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

159,227 Population
8.6 square miles 18,598.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 36.4 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$11,101 ±$648 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in California: $33,389 ±$138
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$31,637 ±$2,123 Median household income
  • about half the amount in California: $67,739 ±$356
  • about half the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

35.9% ±4.1% (56,943  ±7,544) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 14.4% 5,525,524 (±0.2% / ±66,544)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

34.9 minutes ±2.5 (2,036,600  ±219,815) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.4 496,073,120 (±0.1 / ±2,066,309)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

39,171 ±2,200 Number of households
  • California: 12,944,178 ±15,703
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
4.1 ±0.1 (158,717  ±10,477) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 3 38,436,448
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

5.4% ±1.8% (2,535  ±855) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.9% 471,829 (±0.1% / ±11,201)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

40,988 ±2,306 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,061,375 ±838
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$328,000 ±$12,474 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $477,500 ±$1,663
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

8% ±1.7% (12,584  ±2,733) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 13.4% 5,188,623 (±0.2% / ±62,959.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

51.2% ±1.8% (45,422  ±3,498.2) High school grad or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 82.4% 21,685,578 (±0.3% / ±72,049.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
6% ±1.1% (5,324  ±1,054.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 32.9% 8,660,470 (±0.2% / ±42,025.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

71.1% ±1.6% (101,384  ±2,814.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 44% 15,910,680 (±0.1% / ±40,904.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.2% 63,172,059 (±0.1% / ±154,450.8)

37.9% ±2% (60,373  ±5,118) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27.2% 10,677,663 (±0.1% / ±46,799)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

1.4% ±0.5% (1,482  ±525) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 5.4% 1,624,519 (±0.1% / ±22,622)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
1,482 Total veterans ±525 1,347 Male ±492 135 Female ±215

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