Compton

Population: 93,525
Median household income: $74,270
Median home value: $546,700

Compton, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 93,525 residents. Its median household income of $74,270 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Compton's population declined 3.4% from 96,803 to 93,525, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $355,200 to $546,700.

The median gross rent is $1,601. 10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 93,525
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,270
Median home value: $546,700
Median gross rent: $1,601
Housing units: 25,154
Homeownership rate: 57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

96,80393,525

Median household income

$52,883$74,270

Median home value

$355,200$546,700

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,601

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,803	$52,883	$355,200	$1,219
2020	95,804	$58,703	$383,500	$1,236
2021	96,083	$62,297	$423,000	$1,329
2022	94,822	$69,728	$489,400	$1,464
2023	93,525	$74,270	$546,700	$1,601

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,956	7.4%
5 to 17	18,800	20.1%
18 to 24	9,080	9.7%
25 to 34	13,444	14.4%
35 to 44	13,088	14.0%
45 to 54	11,532	12.3%
55 to 64	10,731	11.5%
65 to 74	6,229	6.7%
75 and over	3,665	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	693	0.7%
Black or African American	23,309	24.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	1,038	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.1%
Some other race	883	0.9%
Two or more races	907	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66,577	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.6%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20,889	35.6%
High school graduate	16,485	28.1%
Some college or associate's	14,900	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,502	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,913	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit3.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,765	77.9%
Carpooled	4,729	11.6%
Public transit	1,482	3.6%
Walked	244	0.6%
Bicycle	101	0.2%
Worked from home	1,763	4.3%
Other means	703	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,938	12.7%
15 to 29 min	14,539	37.3%
30 to 44 min	12,101	31.0%
45 to 59 min	3,421	8.8%
60+ min	4,025	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.84
Poverty rate: 17.1% (15,912 of 93,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,364	79.9%
Nonfamily households	4,863	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,227	96.3%
Vacant	927	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,918	57.4%
Renter-occupied	10,309	42.6%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,822	66.9%
1-unit, attached	1,610	6.4%
2 to 4 units	2,920	11.6%
5 to 19 units	2,095	8.3%
20 or more units	968	3.8%
Mobile home & other	739	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0615044
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 33.8940, -118.2275

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