Lennox vs Lomita

A side-by-side comparison of Lennox and Lomita: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lomita has the higher population (20,409 vs 20,289 in Lennox). Lomita has the higher median household income ($92,920 vs $60,307 in Lennox). Lomita has the higher median home value ($792,100 vs $677,600 in Lennox).

Population, income & housing

	Lennox	Lomita
Population	20,289	20,409
Median age	34.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,307	$92,920
Median home value	$677,600	$792,100
Median gross rent	$1,455	$1,918
Housing units	5,816	7,853
Homeownership rate	27.6%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lennox	Lomita
Population	21,818 → 20,289 (-7.0%)	20,514 → 20,409 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$49,316 → $60,307 (+22.3%)	$71,606 → $92,920 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$454,800 → $677,600 (+49.0%)	$604,300 → $792,100 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,175 → $1,455 (+23.8%)	$1,394 → $1,918 (+37.6%)

Lennox

Population

21,81820,289

Median household income

$49,316$60,307

Median home value

$454,800$677,600

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,455

Lomita

Population

20,51420,409

Median household income

$71,606$92,920

Median home value

$604,300$792,100

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,918

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lennox	Lomita
Under 5	6.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.8%
75 and over	2.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lennox	Lomita
White (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	37.9%
Black or African American	3.3%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	14.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.5%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.0%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	89.2%	34.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lennox	Lomita
No high school diploma	45.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	23.4%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lennox	Lomita
Drove alone	66.6%	72.9%
Carpooled	14.5%	8.6%
Public transit	5.6%	1.5%
Walked	2.1%	3.7%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.8%	10.8%
Other means	5.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lennox	Lomita
1-unit, detached	37.9%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	12.8%	16.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Lennox	Lomita
Poverty rate	14.8%	12.2%
Average household size	3.62	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1958	1964