Editing Los Alamos, California (section)

== Demographics ==
=== 2010 ===

The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0643252|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715115432/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0643252|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Los Alamos CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Los Alamos had a population of 1,890. The population density was {{convert|488.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Los Alamos was 1,667 (88.2 percent) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5 (0.3 percent) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10 (0.5 percent) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 32 (1.7 percent) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0 (0.0 percent) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 134 (7.1 percent) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 42 (2.2 percent) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 773 persons (40.9 percent).

The Census reported that 1,890 people (100 percent of the population) lived in households, 0 (0 percent) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0 percent) were institutionalized.

There were 628 households, out of which 244 (38.9 percent) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 369 (58.8 percent) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 55 (8.8 percent) had a female householder with no husband present, 37 (5.9 percent) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 30 (4.8 percent) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 8 (1.3 percent) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 124 households (19.7 percent) were made up of individuals, and 28 (4.5 percent) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01.  There were 461 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (73.4 percent of all households); the average family size was 3.52.

The population was spread out, with 495 people (26.2 percent) under the age of 18, 173 people (9.2 percent) aged 18 to 24, 454 people (24.0 percent) aged 25 to 44, 589 people (31.2 percent) aged 45 to 64, and 179 people (9.5 percent) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

There were 681 housing units at an average density of {{convert|176.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 386 (61.5 percent) were owner-occupied, and 242 (38.5 percent) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5 percent; the rental vacancy rate was 6.4 percent.  1,141 people (60.4 percent of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 749 people (39.6 percent) lived in rental housing units.

=== 2000 ===

At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 1,372 people, 471 households and 349 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|582.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 488 housing units at an average density of {{convert|207.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.90 percent [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22 percent [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.82 percent [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.73 percent [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.51 percent [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.09 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.74 percent from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 34.69 percent of the population.

There were 471 households, of which 44.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0 percent were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9 percent were non-families. 20.4 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.

Age distribution was 31.9 percent under the age of 18, 7.7 percent from 18 to 24, 34.2 percent from 25 to 44, 19.3 percent from 45 to 64, and 7.0 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median household income was $47,321, and the median family income was $49,125. Males had a median income of $32,206 versus $30,714 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,013. About 10.3 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2 percent of those under age 18 and 2.2 percent of those age 65 or over.