Editing Los Alamitos, California (section)

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0643224|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030917/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0643224|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Los Alamitos city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Los Alamitos had a population of 11,449. The population density was {{convert|2,781.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Los Alamitos was 8,131 (71.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (58.7% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0643224.html|title=Los Alamitos (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030071854/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0643224.html|archive-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 324 (2.8%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 51 (0.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1,471 (12.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 50 (0.4%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 726 (6.3%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 696 (6.1%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2,418 persons (21.1%).

The Census reported that 11,206 people (97.9% of the population) lived in households, 40 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 203 (1.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,212 households, out of which 1,610 (38.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,025 (48.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 731 (17.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 282 (6.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 209 (5.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 19 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 885 households (21.0%) were made up of individuals, and 355 (8.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66. There were 3,038 families (72.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.10.

The population was spread out, with 2,741 people (23.9%) under the age of 18, 1,077 people (9.4%) aged 18 to 24, 2,938 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 3,099 people (27.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,594 people (13.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

There were 4,355 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,058.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 1,967 (46.7%) were owner-occupied, and 2,245 (53.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.1%. 5,274 people (46.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,932 people (51.8%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, Los Alamitos had a median household income of $80,449, with 7.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>