Calabasas Got 3,000 New Residents in Past Decade, Census Says

The city's population is listed as 23,058 in 2010, as compared to 20,033 in 2000.

City Councilman Jonathan Wolfson said the growth is most likely due to the development of the Oaks, a private gated community that saw the arrival of new tenants through the mid-2000s.

Wolfson said the growth is great and its benefits include more property tax revenues and a wider property base, but added he doesn't expect the same kind of growth by the time the next census is taken.

"I think this is the last major spurt you're going to see in Calabasas," he said.

The only growth he sees in the next ten years is the expansion of the elderly community due to projects such as the Canyon Creek senior affordable housing projet.

Of the residents who identified themselves as being of one race, 19,341 are white, 375 are African American, 1,993 are Asian, 1,481 are Hispanic or Latino and 368 listed themselves as "some other race."

Los Angeles County as a whole saw an increase of about 300,000 people, and California saw an increase of almost 3.5 million between 2000 and 2010, according to the census.

Below are some of the notable demographics that have now been released in the 2010 U.S. Census, compared with the same figures from 2000:

SubjectTotal18 years and over NumberPercentNumberPercent POPULATION         Total population 23,058 100.0 17,217 100.0           RACE         One race 22,133 96.0 16,738 97.2 White 19,341 83.9 14,552 84.5 Black or African American 375 1.6 285 1.7 American Indian and Alaska Native 48 0.2 39 0.2 Asian 1,993 8.6 1,573 9.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.0 7 0.0 Some Other Race 368 1.6 282 1.6 Two or More Races 925 4.0 479 2.8           HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE         Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,481 6.4 1,056 6.1 Not Hispanic or Latino 21,577 93.6 16,161 93.9 One race 20,769 90.1 15,741 91.4 White 18,332 79.5 13,839 80.4 Black or African American 356 1.5 269 1.6 American Indian and Alaska Native 30 0.1 26 0.2 Asian 1,977 8.6 1,561 9.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0 5 0.0 Some Other Race 68 0.3 41 0.2 Two or More Races 808 3.5 420 2.4           HOUSING UNITS         Total housing units 8,878 100.0               OCCUPANCY STATUS         Occupied housing units 8,543 96.2     Vacant housing units 335 3.8    

And here are the same categories from the 2000 Census:

SubjectCalabasas city, California All ages18 years and over NumberPercentNumberPercent RACE         Total population 20,033 100.0 14,296 100.0 One race 19,490 97.3 14,019 98.1 White 17,412 86.9 12,504 87.5 Black or African American 236 1.2 169 1.2 American Indian and Alaska Native 27 0.1 19 0.1 Asian 1,544 7.7 1,126 7.9 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.0 7 0.0 Some other race 262 1.3 194 1.4 Two or more races 543 2.7 277 1.9 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE         Total population 20,033 100.0 14,296 100.0 Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 949 4.7 664 4.6 Not Hispanic or Latino 19,084 95.3 13,632 95.4 One race 18,625 93.0 13,406 93.8 White 16,789 83.8 12,066 84.4 Black or African American 222 1.1 165 1.2 American Indian and Alaska Native 22 0.1 16 0.1 Asian 1,529 7.6 1,119 7.8 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.0 5 0.0 Some other race 56 0.3 35 0.2 Two or more races 459 2.3 226 1.6