Lomita is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 20,053 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lomita is the 313th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Lomita are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Of important note, Lomita is also a city of artists. Lomita has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lomita’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Lomita telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Lomita citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.13% of adults in Lomita have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lomita in 2022 was $46,488, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,952 for a family of four. However, Lomita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lomita is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lomita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lomita residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lomita also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lomita include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lomita's cultural character, accounting for 27.30% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Lomita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.