Living in Downey Unified School District, California

Overview

A total of 35,810 households are located in Downey Unified School District area. Among them, 14,595 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.77 people. The total number of children in the region is 44,623 and 34,386 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

13% (15,532) of residents are non-citizens and 65% (77,606) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Downey Unified School District, California
Household	35,810
Population	120,296
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	14,595 (41%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	44,623
Total Students	34,386
Pre-Kindergarten	1,699
Kindergarten	1,485
Grade 1-8	12,406
Grade 9-12	7,965
College/Graduate School	10,831
Veterans	92,562
Non-citizen	15,532
Non-English Home Language	77,606
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

96,097 residents are over the age of 16 and 63,129 people are in labor force. Among them, 63,068 people are in civilian labor force and 61 are in armed labor force. 59,741 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Downey Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	58,263	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	46,062	79.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,595	11.32%
Public transportation	1,508	2.59%
Walked	954	1.64%
Other method	1,013	1.74%
Worked from home	2,131	3.66%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,741	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	18,813	31.49%
Service	10,054	16.83%
Sales and office	16,082	26.92%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,474	7.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,318	17.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,741	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	169	0.28%
Construction	3,502	5.86%
Manufacturing	6,805	11.39%
Wholesale trade	2,770	4.64%
Retail trade	6,823	11.42%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,283	8.84%
Information	1,202	2.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,666	6.14%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,880	9.84%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	12,433	20.81%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,493	9.19%
Other services, except public administration	3,069	5.14%
Public administration	2,646	4.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,741	-
Private wage and salary workers	46,220	77.37%
Government workers	8,663	14.50%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,789	8.02%
Unpaid family workers	69	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $91,026 for the 35,810 households in Downey Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $35,570. 107,591 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.28%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,810	-
Less than $10,000	1,205	3.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,028	2.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,170	6.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,860	7.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,323	12.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,330	17.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,722	15.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,880	19.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,659	7.43%
More than $200,000	2,633	7.35%
Median Household Income	$74,957	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$91,026	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	28,433	-
Less than $10,000	572	2.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	633	2.23%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,640	5.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,135	7.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,259	11.46%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,828	16.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,852	17.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,983	21.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,257	7.94%
More than $200,000	2,274	8.00%

Median Family Income	$79,184	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,797	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,570	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,380	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,380	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	120,515	-
With health insurance coverage	107,591	89.28%
Public coverage	41,409	34.36%
Private health insurance	72,860	60.46%
Without health insurance coverage	12,924	10.72%

Housing

There are 37,403 housing units in Downey Unified School District area, California with 35,810 units (95.74%) occupied. 18,000 houses (50.27%) are occupied by owner and 17,810 houses (49.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $552,700 and the average rental cost is $1,443. 236 houses (0.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,304 houses (14.18%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,403	-
Occupied	35,810	95.74%
Owner Occupied	18,000	50.27%
Renter Occupied	17,810	49.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	21,512	57.51%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,085	5.57%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	13,005	34.77%
Mobile Homes	788	2.11%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	13	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,403	-
Built 2014 or later	236	0.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	72	0.19%
Built 2000 - 2009	914	2.44%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,897	5.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,452	6.56%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,594	12.28%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,250	16.71%
Built 1950 - 1959	15,684	41.93%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,304	14.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,403	-
1 room	1,295	3.46%
2 rooms	1,369	3.66%
3 rooms	5,195	13.89%
4 rooms	8,495	22.71%
5 rooms	7,900	21.12%
6 rooms	6,481	17.33%
7 rooms	3,176	8.49%
8 rooms	1,851	4.95%
9 rooms or more	1,641	4.39%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,403	-
no bedroom	1,483	3.96%
1 bedroom	6,223	16.64%
2 bedrooms	11,239	30.05%
3 bedrooms	13,711	36.66%
4 bedrooms	3,840	10.27%
5 bedrooms or more	907	2.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	18,000	-
Less than $50,000	323	1.79%
$50,000 - $99,999	168	0.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	91	0.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	69	0.38%
$200,000 - $299,999	567	3.15%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,943	33.02%
$500,000 - $999,999	10,197	56.65%
$1,000,000 or more	642	3.57%
Median House Value	$552,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,515	-
Less than $500	278	1.59%
$500 - $999	1,718	9.81%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,593	43.35%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,096	29.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,981	11.31%
$2,500 - $2,999	698	3.99%
$3,000 or more	151	0.86%
Median Rental Costs	$1,443	-

Demographic

A total of 121,052 people lives in Downey Unified School District area, California with 59,175 male and 61,877 female. The males to female ratio is 48.88 to 51.12. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	121,052	-
Male	59,175	48.88%
Female	61,877	51.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	121,052	-
Under 5 years	7,190	5.94%
5 - 9 years	7,407	6.12%
10 - 14 years	8,739	7.22%
15 - 19 years	8,438	6.97%
20 - 24 years	8,534	7.05%
25 - 34 years	18,867	15.59%
35 - 44 years	16,414	13.56%
45 - 54 years	16,831	13.90%
55 - 59 years	6,913	5.71%
60 - 64 years	6,776	5.60%
65 - 74 years	9,249	7.64%
75 - 84 years	3,669	3.03%
85 years and older	2,025	1.67%
Median Age	35.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	121,052	-
One Race	117,621	97.17%
White	72,593	59.97%
Black or African American	4,171	3.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	600	0.50%
Asian	8,230	6.80%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	173	0.14%
Other	31,854	26.31%

Two or more races	3,431	2.83%
White and Black or African American	253	0.21%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	279	0.23%
White and Asian	641	0.53%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	31	0.03%

Living in Downey Unified School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic