UPDATE: City Official 'Not Concerned' Over Slight Drop in Population

Assistant City Manager Nathan Hamburger said he is "not concerned" about Tuesday's 2010 census figures indicating that Agoura Hills' population dropped by 1 percent from 2000 to 2010.

"It's pretty normal for populations to fluctuate, and our numbers are low anyway compared to the rest of the region, he said.

Overall, the city's population is 20,330, a decrease of 207 residents compared to 2000, the data show.

The Agoura Hills City Council tends to plan city programs around the needs of the people rather than basing them on demographics, Hamburger said.

"The numbers may affect certain revenue collections—for example, funding from the state—but since we're pretty close to our baseline anyway, this probably will not make a difference," he said.  

According to Hamburger, the city is currently working on next year's budget and plans to review the numbers in the coming weeks.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 statistics, 1,936 of the city’s residents are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the residents who identified themselves as being of one race, 17,147 are white, 1,521 are Asian, 267 are black or African-American, 51 are American Indian/Alaska native, 24 are Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander and 590 people listed themselves as "some other race," the bureau said. The number of residents who identified themselves as being of two or more races was 730, figures showed.

The 2010 figures indicated there are 7,585 housing units in Agoura Hills, 7,327 of which are occupied and 258 of which are vacant. The 2000 census did not include housing figures.

In December, the Census Bureau released state population figures indicating that the population of California grew from 33.9 million residents in 2000 to 37.3 million in 2010. California’s 10 percent growth rate made it the 20th-fastest-growing state in the country, and it remains the most populous state, the data show.