Editing Palos Verdes Estates, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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|established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date3        = December 20, 1939<ref>{{Cite web
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 |access-date  = August 25, 2014
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|government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pvestates.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=2086|title=Roadmap to City Services|publisher=Palos Verdes Estates|access-date=January 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512002818/http://www.pvestates.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=2086|archive-date=May 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Victoria Lozzi
|leader_title1            = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
|leader_name1             = Michael Kemps
|leader_title2            = [[City Council]]
|leader_name2             = Derek Lazzaro <br> David McGowan <br> Craig Quinn
|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|postal_code = 90274<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Palos%20Verdes%20Estates|title=USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results|access-date=January 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135932/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Palos%20Verdes%20Estates|archive-date = September 29, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''Palos Verdes Estates''' is a coastal city in [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States, situated on the [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]] and neighboring [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]] and [[Rolling Hills Estates, California|Rolling Hills Estates]]. The city was [[Planned community|master-planned]] by the noted American [[landscape architect]] and planner [[Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.]] The city is located along the Southern California coastline of the [[Pacific Ocean]].

The population was 13,347 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], a slight decrease from its  [[2010 United States census|2010 population]] of 13,438. Palos Verdes Estates is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. The 90274 ZIP code (covering the cities of Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills) is considered some of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/09/10/zip-expensive-hundred-forbeslife-cx_07zip_mw_0913realestate_slide_48.html?thisSpeed=30000|work=Forbes|first=Matt|last=Woolsey|title=In Pictures: Most Expensive ZIP Codes|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812181622/https://www.forbes.com/2007/09/10/zip-expensive-hundred-forbeslife-cx_07zip_mw_0913realestate_slide_48.html?thisSpeed=30000|archive-date=August 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Richest Cities in California |url=https://propertyclub.nyc/article/richest-cities-in-california |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=PropertyClub |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208153501/https://propertyclub.nyc/article/richest-cities-in-california |url-status=live }}</ref> The city is also known for its high-performing school district, hiking trails, and oceanfront properties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/webprofile/phs.htm|title=Untitled1|date=February 6, 2004|access-date=July 20, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040206150050/http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/webprofile/phs.htm|archive-date=February 6, 2004}}</ref><ref name="thedailybeast.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/27/america-s-top-high-schools|title=America's Top High Schools 2014|first=The Daily|last=Beast|date=August 27, 2014|newspaper=The Daily Beast|access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-racist-prom-proposal-palos-verdes20190515-story.html|title=Racist 'promposal' shows disconnect between affluent Palos Verdes Estates and the rest of L.A.|last1=Fry|first1=Hannah|last2=Shalby|first2=Colleen|date=May 15, 2019|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 16, 2019|last3=Cosgrove|first3=Jaclyn}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Manuel Domínguez of California.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Manuel Dominguez|Manuel Domínguez]], a signer of the [[Californian Constitution]] and owner of [[Rancho San Pedro]], which included all of Palos Verdes.]]
[[File:José Loreto Sepúlveda.jpg|thumb|left|upright|In 1846, [[Rancho de los Palos Verdes]] was separated from Rancho San Pedro and granted to [[Sepúlveda family of California|José Loreto Sepúlveda]] (shown) and [[Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda]].]]
Palos Verdes Estates was established as a planned community in 1923, with {{Convert|3200|acre}} carved out of the former [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]] property of over {{Convert|16000|acre}}. [[Frank A. Vanderlip]] established both a land syndicate holding the [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]], and a real estate development trust for the Palos Verdes Estates subdivision.<ref>[[Robert M. Fogelson]] (2005). Bourgeois Nightmares: suburbia, 1870-1930. New Haven: Yale University Press, p.5,10.</ref> The Commonwealth Trust Company filed the Palos Verdes Protective Restrictions in Los Angeles County in 1923. These restrictions established rules for the developer and all land owners.<ref>Robert M. Fogelson (2005). Bourgeois Nightmares: suburbia, 1870-1930. New Haven: Yale University Press, p.14.</ref> The developer was required to set aside half of the land for common use, including roads and parks, but also to build bridle paths, a golf course, and retain several miles of coastline free of development.<ref>Robert M. Fogelson (2005). Bourgeois Nightmares: suburbia, 1870-1930. New Haven: Yale University Press, p.11-12.</ref><ref name="Kenneth T. Jackson 1985 p.179-180">Kenneth T. Jackson (1985). Crabgrass Frontier: the suburbanization of the United States, New York: Columbia University Press, p.179-180.</ref> No less than ninety percent of the remaining land was required to be used for single-family homes.<ref name="Kenneth T. Jackson 1985 p.179-180"/>

