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Downey Unified School District, CA

118,435 Population
13.7 square miles 8,667.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Los Angeles County: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,842 ±$2,335 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Los Angeles County: $44,874 ±$452
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$89,828 ±$12,202 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Los Angeles County: $86,587 ±$901
  • a little less than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

8% ±2.1% (9,386  ±2,521) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Los Angeles County: 13.7% 1,304,964 (±0.4% / ±32,867)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

31 minutes ±1.7 (1,741,855  ±142,393) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Los Angeles County: 31.4 127,127,710 (±0.2 / ±1,114,157)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

37,065 ±1,995 Number of households
  • Los Angeles County: 3,450,470 ±10,382
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
3.2 ±0.2 (117,030  ±3,487) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Los Angeles County: 2.7 9,463,526 (±0 / ±2,537)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

4.4% ±2.2% (1,304  ±652) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 4.1% 99,329 (±0.2% / ±5,830)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

38,079 ±1,987 Number of housing units
  • Los Angeles County: 3,675,444 ±916
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$813,300 ±$26,003 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Los Angeles County: $828,700 ±$5,564
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

6.3% ±1.8% (7,380  ±2,127.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Los Angeles County: 9.1% 866,069 (±0.3% / ±26,014.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

82.4% ±3.8% (69,778  ±4,525.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Los Angeles County: 81.3% 5,571,650
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
23.5% ±2.6% (19,889  ±2,351.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Los Angeles County: 36.5% 2,503,475
  • about three-fifths 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

33.9% ±3.1% (40,179  ±3,900) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Los Angeles County: 33.5% 3,240,161
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

3.5% ±0.9% (3,254  ±816) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Los Angeles County: 2.6% 203,231 (±0.1% / ±7,362)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
3,254 Total veterans ±816 3,198 Male ±806 56 Female ±95

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