South Gate

Population: 91,836
Median household income: $71,315
Median home value: $608,500

South Gate, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 91,836 residents. The median household income of $71,315 is below the Los Angeles County median ($87,760).

Between 2019 and 2023, South Gate's population declined 3.0% from 94,642 to 91,836, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $408,200 to $608,500.

13.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.70 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 91,836
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,315
Median home value: $608,500
Median gross rent: $1,471
Housing units: 25,430
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

94,64291,836

Median household income

$52,321$71,315

Median home value

$408,200$608,500

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,471

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	94,642	$52,321	$408,200	$1,160
2020	94,905	$55,084	$438,100	$1,211
2021	93,308	$59,647	$470,200	$1,276
2022	92,381	$67,188	$578,900	$1,400
2023	91,836	$71,315	$608,500	$1,471

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,722	5.1%
5 to 17	16,623	18.1%
18 to 24	9,591	10.4%
25 to 34	14,723	16.0%
35 to 44	11,627	12.7%
45 to 54	12,720	13.9%
55 to 64	10,754	11.7%
65 to 74	7,386	8.0%
75 and over	3,690	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,333	2.5%
Black or African American	828	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.1%
Asian	681	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	75	0.1%
Some other race	257	0.3%
Two or more races	380	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87,199	95.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.9%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24,882	40.9%
High school graduate	15,542	25.5%
Some college or associate's	13,474	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,726	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,276	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled16.4%

Public transit4.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,740	69.2%
Carpooled	7,051	16.4%
Public transit	1,750	4.1%
Walked	733	1.7%
Bicycle	43	0.1%
Worked from home	2,757	6.4%
Other means	909	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,796	11.9%
15 to 29 min	13,208	32.8%
30 to 44 min	12,903	32.1%
45 to 59 min	3,510	8.7%
60+ min	5,809	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.70
Poverty rate: 13.2% (12,120 of 91,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,338	81.9%
Nonfamily households	4,488	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,826	97.6%
Vacant	604	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,011	44.4%
Renter-occupied	13,815	55.6%

1-unit, detached54.5%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,862	54.5%
1-unit, attached	2,468	9.7%
2 to 4 units	4,327	17.0%
5 to 19 units	3,103	12.2%
20 or more units	1,262	5.0%
Mobile home & other	408	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 33.9442, -118.1928

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