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

159,616 Population
8.6 square miles 18,644.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.1 ±1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$16,401 ±$1,015 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$47,585 ±$3,664 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

27.8% ±2.9% (43,912  ±5,582) 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)

32.5 minutes ±1.4 (1,757,630  ±175,579) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 27.6 385,992,600 (±0.1 / ±2,410,052)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

39,253 ±2,172 Number of households
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
4.1 ±0.2 (159,024  ±11,372) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

7.8% ±2% (3,412  ±919) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

41,324 ±2,274 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$474,500 ±$17,040 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

6.8% ±1.7% (10,632  ±2,775.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

53.9% ±2% (50,601  ±3,948.3) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
8.1% ±1.2% (7,628  ±1,268.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

74.2% ±2.3% (111,209  ±4,440) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • more than 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)

37.4% ±1.4% (59,672  ±4,770) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 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)

1.1% ±0.5% (1,270  ±545) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
1,270 Total veterans ±545 1,126 Male ±533 144 Female ±151

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