La Mirada

Population & Demographics

La Mirada, CA

La Mirada is home to 47,180 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,953 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
47,180
people
Population

47,180 residents

Median age 42.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

La Mirada population & demographics

Who lives in La Mirada — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
47,180
Median age
42.9yrs
Median household income
$109,288
Median home value
$825,900
Median gross rent
$2,217/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.9%
Poverty rate
6.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in La Mirada

How La Mirada breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino46.0%
White25.8%
Asian21.2%
Two or more races3.4%
Black3.1%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across La Mirada

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across La Mirada.

La Mirada at a glance
Employed Residents
22,953
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for La Mirada proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How La Mirada commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

38 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

La Mirada

22,953 commutes, one dot at a time

La Mirada

Where 22,953 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in La Mirada, by worker count.

1Los Angeles24.4 mi3,066
2Anaheim8.0 mi1,500
3La Mirada0.0 mi1,245
4Fullerton4.9 mi814
5Santa Fe Springs4.2 mi788
6Long Beach11.3 mi714
7Norwalk4.3 mi631
8Whittier4.6 mi606

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into La Mirada.

1Los Angeles24.4 mi1,336
2La Mirada0.0 mi1,245
3Long Beach11.3 mi787
4Anaheim8.0 mi785
5Norwalk4.3 mi704
6Fullerton4.9 mi640
7Whittier4.6 mi532
8Buena Park3.2 mi485

Top industries

The sectors that employ La Mirada’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
WSWholesale Trade18.9%
RTRetail Trade12.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing10.8%
EDEducational Services10.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.6%
MFManufacturing9.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.1%
COConstruction4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for La Mirada

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in La Mirada

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