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Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA

144,741 Population
8.6 square miles 16,767.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.4 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$18,995 ±$1,281 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$53,963 ±$5,815 Median household income
  • about half the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

27.1% ±4.1% (39,018  ±6,426) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

35.9 minutes ±2 (2,105,560  ±219,247) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

38,539 ±2,428 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.7 ±0 (143,302  ±9,162) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.2% ±1.2% (975  ±513) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

40,245 ±2,415 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$580,100 ±$22,569 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.7% ±2.7% (15,284  ±4,045.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

57.8% ±2.5% (49,800  ±4,020.4) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
7.1% ±1.5% (6,077  ±1,342.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

72.8% ±2.4% (103,702  ±4,367.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

39.8% ±3.4% (57,552  ±6,125) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.2% ±0.5% (1,219  ±562) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,219 Total veterans ±562 1,137 Male ±545 82 Female ±96

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