Editing Ladera Heights, California (section)

===2010 Census===
[[File:Slauson Ave panoramic from Shenandoah.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Panoramic view of Slauson Avenue in Ladera Heights from Shenandoah]]
The 2010 US Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639108|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030256/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639108|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Ladera Heights CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Ladera Heights had a population of 6,498. The population density was {{convert|2,191.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Ladera Heights was 4,786 (73.7%) African American, 979 (15.1%) White (13.3% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|title=Census|website=Census.gov|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639108.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702003140/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639108.html|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref>  20 (0.3%) Native American, 231 (3.6%) Asian, 2 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 134 (2.1%) from other races, and 346 (5.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 355 people (5.5%).

The census reported that 6,486 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 8 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,751 households, 702 (25.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,240 (45.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 462 (16.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 113 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 93 (3.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 20 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 778 households (28.3%) were one person and 351 (12.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.  There were 1,815 families (66.0% of households); the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 1,122 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 401 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,264 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 2,183 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,528 people (23.5%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 49.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

There were 2,867 housing units at an average density of 966.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,027 (73.7%) were owner-occupied and 724 (26.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.  4,891 people (75.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,595 people (24.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009&ndash;2013, Ladera Heights had a median household income of $99,563, with 4.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>