The designers of Palos Verdes Estates, [[Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.]] and Charles Cheney, used deed restrictions ([[Covenant_(law)#Related_to_land|restrictive covenants]]) as a method of controlling development of the subdivision, even after many of the lots were sold.<ref>Marc A. Weiss (1987). The Rise of the Community Builders: the American real estate industry and urban planning, p.70.</ref> The deed restrictions prohibited nuisance businesses, such as polluting industries, but also bars and cemeteries. The deed restrictions also included an [[Residential segregation#Social policies and initiatives|exclusionary racial covenant]] which forbade an owner from selling or renting a house to anyone who wasn't [[white American|white]]. They were also not permitted to have [[African Americans|African-Americans]] on their property with the exception of chauffeurs, gardeners, and domestic servants. The "[[sundown town|sundown rule]]" was strictly in effect, and it was not until 1948 that such restrictions were declared unconstitutional. Yet, it took 20 more years until the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968 for the reality of the civil rights protections to take hold.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Creason|first=Glen|date=August 27, 2019|title=An Old Brochure Reveals How the Palos Verdes Peninsula Became a Massive Planned Community|url=https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/palos-verdes-estates-brochure/|access-date=September 1, 2020|magazine=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824213509/https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/palos-verdes-estates-brochure/|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the covenants, an art jury reviewed all building plans, regulating any structure in regard to style, material, and even small details like color and the pitch of the roof.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lemos |first1=Pedro J. |date=May 1929 |title=Palos Verdes Estates, California |journal=The American Magazine of Art |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=296–298 |jstor=23930126 }}</ref> The construction of fences and hedges were subject to evaluation by the art jury.<ref>Robert M. Fogelson (2005). Bourgeois Nightmares: suburbia, 1870-1930. New Haven: Yale University Press, p.14-18.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 21, 1965 |title=PV Homes Association, Art Jury Roles: Common Miraleste Restriction Violations Pointed Out |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PVPN19651021.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Palos Verdes Peninsula News |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329051506/https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PVPN19651021.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |url-status=live }}</ref>

The city's oldest building is [[La venta inn|La Venta Inn]] built in 1923 as a sales office for Vanderlip and his business associates. Other buildings were erected mostly around the shopping area in Malaga Cove. Palos Verdes Estates was finally incorporated in 1939. The Malaga Cove Plaza building and the Palos Verdes Public Library, were designed by Pasadena architect [[Myron Hunt]], and was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1995. The Neptune fountain situated in the center of Malaga Cove Plaza is faithful replica of the original bronze [[Fountain of Neptune, Bologna|Fontana del Nettuno]] designed by Italian artist Tommaso Laureti and erected in Bologna, Italy in 1563.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gnerre |first=Sam |date=20 August 2019 |title=South Bay History: Fig leaf or not, the Neptune Fountain has been a Malaga Cove icon since 1930 |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/05/10/south-bay-history-fig-leaf-or-not-the-neptune-fountain-has-been-a-malaga-cove-icon-since-1930/ |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=The Daily Breeze |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731214918/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/05/10/south-bay-history-fig-leaf-or-not-the-neptune-fountain-has-been-a-malaga-cove-icon-since-1930/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Lower Malaga Cove and RAT Beach.jpg|thumb|Lower Malaga Cove and Rat Beach in Palos Verdes Estates.]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, over 99% of it land. The city is bordered by [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] to the north and east, [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]] to the south, and [[Rolling Hills Estates, California|Rolling Hills Estates]] to the southeast.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 987
|1950= 1963
|1960= 9564
|1970= 13631
|1980= 14376
|1990= 13512
|2000= 13340
|2010= 13438
|2020= 13347
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|estimate=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Palos Verdes Estates city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Palos Verdes Estates city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0655380&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palos Verdes Estates city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0655380&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palos Verdes Estates city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0655380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,155
|9,868
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,544
|76.12%
|73.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.01%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|130
|156
|style='background: #ffffe6; |166
|0.97%
|1.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.24%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|14
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.10%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,283
|2,306
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,713
|17.11%
|17.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.33%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.09%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|34
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85
|0.25%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|334
|433
|style='background: #ffffe6; |816
|2.50%
|3.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|378
|631
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,003
|2.83%
|4.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.51%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''13,340'''
|'''13,438'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''13,347'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
[[File:Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes (62).jpg|thumb|left|The Neighborhood Church.]]
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0655380|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Palos Verdes Estates city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412021523/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0655380|archive-date=April 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> reported that Palos Verdes Estates had a population of 13,438. The population density was {{convert|2,814.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Palos Verdes Estates was 10,346 (77.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (73.4% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0655380.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702152856/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0655380.html|title=Palos Verdes Estates (city), California|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> 161 (1.2%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 21 (0.2%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2,322 (17.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 8 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 94 (0.7%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 486 (3.6%) from two or more races. There were 631 people (4.7%) of  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] origin, of any race.

