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Compton Unified School District Overview

California State University-Dominguez Hills located in Compton Unified School District area. A total of 38,895 households are located in Compton Unified School District area. Among them, 19,046 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 4.49 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 62,486 and 46,315 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

18.87% (29,690) of residents are non-citizens and 59.33% (93,326) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Compton Unified School District, California
Household	38,895
Population	157,312
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	19,046 (48.97%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	62,486
Total Students	46,315
Pre-Kindergarten	2,730
Kindergarten	2,673
Grade 1-8	19,855
Grade 9-12	10,393
College/Graduate School	10,664
Veterans	114,812
Non-citizen	29,690
Non-English Home Language	93,326
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

119,848 residents are over the age of 16 and 72,252 people are in labor force. Among them, 72,220 people are in civilian labor force and 32 are in armed labor force. 65,667 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.10%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,921	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	49,806	77.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,629	11.94%
Public transportation	2,832	4.43%
Walked	810	1.27%
Other method	874	1.37%
Worked from home	1,970	3.08%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,667	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,270	17.16%
Service	13,737	20.92%
Sales and office	15,420	23.48%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,875	11.99%
Production, transportation, and material moving	17,365	26.44%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,667	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	666	1.01%
Construction	5,039	7.67%
Manufacturing	9,117	13.88%
Wholesale trade	2,744	4.18%
Retail trade	6,928	10.55%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,357	11.20%
Information	1,116	1.70%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,356	3.59%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,627	10.09%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,528	17.56%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,065	9.24%
Other services, except public administration	3,543	5.40%
Public administration	2,581	3.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,667	-
Private wage and salary workers	53,299	81.17%
Government workers	8,232	12.54%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,013	6.11%
Unpaid family workers	123	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,366 for the 38,895 households in Compton Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $26,811. 138,897 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.88%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,895	-
Less than $10,000	2,334	6.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,381	6.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,117	10.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,991	10.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,814	12.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,230	21.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,139	13.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,293	13.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,668	4.29%
More than $200,000	928	2.39%
Median Household Income	$54,613	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,366	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	31,760	-
Less than $10,000	1,520	4.79%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,087	3.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,143	9.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,260	10.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,474	14.09%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,156	22.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,421	13.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,526	14.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,414	4.45%
More than $200,000	759	2.39%

Median Family Income	$57,676	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,701	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,811	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$33,796	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$33,796	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	158,055	-
With health insurance coverage	138,897	87.88%
Public coverage	77,187	48.84%
Private health insurance	68,818	43.54%
Without health insurance coverage	19,158	12.12%

Housing

There are 40,222 housing units in Compton Unified School District area, California with 38,895 units (96.70%) occupied. 21,558 houses (55.43%) are occupied by owner and 17,337 houses (44.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $355,600 and the average rental cost is $1,222. 185 houses (0.46%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 14,233 houses (35.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,222	-
Occupied	38,895	96.70%
Owner Occupied	21,558	55.43%
Renter Occupied	17,337	44.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	26,740	66.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,012	7.49%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,321	20.69%
Mobile Homes	2,140	5.32%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,222	-
Built 2014 or later	185	0.46%
Built 2010 - 2013	377	0.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,759	4.37%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,672	4.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,884	7.17%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,011	9.97%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,491	13.65%
Built 1950 - 1959	9,610	23.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	14,233	35.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,222	-
1 room	1,021	2.54%
2 rooms	636	1.58%
3 rooms	3,766	9.36%
4 rooms	9,841	24.47%
5 rooms	10,995	27.34%
6 rooms	8,500	21.13%
7 rooms	3,173	7.89%
8 rooms	1,416	3.52%
9 rooms or more	874	2.17%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,222	-
no bedroom	1,104	2.74%
1 bedroom	4,185	10.40%
2 bedrooms	13,696	34.05%
3 bedrooms	15,726	39.10%
4 bedrooms	4,848	12.05%
5 bedrooms or more	663	1.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	21,558	-
Less than $50,000	772	3.58%
$50,000 - $99,999	662	3.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	334	1.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	602	2.79%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,970	18.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	13,075	60.65%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,938	8.99%
$1,000,000 or more	205	0.95%
Median House Value	$355,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,891	-
Less than $500	1,266	7.50%
$500 - $999	3,860	22.85%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,778	40.13%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,627	21.47%
$2,000 - $2,499	926	5.48%
$2,500 - $2,999	311	1.84%
$3,000 or more	123	0.73%
Median Rental Costs	$1,222	-

Demographic

A total of 160,279 people lives in Compton Unified School District area, California with 77,117 male and 83,162 female. The males to female ratio is 48.11 to 51.89. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	160,279	-
Male	77,117	48.11%
Female	83,162	51.89%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	160,279	-
Under 5 years	12,374	7.72%
5 - 9 years	12,591	7.86%
10 - 14 years	13,129	8.19%
15 - 19 years	12,328	7.69%
20 - 24 years	13,371	8.34%
25 - 34 years	25,090	15.65%
35 - 44 years	20,172	12.59%
45 - 54 years	20,091	12.54%
55 - 59 years	8,375	5.23%
60 - 64 years	7,106	4.43%
65 - 74 years	9,198	5.74%
75 - 84 years	4,319	2.69%
85 years and older	2,135	1.33%
Median Age	31.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	160,279	-
One Race	156,926	97.91%
White	56,548	35.28%
Black or African American	45,983	28.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native	764	0.48%
Asian	2,310	1.44%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	321	0.20%
Other	51,000	31.82%

Two or more races	3,353	2.09%
White and Black or African American	803	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	156	0.10%
White and Asian	138	0.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	408	0.25%