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Downey, CA

108,795 Population
12.4 square miles 8,767.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,172 ±$2,384 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $46,589 ±$379
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$96,699 ±$11,361 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $91,960 ±$779
  • about the same as the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

7.5% ±2.2% (8,067  ±2,327) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 1,585,798 (±0.3% / ±38,842)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

30.9 minutes ±1.9 (1,566,220  ±125,861) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.3 163,337,840 (±0.2 / ±1,299,339)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

33,472 ±1,771 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,542,998 ±10,740
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
3.2 ±0.2 (107,539  ±78) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,545,130 (±0 / ±2,416)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

4.6% ±2.3% (1,304  ±652) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.2% 130,398 (±0.2% / ±7,499)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

34,235 ±1,821 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,828,892 ±863
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$824,300 ±$27,300 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $867,200 ±$4,333
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

6.3% ±1.9% (6,810  ±2,038.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.3% 1,173,921 (±0.3% / ±32,630.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

83.5% ±4.7% (64,756  ±4,466) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.7% 7,495,534 (±0.5% / ±45,581.1)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
24.8% ±2.8% (19,203  ±2,324.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5% 3,487,205 (±0.3% / ±29,272.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

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

33.4% ±3.1% (36,365  ±3,400) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.9% 4,207,484
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

3.4% ±0.8% (2,916  ±729) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8% 287,466 (±0.1% / ±8,605)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
2,916 Total veterans ±729 2,860 Male ±722 56 Female ±95

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