Agoura Hills is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,464 people and five associated neighborhoods, Agoura Hills is the 315th largest community in California.
Agoura Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Agoura Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Agoura Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Agoura Hills is also a city of artists. Agoura Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Agoura Hills’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Agoura Hills is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Agoura Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Agoura Hills perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
If knowledge is power, Agoura Hills is a pretty powerful place. 66.96% of the adults in Agoura Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Agoura Hills in 2022 was $75,425, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $301,700 for a family of four.
Agoura Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Agoura Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Agoura Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Agoura Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Agoura Hills include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Russian.
Agoura Hills also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.57%.
The most common language spoken in Agoura Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.