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Downey Unified School District, CA

119,488 Population
13.7 square miles 8,744.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Los Angeles County: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,460 ±$2,661 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Los Angeles County: $46,429 ±$431
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$94,147 ±$7,246 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Los Angeles County: $90,845 ±$839
  • a little less than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±2.4% (11,412  ±2,803) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Los Angeles County: 13.3% 1,275,371 (±0.3% / ±32,513)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.3 minutes ±2.5 (1,858,875  ±199,456) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Los Angeles County: 31.8 131,344,464 (±0.3 / ±1,351,266)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

38,172 ±2,206 Number of households
  • Los Angeles County: 3,485,810 ±9,476
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (118,037  ±3,346) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Los Angeles County: 2.7 9,555,826 (±0 / ±1,885)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±2% (1,083  ±601) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Los Angeles County: 3.8% 92,652 (±0.2% / ±5,767)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

38,982 ±2,262 Number of housing units
  • Los Angeles County: 3,709,264 ±836
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$821,800 ±$36,641 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Los Angeles County: $866,500 ±$4,947
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±2.3% (9,250  ±2,761.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Los Angeles County: 8.9% 857,847 (±0.3% / ±26,373.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.6% ±4.2% (68,959  ±4,642.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 81.4% 5,649,635 (±0.6% / ±38,441.2)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.9% ±3.1% (23,039  ±2,754.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Los Angeles County: 37.2% 2,582,040 (±0.4% / ±25,350)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

35.5% ±3.2% (42,368  ±4,046) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 34% 3,317,967
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±1.1% (2,968  ±1,099) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Los Angeles County: 2.5% 197,579 (±0.1% / ±7,867)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,968 Total veterans ±1,099 2,917 Male ±1,099 51 Female ±85

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