Compton, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	93,493	100.0

Male	45,857	49.0
Female	47,636	51.0

Under 5 years	9,736	10.4
5 to 9 years	11,162	11.9
10 to 14 years	9,957	10.6
15 to 19 years	8,285	8.9
20 to 24 years	7,610	8.1
25 to 34 years	14,036	15.0
35 to 44 years	12,787	13.7
45 to 54 years	8,251	8.8
55 to 59 years	2,700	2.9
60 to 64 years	2,532	2.7
65 to 74 years	3,957	4.2
75 to 84 years	2,039	2.2
85 years and over	441	0.5

Median age (years)	25.0	(X)

18 years and over	57,500	61.5
Male	27,422	29.3
Female	30,078	32.2
21 years and over	52,719	56.4
62 years and over	7,924	8.5
65 years and over	6,437	6.9
Male	2,639	2.8
Female	3,798	4.1

RACE
One race	90,104	96.4
White	15,625	16.7
Black or African American	37,690	40.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	656	0.7
Asian	237	0.3
Asian Indian	24	0.0
Chinese	26	0.0
Filipino	113	0.1
Japanese	14	0.0
Korean	6	0.0
Vietnamese	15	0.0
Other Asian ¹	39	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	985	1.1
Native Hawaiian	11	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	14	0.0
Samoan	859	0.9
Other Pacific Islander ²	101	0.1
Some other race	34,911	37.3
Two or more races	3,389	3.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	18,183	19.4
Black or African American	38,509	41.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,091	1.2
Asian	452	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,167	1.2
Some other race	37,671	40.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	93,493	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	53,143	56.8
Mexican	43,839	46.9
Puerto Rican	161	0.2
Cuban	68	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	9,075	9.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,350	43.2
White alone	954	1.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	93,493	100.0
In households	92,843	99.3
Householder	22,327	23.9
Spouse	10,566	11.3
Child	37,360	40.0
Own child under 18 years	27,191	29.1
Other relatives	16,271	17.4
Under 18 years	7,179	7.7
Nonrelatives	6,319	6.8
Unmarried partner	1,433	1.5
In group quarters	650	0.7
Institutionalized population	93	0.1
Noninstitutionalized population	557	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	22,327	100.0
Family households (families)	18,613	83.4
With own children under 18 years	11,320	50.7
Married-couple family	10,566	47.3
With own children under 18 years	6,933	31.1
Female householder, no husband present	6,190	27.7
With own children under 18 years	3,466	15.5
Nonfamily households	3,714	16.6
Householder living alone	2,952	13.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,223	5.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	13,888	62.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,006	22.4

Average household size	4.16	(X)
Average family size	4.45	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	23,795	100.0
Occupied housing units	22,327	93.8
Vacant housing units	1,468	6.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	21	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	22,327	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,580	56.3
Renter-occupied housing units	9,747	43.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	4.16	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	4.15	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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