Hawthorne

Population: 85,933
Median household income: $72,719
Median home value: $813,700

Hawthorne, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 85,933 residents. Its median household income of $72,719 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hawthorne's population declined 1.3% from 87,107 to 85,933, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $564,300 to $813,700.

70.3% of workers drive to work alone. 26.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,933
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,719
Median home value: $813,700
Median gross rent: $1,723
Housing units: 31,056
Homeownership rate: 27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,10785,933

Median household income

$54,215$72,719

Median home value

$564,300$813,700

Median gross rent

$1,261$1,723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,107	$54,215	$564,300	$1,261
2020	85,410	$57,849	$602,100	$1,335
2021	87,863	$63,847	$644,600	$1,456
2022	86,978	$72,298	$731,200	$1,641
2023	85,933	$72,719	$813,700	$1,723

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,714	6.6%
5 to 17	15,836	18.4%
18 to 24	7,495	8.7%
25 to 34	16,241	18.9%
35 to 44	12,261	14.3%
45 to 54	11,395	13.3%
55 to 64	8,695	10.1%
65 to 74	5,170	6.0%
75 and over	3,126	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,179	9.5%
Black or African American	21,112	24.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	192	0.2%
Asian	5,411	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	308	0.4%
Some other race	538	0.6%
Two or more races	2,246	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47,947	55.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,328	21.7%
High school graduate	13,875	24.4%
Some college or associate's	16,487	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	9,692	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,506	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit4.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,788	70.3%
Carpooled	4,294	10.5%
Public transit	1,623	4.0%
Walked	644	1.6%
Bicycle	296	0.7%
Worked from home	3,847	9.4%
Other means	1,479	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,490	17.5%
15 to 29 min	15,064	40.6%
30 to 44 min	8,251	22.2%
45 to 59 min	3,230	8.7%
60+ min	4,089	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 16.4% (13,935 of 85,204)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,497	65.3%
Nonfamily households	10,352	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,849	96.1%
Vacant	1,207	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,220	27.5%
Renter-occupied	21,629	72.5%

1-unit, detached26.6%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units22.5%

20 or more units30.8%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,249	26.6%
1-unit, attached	1,924	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4,095	13.2%
5 to 19 units	6,995	22.5%
20 or more units	9,578	30.8%
Mobile home & other	215	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0632548
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.9148, -118.3481

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