Los Alamitos Demographics
Suburb of Orange County
Los Alamitos is a city in Orange County, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area. The latitude of Los Alamitos is 33.803N. The longitude is -118.071W. It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 23 feet.
Los Alamitos ("The Little Cottonwoods" in Spanish) is a small city in Orange County, California. The city was incorporated in March 1960. It is often mistakenly thought to include the adjacent but unincorporated community of Rossmoor.
City
The clusters of cottonwood trees Spanish explorers saw more than 200 years ago inspired Los Alamitos' name, but it is the sugar beet that figured most prominently in the area's later history.
Population
The population was 11,536 at the 2000 census. The estimated population, in 2003, was 11,697. Population in July 2008: 11,656. Population change since 2000: +1.0%
Median household incomeLocal $55,286
National $41,994
HousingEstimated median house or condo value in 2008: $716,535 (it was $294,100 in 2000)
Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $693,113; Detached houses: $765,200; Townhouses or other attached units: $445,180; In 2-unit structures: $652,866; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $680,928; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $522,984; Mobile homes: $87,152
Population density: 2905 people per square mile
Local AttractionsThe USA Water Polo National Aquatic Center, where the men's and women's
US Olympic water polo team train, is located on the US Military
Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos.
