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

171,703 Population
8.6 square miles 20,056.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$14,502 ±$1,300 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $37,124 ±$161
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$41,509 ±$3,843 Median household income
  • about half the amount in California: $75,277 ±$317
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

25.6% ±4.2% (43,665  ±7,716) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in California: 12.8% 4,969,326 (±0.2% / ±62,249)
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

35.5 minutes ±1.7 (2,355,585  ±232,647) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 30.2 525,695,390 (±0.1 / ±2,353,182)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

39,995 ±2,249 Number of households
  • California: 13,072,122 ±21,485
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
4.3 ±0.1 (171,245  ±10,865) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in California: 3 38,731,195
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.9% ±2% (2,687  ±938) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.7% 454,027 (±0.1% / ±11,738)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

42,175 ±2,290 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,277,867 ±1,010
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$386,200 ±$13,942 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $546,800 ±$2,008
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

10.6% ±0.9% (16,792  ±1,460.5) Moved since previous year * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 13.8% 5,308,123 (±0.1% / ±29,007.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,393,683 (±0.1% / ±153,382.7)

Social

54% ±1.7% (52,441  ±3,859.1) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 83.8% 22,460,627 (±0.3% / ±72,265.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
6.1% ±1.2% (5,892  ±1,223.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 34.2% 9,171,076 (±0.2% / ±45,281.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

71.8% ±1.7% (104,680  ±3,142) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 44% 16,071,014 (±0.1% / ±47,639.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.3% 64,221,193 (±0.1% / ±184,663.6)

36.1% ±2.8% (61,980  ±6,157) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 26.9% 10,625,980 (±0.1% / ±51,558)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

1.5% ±0.5% (1,679  ±592) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 5.1% 1,538,797 (±0.1% / ±17,814)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
1,679 Total veterans ±592 1,451 Male ±561 228 Female ±303

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