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Hermosa Beach was part of the ten-mile ocean front of Rancho Sausal Redondo. In the early years Hermosa was one of the rolling hills covered with fields of grain. In different seasons of the year herds of sheep grazed the land.
Long time residents claim that the climate was pleasant, being warner and having less fog and sand was always blowing from the sand dunes. Early pioneers named the city Hermosa meaning "Beautiful".
In 1904 the pier was built. This original pier was constructed entirely of wood to the pilings and extended 500 feet into the ocean. In 1913 the pier was partly washed away and then torn down. A new one was built to replace the original pier. A newer pier was built from concrete and one thousand feet long and paved with asphalt.
The city now is located in the South Bay, one of the three beach cities. Hermosa Beach is bordered by Manhattan Beach to the north and Redondo Beach to the south and east. The city itself is about 15 blocks from east to west and 40 blocks from north to south with Pacific Coast Highway running down the middle.
In the 2000 census, there was 18,566 people, 9,476 households, and 3,553 families in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 89.58% White, 0.80% African American, 0.40% Native American, 4.40 Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, 2.91% from two or more race, 4.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino Race.
There were 9.476 households our of which 14.1% had children under the age 18, 30.6% were married couples, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband, and 62.5% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older.
The median income for a household was $81,153 and the median income for a family was $104,645. Males had a median income of $67,407 and females income was $50,295. The per capita income for the city was $54,244. 1.7% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the property line, including 3.1% of those under 18 and 3.0% of those 65 or older.
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