Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

160,119

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

1.84% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.4%

5.92% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,851

1.3% 1-year growth

Health

92.1% of the population of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 34.5% on Medicaid, 9.03% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 0.696% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.89%

Uninsured

37.8%

Employer Coverage

34.5%

Medicaid

9.03%

Medicare

10%

Non-Group

0.696%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA declined by 5.9% from 8.39% to 7.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA employs 70.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA were Restaurants & Food Services (5,093 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,504 people), and Construction (3,704 people), and the highest paying industries were Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($201,857), Broadcasting & content providers ($170,742), and Software publishers ($169,738).

Males in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.04 times higher than the average income of females, which is $76,933. The income inequality in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.469, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

34,793

Women

49.1%

36,098

Men

50.9%

The workforce of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA in 2024 was 70,891 people, with 49.1% woman, and 50.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

70.9k

2024 Value

−1.72%

1 Year decline

± −1.72%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −1.72%, from 72.1k employees to 70.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA, are Other managers (2,234 people), Retail salespersons (2,128 people), and Cashiers (1,731 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

70.9k

2024 Value

−1.72%

1 Year decline

± −1.72%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −1.72%, from 72.1k employees to 70.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,093 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,504 people), and Construction (3,704 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,124

Median earning men ± $2,442

$44,580

Median earning women ± $2,031

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($98,385), Public Administration ($84,792), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,686).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($79,453), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,458), and Wholesale Trade ($70,909).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

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 California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,784 male students and 5,762 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA are Hispanic or Latino (1,337 and 54.6%), Black or African American (519 and 21.2%), White (254 and 10.4%), and Two or More Races (128 and 5.22%).

The largest universities in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are West Los Angeles College (2,282 and 91.9%), Career Development Institute Inc (110 and 4.43%), and ABCO Technology (72 and 2.9%).

The most popular majors in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (823 and 33.1%), Dental Assisting (146 and 5.88%), and Humanistic Studies (121 and 4.87%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $1,196 for in-state students and $10,530 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 9,546 students enrolled in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA, 39.6% men and 60.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,662 records, of which 64.2% were women and 35.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
400 degrees awarded
Humanistic Studies
121 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
67 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 400 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

West Los Angeles College
2,282 degrees awarded
Career Development Institute Inc
110 degrees awarded
ABCO Technology
72 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was West Los Angeles College with 2,282 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 970 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA, which is 0.641 times less than the 1,513 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,337 degrees mean that there were 2.58 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 519 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($8,904) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($42) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($5,952) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 2.3% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.36% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA in 2024 were Some college (30k), High School or Equivalent (27.9k), and Bachelors Degree (25.7k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA was $960,800 in 2024, which is 2.89 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $921,000 to $960,800, a 4.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA is 37.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$960,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,412

$23,543

Median Property Taxes

±$1,129

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 Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

37.1%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 37.1% of the housing units in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 37.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,851

Median Household Income

± $3,688

63.4k

Number of Households

± 2,163

In 2024, the median household income of the 63.4k households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA grew to $67,851 from the previous year's value of $66,981.

The following chart displays the households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA

0.457

2023 Wage GINI in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.6% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.5%)
Worked At Home (16.6%)
Public Transit (7.67%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.67%).

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.

Commute Time

33 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.38% of the workforce in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA (27.7k out of 159k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/West Adams & Baldwin Hills) PUMA, CA is Black, followed by Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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