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

161,275 Population
8.6 square miles 18,838.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$14,347 ±$585 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$40,829 ±$1,292 Median household income
  • about half the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

29% ±1.8% (46,483  ±3,072) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

35.6 minutes ±0.9 (2,109,755  ±82,938) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

39,242 ±807 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
4.1 ±0.1 (160,701  ±4,201) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.8% ±0.9% (2,564  ±422) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

40,957 ±826 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$385,200 ±$7,076 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

6.7% ±0.9% (10,645  ±1,391) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

53.2% ±1.2% (48,623  ±1,712.7) High school grad or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
6.8% ±0.7% (6,168  ±661.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

73.5% ±2.4% (108,532  ±4,586.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 43.9% 16,211,086 (±0.1% / ±49,668.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

35.5% ±1.1% (57,323  ±2,291) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

1.4% ±0.2% (1,485  ±219) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
1,485 Total veterans ±219 1,377 Male ±215 108 Female ±61

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