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Gardena, CA

59,422 Population
5.8 square miles 10,193.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,529 ±$1,823 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $47,931 ±$212
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
$84,803 ±$7,717 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $95,958 ±$378
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310

11.8% ±1.6% (6,931  ±926) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.7% 1,623,320 (±0.1% / ±18,209)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)

29.3 minutes ±1.2 (764,545  ±40,949) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

20,822 ±749 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,499,409 ±6,354
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
2.8 ±0.1 (58,508  ±61) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,723,407
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212

5.8% ±1.4% (855  ±211) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 136,477 (±0.1% / ±3,003)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)

Housing

21,837 ±762 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,796,635 ±1,079
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665

$700,600 ±$16,140 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $871,300 ±$1,892
  • a little less than the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307

8.7% ±1.5% (5,121  ±881.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,238,970 (±0.1% / ±13,962.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

81.6% ±2.8% (34,825  ±1,392.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.4% 7,524,666
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
28.9% ±1.7% (12,355  ±766.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38% 3,468,765
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)

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

37.1% ±2.3% (22,034  ±1,390) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.7% 4,241,527
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301

3.9% ±0.8% (1,828  ±368) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.9% 296,725 (±0% / ±3,973)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
1,828 Total veterans ±368 1,600 Male ±306 228 Female ±163

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