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Compton CCD, Los Angeles County, CA

335,139 Population
45.1 square miles 7,424.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Los Angeles County: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,176 ±$665 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Los Angeles County: $45,792 ±$239
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$86,558 ±$2,268 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Los Angeles County: $90,112 ±$392
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.4% ±1.1% (47,618  ±3,679) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 13.7% 1,326,437 (±0.2% / ±17,434)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.6 minutes ±0.5 (4,067,340  ±110,993) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Los Angeles County: 30.4 118,218,730 (±0.1 / ±532,282)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

91,760 ±1,385 Number of households
  • Los Angeles County: 3,416,449 ±5,011
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.6 ±0.1 (329,056  ±3,603) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Los Angeles County: 2.8 9,610,631
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.7% ±0.6% (3,891  ±528) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 4.2% 103,276 (±0.1% / ±2,385)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

95,488 ±1,287 Number of housing units
  • Los Angeles County: 3,650,466 ±972
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$623,300 ±$5,933 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Los Angeles County: $834,200 ±$2,194
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.4% ±0.5% (17,771  ±1,748.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Los Angeles County: 9.2% 890,551 (±0.1% / ±11,394.3)
  • about half the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

71.2% ±1.1% (160,252  ±3,338.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Los Angeles County: 80.9% 5,593,822
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.3% ±0.7% (41,118  ±1,677.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Los Angeles County: 36% 2,491,166
  • about half the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

33.8% ±0.7% (113,294  ±2,716) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Los Angeles County: 33.4% 3,279,695
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±0.3% (6,476  ±666) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Los Angeles County: 2.7% 209,570 (±0% / ±3,121)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
6,476 Total veterans ±666 6,015 Male ±649 461 Female ±133

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