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Downey, CA

111,127 Population
12.4 square miles 8,956 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37 ±0.1

Economics

$28,243 ±$1,804 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $37,764 ±$290
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
$74,590 ±$5,203 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $77,774 ±$850
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313

8% ±2.6% (8,869  ±2,834) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,617,730 (±0.3% / ±36,524)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)

32.1 minutes ±1.1 (1,759,445  ±114,594) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 31.7 193,815,815 (±0.2 / ±1,325,976)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)

Families

32,073 ±1,668 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,372,678 ±11,595
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
3.4 ±0.2 (110,361  ±419) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3 12,981,466 (±0 / ±6,315)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)

3.3% ±1.7% (922  ±485) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 142,363 (±0.2% / ±5,718)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)

Housing

34,011 ±1,955 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,697,571 ±2,136
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286

$619,800 ±$16,509 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $666,900 ±$2,755
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502

8.7% ±1.1% (9,695  ±1,209.3) Moved since previous year * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10.9% 1,424,990 (±0.1% / ±14,809.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 12.9% 4,993,305 (±0.1% / ±29,689.5)

Social

83.5% ±4.9% (62,155  ±4,411.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 81.4% 7,453,457 (±0.5% / ±42,406.5)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
23.9% ±3% (17,808  ±2,357.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 35.5% 3,252,393 (±0.3% / ±24,107.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

34.6% ±3.3% (38,401  ±3,647) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.9% 4,351,712 (±0.3% / ±35,173)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)

3.3% ±1% (2,826  ±857) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.3% 341,366 (±0.1% / ±9,090)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
2,826 Total veterans ±857 2,727 Male ±839 99 Female ±118

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