Compton, CA Demographic Data
Compton, CA Summary
Compton is located in Los Angeles County in California
- Population: 97,560
- Area: 10.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 9,644.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 68.90 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Compton, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
49,769
51%
50.8
Male
47,768
49%
49.2
Total Population
97,537
323,128,000
Compton, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,820
9.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
7,364
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7,854
8.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
8,691
8.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,445
8.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
12,964
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
11,660
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
12,815
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,466
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,861
4.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,517
5.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,124
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
956
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
68,152
69.9%
77.2
Female
34,479
50.6%
51.3
Male
33,673
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
63,231
64.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,576
11.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,597
9.8%
15.2
Female
5,614
58.5%
55.8
Male
3,983
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Compton, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
96,015
98.4%
96.8
White
36,973
37.9%
72.6
Black or African American
26,965
27.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
458
0.5%
0.8
Asian
930
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
30,689
31.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,522
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
68,412
70.1%
17.8
Mexican
59,706
61.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
387
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,319
8.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
29,125
29.9%
82.2
Compton, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15,327
27.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,372
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,874
24.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,457
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,760
4.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,530
6.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,043
1.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
23,699
42.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
32,664
58.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,573
8.2%
31.2
Compton, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
35,330
48.1%
33.7%
Now Married
27,209
37.0%
47.5
Divorced
4,249
5.8%
11.0%
Separated
2,825
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
3,886
5.3
5.8%
Compton, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
29,776
33.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
58,941
66.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Compton, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,373
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,579
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,890
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,423
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,202
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,214
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,283
14.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,927
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,358
6.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
209
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
49,125
57,617
Per capita income
15,758
31,128
Compton, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
359
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,372
10.9%
9.8
Construction
3,914
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
7,085
17.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
923
2.3%
6.6
Information
597
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,537
13.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,148
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,686
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
1,397
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
4,471
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,011
10.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,438
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,225
13.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,457
13.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,457
28.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
9,384
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,415
21.1%
18.1%
Compton, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
38,781
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
29,431
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,403
13.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,747
7.1%
5.1
Walked
244
0.6%
2.7
Other means
195
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
761
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.7
26.6
Compton, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,498
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,363
28.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,282
32.4%
37.1
3 or more
7,315
32.6%
21.0
Compton, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
22,458
96.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,982
53.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
10,476
46.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
916
3.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.4
0.0%
2.5
Compton, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
23,374
1 room
1,174
5.0%
2.4
2 rooms
587
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
2,828
12.1%
9.1
4 rooms
5,637
24.1%
16.5
5 rooms
6,732
28.8%
19.8
6 rooms
4,351
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
925
4.0%
12.0
8 rooms
563
2.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
577
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Compton, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
23,374
1-unit, detached
15,449
66.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,377
10.2%
5.9
2-units
734
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,695
7.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
942
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
625
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
917
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
635
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Compton, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,322
9.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,325
27.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,061
25.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,665
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,139
9.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,792
7.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
596
2.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,205
5.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
87
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
182
0.8%
1.4%
Compton, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Compton, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,012
32.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
553
6.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,255
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
768
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,692
39.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Compton, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,137
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,163
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
987
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
810
8.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
724
7.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
834
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,658
55.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
300
0.0%
0.0%
Compton, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,982
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
466
3.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
219
1.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
77
0.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
157
1.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,398
28.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,376
61.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
289
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
327,900
205,000
