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90247

Gardena, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
47,053
Median household income
$77,333
People below poverty
12.1%
Median home value
$659,100

Income

The median income of households in 90247 was $77,333. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 4.6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 10.8
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 19.5
$150,000 to $199,999 11.7
$200,000 or more 8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54703
Female 46919

An estimated 84.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,437. 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 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.3
Social Security 29.4
Retirement income 18.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 5.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 16
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.6

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 90247 in 2020-2024, 91.2% had health insurance coverage and 8.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57% and public coverage was 44.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.1%.


In 2020-2024, 90247 had a total population of 47,053 - 24,820 (52.7%) females and 22,233 (47.3%) males. The median age was 37.7 years. An estimated 21.2% of the population was under 18 years, 34.6% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 90247 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1376 1059
5 to 9 1200 1727
10 to 14 1394 1484
15 to 19 1082 1653
20 to 24 1344 1256
25 to 29 1651 2272
30 to 34 2146 2001
35 to 39 1644 1562
40 to 44 1073 1306
45 to 49 1521 1645
50 to 54 1113 1594
55 to 59 1390 1629
60 to 64 1985 1383
65 to 69 1287 1216
70 to 74 677 1014
75 to 79 656 864
80 to 84 291 434
85 and over 403 721

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 10.9% were White; 13.2% were Black or African American; 0.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 25.7% were Asian; 5.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 50.9% of the people in 90247 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 6.4% of the people in 90247 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,214 households in 90247. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.4% of the households in 90247 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.1% of all households, while 19.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.3% of all households.

In 90247, 32.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.4
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.9% of males and 36.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46.2 42.7
Now married, except separated 42.9 36.2
Separated 2 2.8
Widowed 2.4 8.7
Divorced 6.4 9.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 90247, 1,379 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 35.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 60.9% of the people living in 90247 were U.S. natives. 51.7% of the 90247 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39.1% of 90247 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 82.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 90247 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 90247.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 57.2
Asia 36.8
Europe 0.7
Africa 4.6
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 90247 in 2020-2024, 61 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 40.6% of people at least five years old; 31.1% 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 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 40.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 16.8
Other languages 2.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 90247 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 6.9
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 78.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 21.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 90247 was 11,877 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 328 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,733. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,816.

Educational Attainment of People in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 21.3
High school diploma or equivalency 23.5
Some college, no degree 20.5
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 20.6
Graduate or professional degree 6.8

Disability

In 90247, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 90247, 62.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,455 77.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,316 13.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,966 8.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 90247 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 5.6
Manufacturing 10.1
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.4
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.4
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 90247 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,621 32
Service occupations 5,271 22.1
Sales and office occupations 5,574 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,523 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,848 16.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.3% of 90247 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.2
Walked 2.3
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 8.6

In 2020-2024, 90247 had a total of 17,095 housing units. Of these housing units, 46.6% 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"). 48.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 46.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 48.4
Mobile homes 4.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

3.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 90247 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 39.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 90247 had 16,214 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 881 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 41.3% while renters occupied 58.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.88 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.84.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.6% and another 20% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 90247:

House Heating Fuel Used in 90247 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.6
Electricity 32.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 7.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 90247 was $659,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.6 % had a mortgage. 38.4% 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 $2,635 and for owners without a mortgage it was $604.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 90247 was $1,805. 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.