Malibu Demographics
Beach Resort
Malibu is a city in Los Angeles County, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area. The community name derives from a Chumash term translated as "where the surf sounds loud." Malibu is an affluent city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States.
The city of Malibu is a 21-mile (34 km) strip of Pacific coastline; a beachfront community famous for its warm, sandy beaches, and for being the home of countless movie stars and others associated with the Southern California entertainment industries.
Location
The latitude of Malibu is 34.005N. The longitude is -118.809W. It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 105 feet.
Most Malibu residents live within a few hundred yards of Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1), which traverses the city, with some residents living up to a mile away from the beach up narrow canyons; the city is also bounded (more or less) by Topanga Canyon to the east, the Santa Monica Mountains to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the south, and Ventura County to the west.
Beaches
Its beaches include Surfrider Beach, Zuma Beach, Malibu State Beach and Topanga State Beach; its local parks include Malibu Bluffs Park[6] (formerly Malibu Bluffs State Park) and the planned Legacy Park,[7] with neighboring parks Malibu Creek State Park, Leo Carrillo State Beach and Park,[8] Point Mugu State Park,[9] and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and neighboring state beach Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach,[10] that was once part of Old Malibu (before Malibu became a city), and better known as pristine beaches, El Pescador, La Piedra and El Matador.
Like all California beaches, Malibu beaches are technically public land below the mean high tide line. Many large public beaches (Zuma Beach, Surfrider Beach) are easy to access, but such access is sometimes limited in some of the smaller and more remote beaches. Some Malibu beaches are private, such as Paradise Cove, which charges an entrance fee to keep the crowds at bay.[47] Although access to most all Malibu beaches can be obtained after a bit of a walk, the issue of expanded public access is continuously addressed and debated by the City.
History
Malibu was originally settled by the Chumash, Native Americans whose territory extended loosely from the San Joaquin Valley to San Luis Obispo to Malibu, as well as several islands off the southern coast of California. They named it "Humaliwo"[11] or "the surf sounds loudly." The city's name derives from this, as the "Hu" syllable isn't stressed.
Population
As of the 2000 census, the city population is 12,575. The estimated population, in 2003, was 13,223. Population in July 2008: 13,009. Population change since 2000: +3.5%.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 261.5 km² (101.0 mi²). Thus, Malibu is one of the largest cities in California and the United States in terms of land and water area. 51.5 km² (19.9 mi²) of it is land and 210.0 km² (81.1 mi²) of it is water (the city boundaries extend three miles (5 km) into the ocean). The total area is 80.32% water. Malibu has a population density of 632.9 persons per square mile of land area.
Estimated median household income2008: $134,220 (it was $102,031 in 2000) Malibu: $134,220 California: $61,021
Estimated per capita income in 2008: $99,394
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $2,292,294 (it was $879,200 in 2000)
| Malibu: |
 $2,292,294 |
| California: |
 $467,000 |
Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,928,831; Detached houses: $2,285,877; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,173,211; In 2-unit structures: $1,927,517; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,945,700; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $860,368; Mobile homes: $212,708.
