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

188,741 Population
15.3 square miles 12,332.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.6 ±1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$30,842 ±$3,251 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$49,212 ±$5,038 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

26.7% ±2.5% (46,125  ±5,256) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

29.2 minutes ±4.7 (1,815,465  ±195,191) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 27.6 385,992,600 (±0.1 / ±2,410,052)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

72,800 ±4,248 Number of households
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.3 ±0.1 (168,593  ±10,853) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.3% ±2% (1,976  ±924) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

82,673 ±4,231 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$611,900 ±$31,591 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021
  • more than double the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

18.2% ±1.9% (33,999  ±4,114.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

69% ±1.6% (94,989  ±6,208.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
30% ±2.8% (41,253  ±4,594.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

68.8% ±2.3% (123,516  ±5,195.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 43.9% 16,271,726 (±0.1% / ±49,121.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

39.3% ±2.2% (74,231  ±6,105) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

2.9% ±0.9% (4,512  ±1,464) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
4,512 Total veterans ±1,464 4,168 Male ±1,418 344 Female ±355

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