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South Gate, CA

90,809 Population
7.2 square miles 12,547.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,135 ±$3,134 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $48,297 ±$412
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,200 ±$9,866 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $96,405 ±$980
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.9% ±3.1% (10,719  ±2,838) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,577,387 (±0.3% / ±37,640)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.5 minutes ±1 (1,294,325  ±58,723) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,192 ±1,419 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
3.3 ±0.2 (90,683  ±30) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,669,142 (±0 / ±1,609)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.5% ±3.4% (1,432  ±765) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 124,721 (±0.2% / ±6,786)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

27,556 ±1,451 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

$675,300 ±$24,968 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $908,500 ±$4,270
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.4% ±0.8% (4,013  ±729.3) Moved since previous year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,238,970 (±0.1% / ±13,962.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

60.8% ±4.8% (38,660  ±3,486) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.8% 7,605,430 (±0.5% / ±46,909.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
11.1% ±2.4% (7,052  ±1,532.3) 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-third 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

43.6% ±3.4% (39,583  ±3,093) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.4% 4,318,347
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1% ±0.7% (682  ±474) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 282,350 (±0.1% / ±8,840)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
682 Total veterans ±474 682 Male ±474 N/A Female ±225

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