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

175,438 Population
8.6 square miles 20,492.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.4 ±0.9 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 37 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$15,304 ±$1,257 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$46,276 ±$4,267 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

26.7% ±3.8% (46,582  ±7,358) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

38 minutes ±2.5 (2,664,200  ±283,799) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

42,444 ±2,160 Number of households
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
4.1 ±0.2 (174,922  ±12,220) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±1.2% (2,491  ±614) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

44,299 ±2,173 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$435,400 ±$12,873 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

8.8% ±0.8% (14,044  ±1,352.5) Moved since previous year * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 13.3% 5,152,205 (±0.1% / ±26,504.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.5% 46,136,121 (±0.1% / ±152,246.9)

Social

52.3% ±0.9% (52,219  ±3,923.7) High school grad or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
6.6% ±1.5% (6,637  ±1,551.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

72.6% ±1.8% (106,299  ±3,220.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 44.1% 16,181,010 (±0.1% / ±50,099.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

35.7% ±3.2% (62,595  ±7,071) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

1.5% ±0.6% (1,772  ±699) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
1,772 Total veterans ±699 1,772 Male ±699 N/A Female ±216

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