Compton, CA

Census Place

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2023 Population
93,525
1.37% 1-year decline
2023 Median Age
33.9
1.5% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$74,270
6.51% 1-year growth

About

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N/A of the households in Compton, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

81.4% of the residents in Compton, CA are U.S. citizens.

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Population & Diversity

Compton, CA is home to a population of 93.5k people, from which 81.4% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Compton, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Compton, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.4%
2023 Citizenship
82.9%
2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Compton, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Economy

The economy of Compton, CA employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Compton, CA were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($102,083), Public Administration ($58,953), and Information ($56,900).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Compton, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,680 people), Production Occupations (4,330 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,784 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Compton, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Compton, CA, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Compton, CA, though some of these residents may live in Compton, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,779
Median earning men ± $1,582
$33,058
Median earning women ± $1,941

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($68,701), Public Administration ($57,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($60,833), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,049), and Information ($48,843).

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Civics

N/A are the senators currently representing the state of N/A. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

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In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in N/A over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership
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77%
Homeowners with Mortgage
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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Compton, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Compton, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,270
Median Household Income
± $4,305
24.2k
Number of Households
± 1,172

The following chart displays the households in Compton, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Compton, CA is from Compton, CA.
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This chart shows the number of workers in Compton, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Compton, CA have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Compton, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Compton, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Compton, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Compton, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Compton, CA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Compton, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Compton, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

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Medicaid
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Medicare
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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Compton, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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