The Census reported that 13,421 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 17 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,066 households, out of which 1,686 (33.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,649 (72.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 296 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 138 (2.7%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 91 (1.8%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 26 (0.5%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 848 households (16.7%) were made up of individuals, and 534 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65.  There were 4,083 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

The population was spread out, with 3,113 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 588 people (4.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,787 people (13.3%) aged 25 to 44, 4,702 people (35.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,248 people (24.2%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 49.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

There were 5,283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,106.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 4,496 (88.7%) were owner-occupied, and 570 (11.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%.  11,958 people (89.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,463 people (10.9%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010-2014 U.S. Census, the median income for a household in Palos Verdes Estates was $171,328. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $87,408.

===2000===
As of the [[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|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2000, there were 13,340 people, 4,993 households, and 4,119 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,784.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,202 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,086.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 78.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 4,993 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.96.

[[Image:PalosVerdesMalagaCovePlaza2.jpg|thumb|right|Malaga Cove Plaza was built in a Spanish Renaissance style in 1925.]]
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

[[Image:Neptune Fountain Malaga Cove.jpg|thumb|right|Neptune Fountain, Malaga Cove Plaza]]

[[English Americans|English]] and [[German Americans|German]] were the most common ancestries. [[Taiwan]] and [[Japan]] were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Palos Verdes Estates |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/palos-verdes-estates/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Mapping L.A.}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==

===Public safety===
Palos Verdes Estates is the only city on the [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]] to have its own police department (the other three peninsula cities contract with the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]], using the station in nearby [[Lomita]]). The department currently has 25 officers. These officers are assigned to different divisions such as traffic, patrol and detectives. The city also has its own dispatch center and jail. Both are staffed 24 hours a day. The current Police Chief is Luke Hellinga.<ref>{{Cite web |last=unknown |first=unknown |date=31 July 2024 |title=Police Department |url=https://www.pvestates.org/services/police-department |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=www.pvestates.org |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731195732/https://www.pvestates.org/services/police-department |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fire prevention and paramedic response services are provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with engine company firehouse facilities located within the city limits.

The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Torrance Health Center in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California|Harbor Gateway]], [[Los Angeles]], near [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] and serving Palos Verdes Estates.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf Torrance Health Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201202645/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf |date=February 1, 2015 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>
 
Starting around 1990, the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department was criticized for not taking steps to stop harassment by the [[Lunada Bay Boys]] group of surfers.<ref name="BothSides">{{cite AV media |people=Milena, Diana (Defendant); Ponce, Frank (Palos Verdes Resident) |date=Oct 4, 2016 |title=Both Sides of Lunada Bay Localism Lawsuit Speak Out |medium=Short video |location=Palos Verdes Estates |publisher=The Inertia |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0FKWGP2DJM}}</ref><ref name="LATimes-PalosVerdesOfficials">{{cite news |last=Therolf |first=Garrett |date=September 15, 2017 |title=Surfer gang harassment allegations dismissed by Palos Verdes officials, records show |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-surf-gang-20160509-story.html |accessdate=September 15, 2017 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Palos Verdes Estates Police Chief Jeff Kepley has acknowledged that officers in his department "may have relationships with surfers accused of tormenting outsiders".<ref name="Probe">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20170805/probe-finds-hundreds-could-have-known-about-foiled-bay-boys-sting-operation |title=Probe finds 'hundreds' could have known about foiled Bay Boys sting operation |newspaper=Daily Breeze |date=August 5, 2017 |accessdate=September 15, 2017 }}</ref> In March 2016, lawsuits were filed by several non-local surfers against the city of Palos Verdes Estates, alleging that the city police ignored the harassment and never investigated or punished the perpetrators.<ref name="lat1">{{Cite web |last= |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=2024-09-21 |title=Bay Boys surf gang allegedly blocked access to Lunada Bay. Now, Palos Verdes Estates promises big changes |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-21/bay-boys-lawsuit-settled-access-to-lunada-bay |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="laist1">
{{Cite web |date=2016-03-30 |title=Notorious Palos Verdes Surfer Gang Gets Sued, Accused Of Sexual Harassment |url=https://laist.com/news/surfers-sued |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=LAist |language=en}}</ref> In September 2024, the city settled the lawsuit and agreed to, among other things, have the police department begin investigating claims of harassment. The city also agreed to pay the plaintiff's attorney fees, estimated at between $1M and $4M.<ref name="lat1"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Abcarian |first=Robin |date=2023-04-23 |title=Column: Is the reign of the surf thugs at Lunada Bay finally coming to an end? Looks like it |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-04-23/lunada-bay-boys-surf-california-palos-verdes-estates-coastal-act |access-date=2023-05-02 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

