Pepperdine University, CA

Full City Profile · California · Los Angeles County County

3.7 /5.0

B+ Good

2,772 Population 5,133/sq mi density

$179,868 Median Income $18,575 per capita

$763,900 Home Value $3,129,197 Zillow

66°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

194 Violent Crime/100K 2,416 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.7 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

4.7 / 5.0

$179,868 median income, 4.2% unemployment

Affordability

4.3 / 5.0

$763,900 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

194 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

91.9% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+0.3%

2,764 → 2,772

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+0.14%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+13.6%

$158,313 → $179,868

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+6.59%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Pepperdine University across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

2,799

+27 from 2023 (2,772)

Projected Median Income 2030

$281,170

+$101,302 from 2023 ($179,868)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	2,764	—	$158,313	—
2023	2,772	+0.3%	$179,868	+13.6%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.