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South Gate, CA

90,068 Population
7.2 square miles 12,445 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,688 ±$1,940 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $46,589 ±$379
  • about half the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$71,760 ±$5,880 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $91,960 ±$779
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

13.8% ±3.8% (12,441  ±3,423) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 1,585,798 (±0.3% / ±38,842)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

33.8 minutes ±2 (1,444,910  ±117,117) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.3 163,337,840 (±0.2 / ±1,299,339)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

27,422 ±1,653 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,542,998 ±10,740
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
3.3 ±0.2 (89,944  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,545,130 (±0 / ±2,416)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

3.7% ±2.1% (844  ±481) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.2% 130,398 (±0.2% / ±7,499)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

27,998 ±1,764 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,828,892 ±863
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$623,700 ±$15,855 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $867,200 ±$4,333
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

4.9% ±0.8% (4,405  ±763.1) Moved since previous year * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.9% 1,278,596 (±0.1% / ±14,445.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

56.8% ±4.6% (35,996  ±3,253) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.7% 7,495,534 (±0.5% / ±45,581.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
10.3% ±2.3% (6,512  ±1,453.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5% 3,487,205 (±0.3% / ±29,272.7)
  • about one-quarter 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

43.6% ±3.4% (39,225  ±3,049) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.9% 4,207,484
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

1.4% ±0.8% (1,027  ±546) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8% 287,466 (±0.1% / ±8,605)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
1,027 Total veterans ±546 974 Male ±544 53 Female ±89

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