Rolling Hills Estates, California

Rolling Hills Estates is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. On the northern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, facing Torrance, Rolling Hills Estates is mostly residential. Incorporated in 1957, Rolling Hills Estates has many horse paths. The population was 8,280 at the 2020 census, up from 8,067 at the 2010 census.

History

Manuel Domínguez, a signer of the Californian Constitution and owner of Rancho San Pedro, which included all of Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Rolling Hills Estates was historically part of Rancho San Pedro. The area eventually became known as Rancho El Elastico prior to incorporating as Rolling Hills Estates.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was Los Angeles County's 60th municipality, incorporated on September 18, 1957.<ref name=incorp/>

Geography

Rolling Hills Estates is located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, Template:Convert of it (1.00%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

Peartree Lane Landslide

Rollings Hills Estates is located on the northern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, an area that has a history of documented landslides.<ref name="OberH">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On July 8, 2023, the Peartree Lane Landslide destroyed several homes in Rolling Hills Estates.<ref>Peartree Lane Land Movement. City of Rolling Hills Estates. https://www.rollinghillsestates.gov/departments/public-safety/emergency-preparedness/peartree-lane-land-movement-incident</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This landslide may have started in 2022.<ref name=OberH/>

Demographics

Rolling Hills Estates first appeared as a city in the 1960 U.S. census<ref name=1960CensusCA1/> as part of the Palos Verdes census county division.<ref name=1960CensusCA2/>

Rolling Hills Estates city, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	5,418	5,134	4,492	70.58%	63.64%	54.25%
Black or African American alone (NH)	88	107	90	1.15%	1.33%	1.09%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	17	12	13	0.22%	0.15%	0.16%
Asian alone (NH)	1,549	1,995	2,492	20.18%	24.73%	30.10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	6	8	7	0.08%	0.10%	0.08%
Other race alone (NH)	22	19	71	0.29%	0.24%	0.86%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	210	293	475	2.74%	3.63%	5.74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	366	499	640	4.77%	6.19%	7.73%
Total	7,676	8,067	8,280	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Rolling Hills Estates had a population of 8,280. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Rolling Hills Estates was 55.9% White, 1.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 30.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races, and 10.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.7% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 3,030 households, out of which 32.3% included children under the age of 18, 68.0% were married-couple households, 2.0% were cohabiting couple households, 20.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 9.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.3% of households were one person, and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73.<ref name=DP1/> There were 2,404 families (79.3% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% aged 18 to 24, 14.1% aged 25 to 44, 31.1% aged 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 50.4Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 3,220 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 3,030 (94.1%) were occupied. Of these, 89.8% were owner-occupied, and 10.2% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $187,500, and the per capita income was $84,746. About 3.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

The 2010 US Census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Rolling Hills Estates had a population of 8,067. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Rolling Hills Estates was 5,463 (67.7%) White (63.6% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">Template:Cite web</ref> 109 (1.4%) African American, 19 (0.2%) Native American, 2,007 (24.9%) Asian, 8 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 120 (1.5%) from other races, and 341 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 499 people (6.2%).

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 2,965 households, 1,023 (34.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,100 (70.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 192 (6.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 83 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 45 (1.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 23 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 512 households (17.3%) were one person and 353 (11.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72. There were 2,375 families (80.1% of households); the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 1,890 people (23.4%) under the age of 18, 417 people (5.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,211 people (15.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,680 people (33.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,869 people (23.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

There were 3,100 housing units at an average density of 857.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,714 (91.5%) were owner-occupied and 251 (8.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%. 7,302 people (90.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 765 people (9.5%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Rolling Hills Estates had a median household income of $143,958, with 3.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

Ethnic groups

By 1992 many wealthier Korean Americans moved to the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Rolling Hills Estates was among five cities in the South Bay that had the largest increases in ethnic Koreans from 1980 to 1990.<ref>Millacan, Anthony. "Presence of Koreans Reshaping the Region : Immigrants: A developing Koreatown in Gardena symbolizes changes a growing population is bringing to the area." (Archive) Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1992. Metro; PART-B; Zones Desk p. 3. p. 1 of 2. Retrieved on August 30, 2013.</ref> In 1990, 200 ethnic Koreans lived in Rolling Hills Estates, a 160% increase from the 1980 figure of 77 ethnic Koreans.<ref>Millacan, Anthony. "Presence of Koreans Reshaping the Region : Immigrants: A developing Koreatown in Gardena symbolizes changes a growing population is bringing to the area." (Archive) Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1992. Metro; PART-B; Zones Desk p. 3. p. 2 of 2. Retrieved on August 30, 2013.</ref>

English and German were the most common ancestries in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Rolling Hills Estates is part of the public Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Private schools include Rolling Hills Country Day School (K–8)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Chadwick School (K–12).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Nishiyamato Academy of California, originally housed in the former Dapplegray School building in Rolling Hills Estates,<ref name=Hillinger>Hillinger, Charles. "Students Get a Japanese Education at 2 Palos Verdes Schools." Los Angeles Times. September 29, 1994. Retrieved on March 6, 2014.</ref> is now located in Lomita.<ref>"平日校　学園概要" (Archive) Nishiyamato Academy of California. Retrieved on March 6, 2014. "2458 Lomita Blvd., Lomita CA 90717"</ref>

The Palos Verdes Library District operates the Peninsula Center Library in Rolling Hills Estates.<ref>"Hours & Locations." Palos Verdes Library District. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref>

Economy

Top employers

According to the city's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="cafr2009">Template:Cite web</ref> the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
2	Equinox Fitness	115
3	Pavilions	100
4	Rolling Hills Country Club	100
5	Rolling Hills Covenant Church	95
6	Bristol Farms	85
7	Marmalade Café	69
8	CVS/pharmacy	65
9	Red Onion	60
10	Spectrum Athletic Clubs	60

Retail

The city contains The Promenade on the Peninsula mall, originally an enclosed regional mall with two department store anchors, May Company California and Bullocks Wilshire, as well as the Peninsula Center, which originally had a Buffums department store.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Representation

In the California State Legislature, Rolling Hills Estates is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Rolling Hills Estates is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Lomita Station in Lomita, serving Rolling Hills Estates.<ref>"Lomita Station Template:Webarchive." Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref>

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Torrance Health Center in Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, near Torrance and serving Rolling Hills Estates.<ref>"Torrance Health Center." Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

External links

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