Downey City PUMA, CA

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2021 Population
113,046
2.94% 1-year growth
US Senator
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Party
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
35.9
1.13% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
9.25%
10.8% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$77,754
2.48% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$608,700
4.44% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Downey City PUMA, CA had a population of 113k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $77,754. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Downey City PUMA, CA grew from 109,815 to 113,046, a 2.94% increase and its median household income grew from $75,875 to $77,754, a 2.48% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Downey City PUMA, CA are White (Hispanic) (31.1%), Other (Hispanic) (30.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.5%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.47%).

65.6% of the households in Downey City PUMA, 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.

88.5% of the residents in Downey City PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Los Angeles County (South)--Downey City PUMA, CA are Downey Adult School (437 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Downey City PUMA, CA was $608,700, and the homeownership rate was 48.6%.

Most people in Downey City PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32 minutes. The average car ownership in Downey City PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Downey City PUMA, CA is home to a population of 113k people, from which 88.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 31.4% of Downey City PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (35.5k people).

In 2021, there were 1.03 times more White (Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Downey City PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.2k Other (Hispanic) and 15.7k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Downey City PUMA, CA are Spanish (61,739 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (2,146 households), and Korean (1,590 households).

Citizenship

88.5%
2021 Citizenship
88.4%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 88.5% of Downey City PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Downey City PUMA, CA was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Downey City PUMA, CA
  1. White (Hispanic)
    35.1k ± 2.38k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    34.2k ± 2.59k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.7k ± 1.35k
74.2%
Hispanic Population
83.8k people

In 2021, there were 1.03 times more White (Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Downey City PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.2k Other (Hispanic) and 15.7k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

74.2% of the people in Downey City PUMA, CA are hispanic (83.8k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

31.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
35.5k people
31.4%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
34.4k people

As of 2021, 31.4% of Downey City PUMA, CA residents (35.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Downey City PUMA, CA was 31.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    61,739 households (57.9%)
  2. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    2,146 households (2.01%)
  3. Korean
    1,590 households (1.49%)

65.6% of the households in Downey City PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Downey City PUMA, CA was Spanish. 57.9% of the households in Downey City PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    812 ± 184
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    557 ± 256
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    377 ± 160

Downey City PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Downey City PUMA, CA employs 51.9k people. The largest industries in Downey City PUMA, CA are Elementary & secondary schools (3,702 people), Construction (3,534 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,428 people), and the highest paying industries are Administration of economic programs & space research ($185,506), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($154,562), and Electric & gas, and other combinations ($128,872).

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
23,850
Women
47.2%
26,723
Men
52.8%

The workforce of Downey City PUMA, CA in 2020 was 50,573 people, with 47.2% woman, and 52.8% men.

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Occupations

51.9k
2021 Value
2.66%
1 Year growth
± 2.66%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Downey City PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 50.6k employees to 51.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Downey City PUMA, CA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,449 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,372 people), and Office clerks, general (1,360 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Downey City PUMA, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

51.9k
2021 Value
2.66%
1 Year growth
± 2.66%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Downey City PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 50.6k employees to 51.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Downey City PUMA, CA, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,702 people), Construction (3,534 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,428 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Downey City PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Downey City PUMA, 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

$44,938
Median earning men ± $2,951
$36,196
Median earning women ± $1,848

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($78,050), Information ($66,205), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($57,900), Construction ($56,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,814).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in California. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $405B
  2. $159B
  3. $155B

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $405B, followed by Mixed freight ($159B) and Pharmaceuticals ($155B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.21T
2020 Value in California
$4.61T
Projected 2050 Value in California
109% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.21T. This is expected to increase 109% to $4.61T by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $84.4B
  2. $44.8B
  3. $40.6B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $84.4B, followed by Arizona with $44.8B and Ohio and $40.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. 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.

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein
Senator from California1
Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 18, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

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

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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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In 2021, universities in Downey City PUMA, CA awarded 437 degrees. The student population of Downey City PUMA, CA in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 222 male students and 791 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Downey City PUMA, CA are Hispanic or Latino (286 and 65.4%), followed by White (96 and 22%), Asian (22 and 5.03%), and Black or African American (20 and 4.58%).

The largest universities in Downey City PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are Downey Adult School (437 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Los Angeles County (South)--Downey City PUMA, CA are Medical Assistant (157 and 35.9%), Pharmacy Technician (71 and 16.2%), and Medical Insurance Specialist (60 and 13.7%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 2.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.5% 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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Downey City PUMA, CA in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (23.5k), Some college (21.6k), and Secondary Education (15.2k).

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The median property value in Downey City PUMA, CA was $608,700 in 2021, which is 2.49 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $582,800 to $608,700, a 4.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Downey City PUMA, CA is 48.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Downey City PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Downey City PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Downey City PUMA, CA is $77,754. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Downey City PUMA, CA was Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $200,929, followed by Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA and San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA, with respective values of $180,654 and $179,950.

Property

$608,700
Median Property Value 2021
±$9,327
$16,581
Median Property Taxes
±$938

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Downey City PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Downey City PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

48.6%
Homeownership
2021
75.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 48.6% of the housing units in Downey City PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.6%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Downey City PUMA, CA was Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $200,929, followed by Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA and San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA, with respective values of $180,654 and $179,950.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Downey City PUMA, 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.
$77,754
Median Household Income
± $2,699
34.1k
Number of Households
± 1,531

In 2021, the median household income of the 34.1k households in Downey City PUMA, CA grew to $77,754 from the previous year's value of $75,875.

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Wage Distribution

0.413
2021 Wage GINI in Downey City PUMA, CA
0.419
2020 Wage GINI in Downey City PUMA, CA

In 2021, the income inequality in Downey City PUMA, CA was 0.413 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.3% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Downey City PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Downey City PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (76.6%)
  2. Carpooled (11.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.93%)

In 2021, 76.6% of workers in Downey City PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (5.93%).

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

32 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Downey City PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.34% of the workforce in Downey City PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

9.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Downey City PUMA, CA (10.4k out of 112k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Downey City PUMA, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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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91.4% of the population of Downey City PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 48.2% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 8.86% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.294% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1240 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.12% decrease from the previous year (1254 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1132 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 244 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,240 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,240 patients per year. This represents a 1.12% decrease from the previous year (1,254 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 23.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.62%
Uninsured
48.2%
Employer Coverage
23.5%
Medicaid
8.86%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
0.294%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Downey City PUMA, CA declined by 2.02% from 8.8% to 8.62%.

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