Lynwood

Population: 65,291
Median household income: $70,236
Median home value: $569,400

Lynwood is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 65,291 residents. At $70,236, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lynwood's population declined 7.6% from 70,635 to 65,291, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $399,100 to $569,400.

Owners occupy 49.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,291
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,236
Median home value: $569,400
Median gross rent: $1,625
Housing units: 15,577
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

70,63565,291

Median household income

$52,213$70,236

Median home value

$399,100$569,400

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,635	$52,213	$399,100	$1,211
2020	69,625	$57,063	$422,200	$1,261
2021	67,497	$61,612	$449,300	$1,355
2022	66,346	$67,350	$540,100	$1,488
2023	65,291	$70,236	$569,400	$1,625

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,100	6.3%
5 to 17	12,974	19.9%
18 to 24	6,570	10.1%
25 to 34	10,777	16.5%
35 to 44	9,784	15.0%
45 to 54	7,848	12.0%
55 to 64	7,182	11.0%
65 to 74	4,093	6.3%
75 and over	1,963	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,415	2.2%
Black or African American	5,418	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	424	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	202	0.3%
Two or more races	364	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57,464	88.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma41.7%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,372	41.7%
High school graduate	11,115	26.7%
Some college or associate's	8,845	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,226	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,089	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit5.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,312	70.4%
Carpooled	4,846	17.7%
Public transit	1,362	5.0%
Walked	328	1.2%
Bicycle	54	0.2%
Worked from home	980	3.6%
Other means	540	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,239	12.2%
15 to 29 min	9,715	36.7%
30 to 44 min	7,964	30.1%
45 to 59 min	2,276	8.6%
60+ min	3,248	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 4.12
Poverty rate: 17.4% (10,929 of 62,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,034	85.7%
Nonfamily households	2,176	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,210	97.6%
Vacant	367	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,456	49.0%
Renter-occupied	7,754	51.0%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,473	54.4%
1-unit, attached	1,740	11.2%
2 to 4 units	1,931	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2,446	15.7%
20 or more units	835	5.4%
Mobile home & other	152	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644574
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9240, -118.2017

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