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Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA

181,553 Population
15.3 square miles 11,852.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,005 ±$2,980 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,041 ±$4,488 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

24.8% ±3.1% (43,095  ±6,093) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.6 minutes ±1.4 (2,139,585  ±221,299) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

77,710 ±4,326 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (169,656  ±11,941) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.7% ±1.6% (1,814  ±791) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

83,675 ±4,315 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$646,000 ±$33,774 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.3% ±1.8% (29,248  ±3,843) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

71% ±6.1% (95,156  ±5,719.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
32.4% ±2.4% (43,391  ±4,207.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

67.6% ±2.1% (122,304  ±4,669.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 43.9% 16,288,124 (±0.1% / ±47,296.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

40.6% ±3.2% (73,650  ±7,564) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2% ±0.7% (3,034  ±1,023) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,034 Total veterans ±1,023 2,719 Male ±990 315 Female ±224

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