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90003

Los Angeles, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
70,065
Median household income
$56,030
People below poverty
25%
Median home value
$576,600

Income

The median income of households in 90003 was $56,030. An estimated 8.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.8
$10,000 to $14,999 7.4
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.2
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5
$100,000 to $149,999 12.5
$150,000 to $199,999 6.4
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 40203
Female 36235

An estimated 80.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 20.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,362. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.6
Social Security 20.6
Retirement income 9.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.8
Cash public assistance income 10.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.5

In 2020-2024, 33.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 65.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 90003 in 2020-2024, 85.1% had health insurance coverage and 14.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 23.7% and public coverage was 65.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.1%.


In 2020-2024, 90003 had a total population of 70,065 - 35,320 (50.4%) females and 34,745 (49.6%) males. The median age was 30.9 years. An estimated 30.4% of the population was under 18 years, 36.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 7.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 90003 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2867 2363
5 to 9 3000 2992
10 to 14 3326 2938
15 to 19 3074 2899
20 to 24 2571 2871
25 to 29 2414 2579
30 to 34 2376 3374
35 to 39 3107 2339
40 to 44 1968 2288
45 to 49 2020 2061
50 to 54 2082 2311
55 to 59 2286 1642
60 to 64 1377 1700
65 to 69 961 1053
70 to 74 544 875
75 to 79 339 369
80 to 84 105 349
85 and over 328 317

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 6% were White; 16.4% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 6.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 23% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 81% of the people in 90003 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.6% of the people in 90003 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,782 households in 90003. The average household size was 3.9 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.1% of the households in 90003 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.6% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.6% of all households.

In 90003, 51.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.1
Cohabiting Couples 10.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35.1% of males and 30.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.8 53.5
Now married, except separated 35.1 30.8
Separated 3.2 3.3
Widowed 2.5 4.8
Divorced 4.4 7.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 90003, 3,787 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 59.7% of the people living in 90003 were U.S. natives. 53.4% of the 90003 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 40.3% of 90003 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 25.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 90003 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 90003.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 98.8
Asia 1
Europe 0.1
Africa 0.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 90003 in 2020-2024, 74.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 74.1% of people at least five years old; 42% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 74.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 90003 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.2
Different house, same county 4.6
Different county, same state 0.3
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 53.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 7.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 46.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 90003 was 20,731 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 975 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 15,951. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,805.

Educational Attainment of People in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 46.9
High school diploma or equivalency 26.1
Some college, no degree 15.3
Associate's degree 4.4
Bachelor's degree 5.4
Graduate or professional degree 1.8

Disability

In 90003, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 90003, 55.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 23,008 80.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,827 9.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,619 9.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 90003 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 11.2
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 5
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.6
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11
Other Services, except public administration 7.9
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 90003 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,064 14.2
Service occupations 7,787 27.3
Sales and office occupations 5,500 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 4,630 16.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,563 23

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.1% of 90003 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.5
Walked 1.2
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 5

In 2020-2024, 90003 had a total of 18,436 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 36.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 36.6
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 33.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 90003 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 39.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 90003 had 17,782 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 654 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 27.2% while renters occupied 72.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.78.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.4% and another 22.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 90003:

House Heating Fuel Used in 90003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.5
Electricity 25.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 14.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 90003 was $576,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 79.1 % had a mortgage. 20.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,395 and for owners without a mortgage it was $688.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 90003 was $1,537. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.