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90262

Lynwood, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
64,235
Median household income
$75,194
People below poverty
18%
Median home value
$597,600

Income

The median income of households in 90262 was $75,194. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 14
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 9.8
$200,000 or more 7.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45488
Female 38897

An estimated 87.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,866. 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 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.2
Social Security 26.8
Retirement income 12.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 7.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 23.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 66.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 90262 in 2020-2024, 86.4% had health insurance coverage and 13.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 42.5% and public coverage was 47.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.5%.


In 2020-2024, 90262 had a total population of 64,235 - 32,732 (51%) females and 31,503 (49%) males. The median age was 33.6 years. An estimated 25.3% of the population was under 18 years, 38.9% was 19 to 44 years, 23.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 90262 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1885 1614
5 to 9 2459 2525
10 to 14 2671 2355
15 to 19 2449 2143
20 to 24 2240 2545
25 to 29 2448 2428
30 to 34 2809 2895
35 to 39 2614 2975
40 to 44 1902 2147
45 to 49 1784 2113
50 to 54 1936 2076
55 to 59 1888 1735
60 to 64 1619 1719
65 to 69 1254 1296
70 to 74 700 972
75 to 79 457 633
80 to 84 203 253
85 and over 185 308

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 11% were White; 8.6% were Black or African American; 1.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 29.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 87.9% of the people in 90262 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 90262 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,133 households in 90262. The average household size was 4.09 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.8% of the households in 90262 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 15.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 12.1% of all households.

In 90262, 49.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.8
Cohabiting Couples 10.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.8% of males and 35.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 52.9 49.5
Now married, except separated 38.8 35.8
Separated 2.4 3.2
Widowed 1.1 5.1
Divorced 4.8 6.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 90262, 4,096 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 14.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 61% of the people living in 90262 were U.S. natives. 56.2% of the 90262 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39% of 90262 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 90262 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 90262.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 96.3
Asia 1.7
Europe 0.2
Africa 1.8
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 90262 in 2020-2024, 78.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 77% of people at least five years old; 34.7% 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 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 77
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 90262 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.7
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 59.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 40.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 90262 was 17,897 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 515 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 12,858. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,524.

Educational Attainment of People in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 40.2
High school diploma or equivalency 27.7
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 4.9
Bachelor's degree 6.8
Graduate or professional degree 3

Disability

In 90262, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 90262, 56.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 22,963 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,090 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,764 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 90262 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 12.9
Wholesale trade 5.3
Retail trade 11.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.1
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 90262 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,380 19.3
Service occupations 5,808 20.8
Sales and office occupations 6,088 21.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,369 12.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 7,257 26

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.4% of 90262 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.1
Walked 1.5
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 4.1

In 2020-2024, 90262 had a total of 15,572 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.3% 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"). 31% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 31
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 90262 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 42.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 90262 had 15,133 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 439 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 48.1% while renters occupied 51.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.33 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.88.

1.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.2% and another 39.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 90262:

House Heating Fuel Used in 90262 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.9
Electricity 28.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 14

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 90262 was $597,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% 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 $2,323 and for owners without a mortgage it was $635.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 90262 was $1,652. 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.