===County, state, and federal representation===
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] Palos Verdes Estates is located in the 26th [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by Democrat [[Ben Allen (California politician)|Ben Allen]], and in {{Representative|caad|66|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=November 2, 2014  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Palos Verdes Estates is in {{Representative|cacd|36|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|36}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2012 |title=Our District |url=https://lieu.house.gov/about/our-district |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=Congressman Ted Lieu |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227203627/https://lieu.house.gov/about/our-district |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=California's 36th Congressional District - CA-36 Representatives & District Map |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CA/36#q=Rolling%20Hills%20Estates&marker_lng=-118.358128&marker_lat=33.787794 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227203637/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CA/36#q=Rolling%20Hills%20Estates&marker_lng=-118.358128&marker_lat=33.787794 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] Palos Verdes Estates Post Office is located in Suite 102 at 2516 Via Tejon.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120720102924/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/73162?p=2&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Palos+Verdes+Estates Post Office Location - PALOS VERDES ESTATES]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

===Politics===

Palos Verdes Estates was a mostly Republican jurisdiction in the 20th century and early 21st century, but voted for [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Joe Biden]], and [[Kamala Harris]] in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SUPPLEMENT TO STATEMENT OF VOTE |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/ssov/complete-ssov.pdf |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov}}</ref>

==Education==
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===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====
The city is served by the [[Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District]]. A previous ''[[The Washington Post]]'' study ranked the nearby [[Palos Verdes Peninsula High School]] (the "Panthers"; enrollment 2,400) as the #8 best among public and private high schools in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/webprofile/phs.htm|title=Untitled1<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=July 20, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040206150050/http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/webprofile/phs.htm|archive-date=February 6, 2004}}</ref> ''U.S. News & World Report'' recently academically ranked it #89 among 18,500 U.S. high schools, and Newsweek ranked it #146. In 2014, thedailybeast.com ranked the two area high schools as the 44th and 121st best high schools in the country.<ref name="thedailybeast.com"/>

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School also annually honors the largest collection of National Merit Scholar recipients (usually 50–60) enrolled in a U.S. high school in any year. In any given year there is routinely a dozen-way or more tie for the valedictorian (highest grade point average) honors in the graduating class.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pvphs.com/downloads/schooldata.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902121211/http://www.pvphs.com/downloads/schooldata.pdf |archive-date=September 2, 2009  }}</ref>  The smaller enrollment [[Palos Verdes High School]] (the "Sea Kings"; enrollment 1,900) achieved the same API score as Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (898).  Both schools' students and faculties in science and computer science curricula are participants in national robotic engineering advancement, and have competed against universities (Caltech, Stanford, Princeton, Cornell) and defense contractor firms in government-sponsored robotic science application challenges (example:  The Sea Kings competed in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge; the only U.S. high school to do so).<ref>{{cite web|last=Malik|first=Tarig|title=Robot Road Warriors : Unmanned Vehicles to Race for $1 Million in Darpa Contest|website=[[Space.com]] |url=http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/techwed_darpa_040225.html|access-date=September 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223100831/http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/techwed_darpa_040225.html|archive-date=February 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Private schools====
[[Chadwick School]] is another well known school in the area.  It is a K-12 independent, nonsectarian school which was established in 1935.

In 1992 the [[International Bilingual School]], a Japanese preparatory school for grades K-9, moved to Palos Verdes Estates.<ref name=Hillinger>Hillinger, Charles. "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-29-cb-44446-story.html Students Get a Japanese Education at 2 Palos Verdes Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603191425/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-29-cb-44446-story.html |date=June 3, 2024 }} ." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. September 29, 1994. Retrieved on March 6, 2014.</ref> By 2002 the PVUSD had filed suit to force the International Bilingual School to leave the property that the school was located in. The PVUSD owned the school building.<ref>Chan, Erin. "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-18-me-museum18-story.html Museum Files Suit to Block Its Ouster by School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501014153/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-18-me-museum18-story.html |date=May 1, 2023 }} ." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. July 18, 2002. Retrieved on March 6, 2014. "The museum building is on the site of a closed intermediate school. The property also is home to two private schools: the International Bilingual School and Rolling Hills Preparatory. The school board has filed suit to evict the International Bilingual School. Rolling Hills Preparatory also will have to leave eventually, Smith said."</ref>

