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Population (year 2000): 15,408. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,805 (+2.6% change)
Males: 7,527 (48.9%), Females: 7,881 (51.1%)
Orange County
Zip code:
90623
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $68,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $286,900 (year 2000)
Races in La Palma:
- White Non-Hispanic (36.3%)
- Korean (17.1%)
- Hispanic (11.3%)
- Chinese (8.3%)
- Filipino (7.0%)
- Japanese (4.8%)
- Black (4.6%)
- Asian Indian (3.8%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- Other race (3.5%)
- Other Asian (2.3%)
- Vietnamese (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.7%), Irish (7.2%), English
(6.2%), Italian (4.4%), French (1.8%), Dutch (1.6%).
Elevation: 44 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Palma
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Palma city
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 62.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 6.6%
35.6% Foreign born (29.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+0.3%).
Hospital/medical center in La Palma:
- LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL (7901 WALKER
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Palma:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
BUENA PARK, CA)
- TRI-CITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles;
HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CA)
- COLLEGE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CERRITOS, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Palma:
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 5 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA;
ID: SLI)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 8 miles; LONG
BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 18 miles;
SANTA ANA, CA; ID: SNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Palma:
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 6 miles; FULLERTON, CA; ID:
FUL)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 14 miles; COMPTON, CA; ID:
CPM)
- EL MONTE (about 17 miles; EL MONTE, CA; ID: EMT)
Amtrak stations near La Palma:
- 9 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, free short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 12 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 12 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Palma:
- CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CYPRESS, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
- BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,479)
- CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NORWALK, CA; FT
enrollment: 11,666)
- LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LONG BEACH,
CA; FT enrollment: 11,108)
- BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles;
ANAHEIM, CA; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH (about 7
miles; LONG BEACH, CA; FT enrollment: 25,195)
- FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 9 miles; FULLERTON, CA; FT
enrollment: 11,158)
Public high school in La Palma:
- JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH (Students: 2,328;
Location: 8281 WALKER ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Palma:
- WALKER JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,276;
Location: 8132 WALKER ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MILLER (GEORGE B.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 580;
Location: 7751 FURMAN ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- LUTHER (STEVE) ELEMENTARY (Students: 536;
Location: 4631 LA PALMA AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- LOS COYOTES ELEMENTARY (Students: 460;
Location: 8122 MOODY ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in La Palma:
- LA PALMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 88;
Location: 8082 WALKER ST.; Grades: PK - 4)
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