Malibu Has a Net Gain of 70 People in 10 Years, According to U.S. Census

The population of Malibu went up .56 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 count.

In 2000, the census listed Malibu with a population of 12,575. By 2010, that amount climbed only slightly to 12,645. Of these people, 2,366 are under age 18 (down from 2,467 in 2000).

According to the bureau’s 2010 statistics, of the residents who identified themselves as being of one race, 11,565 (91.5 percent) are white, 328 are Asian (2.6 percent), 148 are black or African-American (1.2 percent), 20 are American Indian/Alaska native (.2 percent), 15 are Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander (.1 percent) and 182 (1.4 percent) people listed themselves as "some other race."

The number of residents who identified themselves as being of two or more races was 387 (3.1 percent).

The number of residents who identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino of any race was 769 (6.1 percent).

The census figures indicated that there are 6,864 housing units in Malibu, 5,267 (76.7 percent) of which are occupied and 1,597 of which are vacant. The 2000 census did not include housing figures.

A chart from the Census Bureau containing these statistics is attached to this story.

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 makes it the 20th fastest-growing state in the country, but it remains the most populous one.