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Los Angeles County (South Central)--Compton City & West Rancho Dominquez PUMA, CA

153,946 Population
18.5 square miles 8,302.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$21,578 ±$1,421 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$64,926 ±$8,700 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

19.9% ±3.7% (30,223  ±5,811) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.2 minutes ±0.8 (1,681,040  ±169,384) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

40,185 ±2,361 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.8 ±0.3 (152,577  ±8,664) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 2.8 38,154,104
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.9% ±1.4% (1,529  ±585) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

41,774 ±2,353 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$564,300 ±$18,924 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

4.8% ±1.7% (7,266  ±2,605.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

66.1% ±2.2% (63,860  ±4,356.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
11.6% ±1.8% (11,191  ±1,861.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

63.1% ±2.3% (90,575  ±3,906.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 43.9% 16,288,124 (±0.1% / ±47,296.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

29.3% ±2.9% (45,158  ±5,191) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,428,025
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

1.9% ±0.6% (2,108  ±656) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
2,108 Total veterans ±656 1,851 Male ±623 257 Female ±285

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