Downey

Population: 111,793
Median household income: $87,400
Median home value: $728,500

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Downey is a community with a population of 111,793. At $87,400, its median household income sits in line with Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Downey's population held roughly steady from 112,322 to 111,793, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $569,300 to $728,500.

The typical home was built around 1959. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 111,793
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $87,400
Median home value: $728,500
Median gross rent: $1,892
Housing units: 35,870
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

112,322111,793

Median household income

$75,878$87,400

Median home value

$569,300$728,500

Median gross rent

$1,462$1,892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	112,322	$75,878	$569,300	$1,462
2020	111,263	$75,974	$582,500	$1,569
2021	114,293	$77,972	$608,600	$1,676
2022	113,052	$84,236	$679,000	$1,814
2023	111,793	$87,400	$728,500	$1,892

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,635	5.0%
5 to 17	18,712	16.7%
18 to 24	10,226	9.1%
25 to 34	17,997	16.1%
35 to 44	14,358	12.8%
45 to 54	15,299	13.7%
55 to 64	13,759	12.3%
65 to 74	9,548	8.5%
75 and over	6,259	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,493	12.1%
Black or African American	3,683	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.1%
Asian	7,987	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	301	0.3%
Some other race	436	0.4%
Two or more races	1,684	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84,134	75.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,416	18.7%
High school graduate	19,424	25.2%
Some college or associate's	23,622	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	13,723	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6,035	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit2.9%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,943	73.5%
Carpooled	6,483	11.9%
Public transit	1,567	2.9%
Walked	909	1.7%
Bicycle	110	0.2%
Worked from home	4,521	8.3%
Other means	835	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,798	15.6%
15 to 29 min	17,656	35.4%
30 to 44 min	12,252	24.6%
45 to 59 min	5,842	11.7%
60+ min	6,299	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 9.1% (10,146 of 110,962)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,040	77.9%
Nonfamily households	7,687	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,727	96.8%
Vacant	1,143	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,597	50.7%
Renter-occupied	17,130	49.3%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units14.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,408	56.9%
1-unit, attached	2,258	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1,823	5.1%
5 to 19 units	5,818	16.2%
20 or more units	5,272	14.7%
Mobile home & other	291	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0619766
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 33.9382, -118.1309

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