Hawthorne vs South Gate

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and South Gate: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawthorne and South Gate are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Gate has the higher population (91,836 vs 85,933 in Hawthorne). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($72,719 vs $71,315 in South Gate). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($813,700 vs $608,500 in South Gate).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	South Gate
Population	85,933	91,836
Median age	33.6 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,719	$71,315
Median home value	$813,700	$608,500
Median gross rent	$1,723	$1,471
Housing units	31,056	25,430
Homeownership rate	27.5%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	South Gate
Population	87,107 → 85,933 (-1.3%)	94,642 → 91,836 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$54,215 → $72,719 (+34.1%)	$52,321 → $71,315 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$564,300 → $813,700 (+44.2%)	$408,200 → $608,500 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,261 → $1,723 (+36.6%)	$1,160 → $1,471 (+26.8%)

Hawthorne

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

South Gate

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	South Gate
Under 5	6.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.4%
25 to 34	18.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.0%
75 and over	3.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	South Gate
White (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	2.5%
Black or African American	24.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	6.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	55.8%	95.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	South Gate
No high school diploma	21.7%	40.9%
High school graduate	24.4%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	South Gate
Drove alone	70.3%	69.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	16.4%
Public transit	4.0%	4.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.4%
Other means	3.6%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	South Gate
1-unit, detached	26.6%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	12.2%
20 or more units	30.8%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	South Gate
Poverty rate	16.4%	13.2%
Average household size	2.85	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1972	1952