2010 Census: RPV Population Grew Slightly Over Decade

Rancho Palos Verdes' population rose 1.21 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The census listed RPV as having a population of 41,145 in 2000—that number rose to 41,643 by 2010.

The census figures indicated that there are 16,179 housing units in Rancho Palos Verdes, 15,561 of which are occupied and 618 of which are vacant. The 2000 census did not include housing figures.

Data on city diversity showed there are 3,556 who identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino of any race and 12,077 residents are Asian.

A total of 1,015 residents are black or African-American, 41 are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1,984 identified themselves as being of two or more races, the data showed.

About 62 percent of the city’s population, 25,698 residents, identifies itself as white, the census showed.

Statewide, the population rose 10 percent from April 2000 to April 2010, the census reported. California grew from 33.9 million residents in 2000 to 37.3 million residents by 2010, the census reported.

The 10-percent growth rate makes California the 20th-fastest-growing state in the country, and it remains the most populous state, figures showed.

Most of that growth reportedly occurred in the counties that span the middle of the state. The census reported that:

Riverside County had the biggest population jump, increasing 41 percent from 2000 to 2010. The population of the city of Beaumont in that county leaped 224 percent, from 11,384 to 36,887.

Next was Placer County in Northern California, which showed a 40-percent jump. There, the city of Lincoln's population skyrocketed 282 percent, from 11,205 to 42,819 people.

Other counties whose numbers grew more than 20 percent included Imperial, Kern, Madera, Merced and Tulare.

Los Angeles County’s population edged up 3 percent, according to the census. San Francisco County’s population also rose 3 percent, while San Diego County's jumped 10 percent, the data showed.

The only counties that showed population decreases were three small regions in the Sierra Nevada: Alpine County (down 3 percent), Plumas County (down 4 percent) and Sierra County (down 9 percent).

David Mills contributed to this story.