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Compton, CA

91,122 Population
10 square miles 9,088 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.5 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,852 ±$1,913 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $48,297 ±$412
  • about half the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,125 ±$8,680 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $96,405 ±$980
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.6% ±4.9% (14,084  ±4,421) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,577,387 (±0.3% / ±37,640)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.4 minutes ±2.5 (1,254,630  ±135,950) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.7 167,900,750 (±0.2 / ±1,472,822)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

22,863 ±1,423 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,583,939 ±11,287
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
4 ±0.3 (90,734  ±41) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,669,142 (±0 / ±1,609)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.5% (1,138  ±606) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 124,721 (±0.2% / ±6,786)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

23,647 ±1,495 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,870,148 ±946
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$610,400 ±$14,761 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $908,500 ±$4,270
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

3.4% ±0.8% (3,114  ±713.7) Moved since previous year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,238,970 (±0.1% / ±13,962.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

67.2% ±4.3% (38,211  ±3,252.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.8% 7,605,430 (±0.5% / ±46,909.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
9.9% ±2.3% (5,629  ±1,352.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39% 3,584,880 (±0.3% / ±31,412.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.6% ±3.9% (27,852  ±3,567) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.4% 4,318,347
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.5% ±0.8% (983  ±503) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 282,350 (±0.1% / ±8,840)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
983 Total veterans ±503 905 Male ±476 78 Female ±134

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