 15,272 (±55)
Amount of change: −2.1%
Homes change: +5.6%
Built 2020 or later: 0.0%

Residents and homes in La Palma, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	15,604 (±88)	15,272 (±55)	−2.1%	Measurable decrease
Housing units	4,932 (±238)	5,206 (±273)	+5.6%	Not a measurable change
Households that rent	32.3% (±3.9 points)	32.4% (±4.7 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,775 (±$73)	$2,262 (±$113)	+27.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$659,100 (±$11,663)	$973,600 (±$38,158)	+47.7%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in La Palma against Orange County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
La Palma	−2.1%	Measurable decrease	+5.6%
Orange County	−0.1%	Measurable decrease	+4.2%
California	0.0%	Measurable increase	+3.3%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in La Palma

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	La Palma	Orange County	California	United States
2020 or later	0.0% (±0.8 points)	1.3%	1.3%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	0.9% (±0.9 points)	8.1%	6.5%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	7.0% (±3.2 points)	8.3%	11.2%	13.6%

0.9% of the homes in La Palma were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 45.1 years.

Growth in places near La Palma

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
La Palma	—	15,272	−2.1%	Measurable decrease
Buena Park	1.9 mi	82,871	+0.5%	Measurable increase
Cerritos	2.1 mi	47,867	−4.5%	Measurable decrease
Cypress	2.2 mi	49,498	+1.2%	Measurable increase
Hawaiian Gardens	2.4 mi	13,691	−4.5%	Measurable decrease
Artesia	2.6 mi	15,889	−5.2%	Measurable decrease
Los Alamitos	3.9 mi	11,794	+2.3%	Measurable increase
La Mirada	4.0 mi	47,180	−3.2%	Measurable decrease
Stanton	4.4 mi	39,402	+2.7%	Measurable increase

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about La Palma

Is La Palma growing?

La Palma, CA had an estimated 15,272 residents in 2020–2024 and 15,604 in 2015–2019, a change of −2.1%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in La Palma?

The estimated number of housing units went from 4,932 in 2015–2019 to 5,206 in 2020–2024 (+5.6%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in La Palma?

0.0% of homes in La Palma were built in 2020 or later and 0.9% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for La Palma city, California (place:40256, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.