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Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA

187,716 Population
15.3 square miles 12,254.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,752 ±$2,791 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,732 ±$5,201 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.2% ±2.9% (43,480  ±5,717) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.9 minutes ±1.9 (2,171,645  ±236,140) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

76,561 ±4,403 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (174,418  ±10,171) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.7% ±1.6% (1,845  ±816) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

87,193 ±4,741 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$677,200 ±$28,566 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.8% ±2.2% (31,064  ±4,332.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

69% ±2.6% (94,096  ±6,124.3) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
28.4% ±2.4% (38,766  ±3,812.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

67% ±2.4% (120,065  ±5,283.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

39.1% ±2.6% (73,411  ±6,366) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2% ±0.5% (3,126  ±762) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,126 Total veterans ±762 3,020 Male ±762 106 Female ±125

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