====Public libraries====
The [[Palos Verdes Library District]] operates the Malaga Cove Library in Palos Verdes Estates.<ref>"[http://www.pvld.org/hours Hours & Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411094353/http://www.pvld.org/hours |date=April 11, 2010 }}." [[Palos Verdes Library District]]. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Matt Barnes]] (born 1980)&nbsp;– Forward for the [[Golden State Warriors]] (born in [[Santa Clara, California]])
* [[Chester Bennington]] (1976–2017)&nbsp; – Musician and lead singer of [[Linkin Park]] (Originally from [[Phoenix, Arizona]])
* [[David Benoit (musician)|David Benoit]] (born 1953)&nbsp;– Musician (born in [[Bakersfield, California]])
* [[Robert DeLeo]] (born 1966) – Bassist and co-founder of [[Stone Temple Pilots]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://terranealife.com/stone-temple-pilots-bassist-robert-deleo-finds-peace-and-passion-on-the-california-coast/|title=Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo finds peace and passion on the California coast. - TerraneaLife|date=December 1, 2015|work=TerraneaLife|access-date=April 24, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609044312/http://terranealife.com/stone-temple-pilots-bassist-robert-deleo-finds-peace-and-passion-on-the-california-coast/|archive-date=June 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> (Originally from [[Montclair, New Jersey]])
* [[Bill Laimbeer]] (born 1957)&nbsp;– American basketball player ([[Detroit Pistons]]) - Originally from [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
* [[Daniel Levitin]] (born 1957)&nbsp;– Best-selling author, neuroscientist, musician (born in [[San Francisco, California]])
* [[Matt Manfredi]] (born 1971) - American screenwriter (born and raised in Palos Verdes Estates)
* [[Randy Nauert]] (1945-2019) – Bassist and co-founder of [[The Challengers (band)|The Challengers]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanclementetimes.com/surfbeat-randy-nauert-musical-guest-speak-final-sopf-lecture-series/|title='Surfbeat' with Randy Nauert: Musical Guest to Speak at Final SOPF Lecture Series|last=Ritz|first=Danny|date=August 10, 2017|website=San Clemente Times|language=en-US|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125031044/https://www.sanclementetimes.com/surfbeat-randy-nauert-musical-guest-speak-final-sopf-lecture-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> (born and raised in Palos Verdes Estates)
* [[Donald Peterman]] (1932–2011)&nbsp;– [[Academy Award]]-nominated [[cinematographer]]<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|title=Perry Moore, 'Narnia' series executive producer, dies at 39; Don Peterman, Oscar-nominated cinematographer, dies at 79; Nancy Carr, network TV publicist, dies at 50|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20110221,0,2646777.story|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=February 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224045026/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20110221,0,2646777.story|archive-date=February 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> (born in [[Los Angeles, California]])
* [[Christen Press]] (born 1988) – American soccer forward and [[FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cup]] champion<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mikula|first1=Jeremy|title=Chicago Red Stars' Christen Press embraces soccer, World Cup challenge|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-remarkable-christen-press-20150428-story.html|access-date=June 1, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701152903/http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-remarkable-christen-press-20150428-story.html|archive-date=July 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Christen Press|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/02/36/christen-press|website=U.S. Soccer|access-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418162241/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/02/36/christen-press|archive-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> (born in [[Los Angeles, California]])
* [[Shahbudin Rahimtoola]] (1931–2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ismailimail.blog/2019/01/07/dr-shahbudin-rahimtoola-in-memoriam-of-a-distinguished-cardiologist/|title=Dr Shahbudin Rahimtoola: In Memoriam of a Distinguished Cardiologist|date=January 7, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702061818/https://ismailimail.blog/2019/01/07/dr-shahbudin-rahimtoola-in-memoriam-of-a-distinguished-cardiologist/|url-status=live}}</ref>)&nbsp;– Cardiologist (Originally from [[Bombay, India]])
* [[Anderson Silva]] (born 1975)&nbsp;– [[List of UFC champions|UFC Middleweight Champion]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Beale|first=Lauren|title=Anderson da Silva buys Palos Verdes Estate home|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-hm-hotprop-anderson-da-silva-20110701-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 17, 2011|date=July 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705172951/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/01/home/la-hm-hotprop-anderson-da-silva-20110701|archive-date=July 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> (Originally from [[São Paulo, SP]], [[Brazil]])
* [[Gary Wright]] (1943-2023)&nbsp;– Musician (Originally from [[Cresskill, New Jersey]])

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Palos Verdes}}

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