Cudahy

Population: 22,325
Median household income: $52,748
Median home value: $505,300

Cudahy, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 22,325 residents. The median household income of $52,748 is below the Los Angeles County median ($87,760).

From 2019 to 2023, Cudahy's population declined 6.6% from 23,890 to 22,325, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $420,700 to $505,300.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 97.7% of the population. 74.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,325
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,748
Median home value: $505,300
Median gross rent: $1,667
Housing units: 5,960
Homeownership rate: 11.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,89022,325

Median household income

$46,642$52,748

Median home value

$420,700$505,300

Median gross rent

$1,306$1,667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,890	$46,642	$420,700	$1,306
2020	23,606	$46,279	$422,700	$1,359
2021	23,003	$47,050	$434,200	$1,443
2022	22,657	$49,596	$470,300	$1,619
2023	22,325	$52,748	$505,300	$1,667

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,534	6.9%
5 to 17	4,665	20.9%
18 to 24	2,525	11.3%
25 to 34	3,943	17.7%
35 to 44	2,729	12.2%
45 to 54	2,880	12.9%
55 to 64	2,070	9.3%
65 to 74	1,306	5.8%
75 and over	673	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	322	1.4%
Black or African American	130	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,819	97.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma46.1%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,265	46.1%
High school graduate	4,049	29.8%
Some college or associate's	2,442	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	753	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	92	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit6.6%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,818	74.0%
Carpooled	1,102	12.0%
Public transit	612	6.6%
Walked	181	2.0%
Bicycle	53	0.6%
Worked from home	330	3.6%
Other means	117	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	676	7.6%
15 to 29 min	3,396	38.2%
30 to 44 min	2,600	29.3%
45 to 59 min	779	8.8%
60+ min	1,432	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.84
Poverty rate: 27.9% (6,209 of 22,254)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,886	84.2%
Nonfamily households	916	15.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,802	97.3%
Vacant	158	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	687	11.8%
Renter-occupied	5,115	88.2%

1-unit, detached48.8%

1-unit, attached11.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,907	48.8%
1-unit, attached	658	11.0%
2 to 4 units	420	7.0%
5 to 19 units	962	16.1%
20 or more units	563	9.4%
Mobile home & other	450	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0617498
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.9640, -118.1826

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