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Compton CCD, Los Angeles County, CA

336,472 Population
45.1 square miles 7,454.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Los Angeles County: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$28,849 ±$754 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Los Angeles County: $44,319 ±$220
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$83,162 ±$1,850 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Los Angeles County: $87,760 ±$463
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

14% ±1% (46,273  ±3,259) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Los Angeles County: 13.6% 1,322,476 (±0.2% / ±15,552)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

29.2 minutes ±0.2 (4,080,275  ±91,426) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Los Angeles County: 30.8 122,903,390 (±0.1 / ±441,504)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

90,953 ±1,573 Number of households
  • Los Angeles County: 3,390,254 ±6,035
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
3.6 ±0.1 (329,929  ±3,467) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Los Angeles County: 2.9 9,647,895 (±0 / ±3,311)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

4.5% ±0.6% (3,770  ±470) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 4.3% 105,168 (±0.1% / ±2,627)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

94,686 ±1,473 Number of housing units
  • Los Angeles County: 3,624,084 ±1,404
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$589,800 ±$5,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Los Angeles County: $783,300 ±$2,622
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

5.7% ±0.5% (19,067  ±1,689.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Los Angeles County: 9.4% 916,157 (±0.1% / ±11,572)
  • about half the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

70.8% ±1.1% (158,998  ±3,213.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Los Angeles County: 80.7% 5,575,412
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
18.7% ±0.7% (41,910  ±1,627) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Los Angeles County: 35.5% 2,451,744
  • about half the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

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

33.7% ±0.7% (113,282  ±2,463) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Los Angeles County: 33.4% 3,285,261
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

2.8% ±0.3% (7,272  ±700) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Los Angeles County: 2.8% 220,722 (±0.1% / ±3,679)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
7,272 Total veterans ±700 6,723 Male ±678 549 Female ±170

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