Rolling
Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000
census, the city population was 1,871. According to the 2000 US Census,
Rolling Hills is the 21st richest place in the United States (based upon per
capita income), and #4 for places with a population of at least 1,000.
Rolling Hills consists of a single gated community. Residents work, shop, attend
school, and obtain other services in the other towns on the Palos Verdes
Peninsula. Incorporated in 1957, the city maintains a ranch character, with no
traffic lights, large spaces between houses (cf. population density below), and
wide equestrian paths along streets. The city borders Rolling Hills Estates to
the north and Rancho Palos Verdes on all other sides (including the empty
Portuguese Bend landslide area to the south).
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,871 people, 645 households, and 554
families residing in the city. The population density was 234.5/km˛ (607.7/mi˛).
There were 682 housing units at an average density of 85.5/km˛ (221.5/mi˛). The
racial makeup of the city was 79.80% White, 2.03% African American, 14.00%
Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 2.51% from two or
more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.54% of the population.
There were 645 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 80.6% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 12.4% of all
households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average
family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.1%
from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there
were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was in excess of $200,000, as
is the median income for a family. Males have a median income in excess of
$100,000 versus $52,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$111,031. None of the families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty
line. No one under the age of 18 or 65 and older were living below the poverty
line.