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90222

Compton, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
32,340
Median household income
$78,425
People below poverty
15.8%
Median home value
$580,500

Income

The median income of households in 90222 was $78,425. An estimated 5.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.8
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 7
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12.3
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 20
$150,000 to $199,999 11.2
$200,000 or more 7.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45945
Female 44366

An estimated 83.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,292. 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 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.2
Social Security 24.4
Retirement income 13.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.6
Cash public assistance income 8.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.6

In 2020-2024, 32.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 90222 in 2020-2024, 89.9% had health insurance coverage and 10.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45% and public coverage was 49.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 90222 had a total population of 32,340 - 16,868 (52.2%) females and 15,472 (47.8%) males. The median age was 33.2 years. An estimated 24.6% of the population was under 18 years, 38.9% was 19 to 44 years, 23.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 90222 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 957 1066
5 to 9 1032 1156
10 to 14 1115 985
15 to 19 1277 1321
20 to 24 1085 1419
25 to 29 1424 1524
30 to 34 1165 1396
35 to 39 1481 1065
40 to 44 1168 886
45 to 49 958 852
50 to 54 997 1047
55 to 59 795 1054
60 to 64 739 1106
65 to 69 454 591
70 to 74 369 560
75 to 79 253 499
80 to 84 119 152
85 and over 84 189

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 10.4% were White; 21.7% were Black or African American; 0.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 10.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 25.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 75.9% of the people in 90222 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.8% of the people in 90222 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,471 households in 90222. The average household size was 3.79 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.4% of the households in 90222 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.2% of all households, while 16% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.9% of all households.

In 90222, 42.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.4
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.2% of males and 36.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.7 46.8
Now married, except separated 41.2 36.2
Separated 3.5 3.4
Widowed 1.2 5.5
Divorced 5.3 8.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 90222, 1,637 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67.5% of the people living in 90222 were U.S. natives. 61.8% of the 90222 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 32.5% of 90222 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 92.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 90222 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 90222.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 98.2
Asia 1.2
Europe 0.1
Africa 0.5
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 90222 in 2020-2024, 67.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 66.2% of people at least five years old; 28% 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 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 66.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 90222 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.4
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 0.1
Different state 0
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 61.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 10.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 38.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 90222 was 8,476 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 536 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,744. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,196.

Educational Attainment of People in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 38.1
High school diploma or equivalency 24.7
Some college, no degree 18.4
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 7.7
Graduate or professional degree 2.9

Disability

In 90222, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 49.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 90222, 54.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,285 80.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,823 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 890 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 90222 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 9.5
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 12.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.3
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 90222 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,503 17.9
Service occupations 3,268 23.3
Sales and office occupations 3,262 23.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,741 12.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,224 23

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.5% of 90222 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.2
Walked 1.3
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 90222 had a total of 8,796 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.5% 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"). 23.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 23.3
Mobile homes 2.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 90222 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 53.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 90222 had 8,471 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 325 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.2% while renters occupied 45.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.49.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 32.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 90222:

House Heating Fuel Used in 90222 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 63.4
Electricity 28.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 7.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 90222 was $580,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.3 % had a mortgage. 27.7% 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 $2,446 and for owners without a mortgage it was $632.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 90222 was $1,522. 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.