Census Reporter

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

169,453 Population
8.6 square miles 19,793.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.8 ±1.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 36.2 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$11,145 ±$720 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in California: $31,587 ±$129
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $29,979 ±$59
$32,514 ±$2,546 Median household income
  • about half the amount in California: $64,500 ±$395
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $55,775 ±$85

33.6% ±3.4% (56,369  ±6,937) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 15.3% 5,891,678 (±0.2% / ±66,827)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,153,077 (±0.1% / ±275,061)

36 minutes ±2.1 (2,045,120  ±218,820) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.9 480,921,445 (±0.1 / ±2,218,611)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,739,568,815 (±0 / ±6,952,874)

Families

38,721 ±2,036 Number of households
  • California: 12,896,357 ±19,487
  • United States: 118,208,250 ±155,130
4.4 ±0.2 (168,994  ±11,775) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in California: 3 38,323,824
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.7 313,347,925

7.8% ±2.1% (3,808  ±1,077) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 5% 478,813 (±0.1% / ±12,151)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,931,053 (±0% / ±33,526)

Housing

40,583 ±2,003 Number of housing units
  • California: 13,988,399 ±649
  • United States: 134,793,665 ±2,413

$288,900 ±$11,843 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $449,100 ±$1,441
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $194,500 ±$290

8.2% ±2.1% (13,600  ±3,551.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 13.5% 5,228,811 (±0.1% / ±56,076.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,762,323 (±0.1% / ±186,962.1)

Social

56.1% ±5.4% (51,318  ±3,433.7) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 82.2% 21,441,753 (±0.3% / ±65,631.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 87.1% 188,621,037 (±0.1% / ±216,607.1)
4.8% ±1% (4,361  ±976.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • less than a fifth of the rate in California: 32.3% 8,415,690 (±0.2% / ±41,081.9)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 30.6% 66,241,553 (±0.1% / ±131,693.7)

71.2% ±1.7% (100,082  ±3,023.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2015 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 43.9% 15,767,634 (±0.1% / ±38,740.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.1% 62,431,447 (±0.1% / ±136,857.4)

33.3% ±2.7% (56,447  ±6,059) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,688,336 (±0.1% / ±47,464)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,290,372 (±0% / ±122,466)

1.2% ±0.5% (1,411  ±518) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 5.5% 1,644,215 (±0.1% / ±18,788)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 7.6% 18,830,450 (±0% / ±68,051)
1,411 Total veterans ±518 1,176 Male ±496 235 Female ±185

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