Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA

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2024 Population
118,105
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.1
2.56% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
25.3%
7.13% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$56,076
6.89% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$593,300
3.58% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
48,688
3.86% 1-year decline

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84.5% of the households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) 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.

66.3% of the residents in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was $593,300, and the homeownership rate was 24.7%.

Most people in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA is home to a population of 118k people, from which 66.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 45.3% of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (53.5k people).

In 2024, there were 1.68 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (58.9k people) in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.91k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA are Spanish (92,433 households), Korean (483 households), and Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (390 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
59,533
Women
48.4%
63,410
Men
51.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 122,943 inhabitants, with 51.6% men, and 48.4% women.

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Citizenship

66.3%
2024 Citizenship
66%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 66.3% of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was 66%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    58.9k ± 3.73k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    35.2k ± 2.64k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.91k ± 1.42k
90%
Hispanic Population
106k people

In 2024, there were 1.68 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (58.9k people) in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.91k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

90% of the people in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA are hispanic (106k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,856 ± 3,880 people
  2. Guatemala
    9,471 ± 2,295 people
  3. El Salvador
    7,924 ± 2,114 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 34,856 Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA residents, followed by Guatemala with 9,471 and El Salvador with 7,924.

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Foreign-Born Population

45.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
53.5k people
45.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
56.1k people

As of 2024, 45.3% of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA residents (53.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was 45.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    92,433 households (83%)
  2. Korean
    483 households (0.434%)
  3. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
    390 households (0.35%)

84.5% of the households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was Spanish. 83% of the households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    311 ± 145
  2. Vietnam
    89 ± 89
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    76 ± 65

Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.49 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA employs 48.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA were Restaurants & Food Services (5,294 people), Construction (3,690 people), and Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing (2,152 people), and the highest paying industries were Legal services ($70,173), Bus service & urban transit ($62,460), and Offices of physicians ($61,809).

Males in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.13 times higher than the average income of females, which is $36,088. The income inequality in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.366, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
20,558
Women
42.2%
28,130
Men
57.8%

The workforce of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA in 2023 was 48,688 people, with 42.2% woman, and 57.8% men.

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Occupations

48.7k
2023 Value
−3.86%
1 Year decline
± −3.86%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −3.86%, from 50.6k employees to 48.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, are Cashiers (2,321 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,087 people), and Sewing machine operators (1,853 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

48.7k
2023 Value
−3.86%
1 Year decline
± −3.86%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −3.86%, from 50.6k employees to 48.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,294 people), Construction (3,690 people), and Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing (2,152 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) 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

$33,049
Median earning men ± $874
$26,324
Median earning women ± $1,387

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($82,163), Public Administration ($68,422), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,808).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,015), Information ($51,181), and Public Administration ($33,321).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 5.82% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 5.62% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA in 2023 were Primary Education (33.4k), Secondary Education (26.1k), and High School or Equivalent (21.3k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was $593,300 in 2024, which is 1.78 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $572,800 to $593,300, a 3.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA is 24.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$593,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,634
$7,136
Median Property Taxes
±$654

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 (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

24.7%
Homeownership
2024
71%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 24.7% of the housing units in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 25.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,076
Median Household Income
± $2,955
28.9k
Number of Households
± 1,314

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.9k households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA grew to $56,076 from the previous year's value of $52,460.

The following chart displays the households in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.366
2023 Wage GINI in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA
0.361
2022 Wage GINI in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA

In 2023, the income inequality in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was 0.366 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.42% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (57.8%)
  2. Carpooled (16.1%)
  3. Public Transit (11.9%)

In 2024, 57.8% of workers in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.9%).

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

32.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.17% of the workforce in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) 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 Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) 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 (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA (29.6k out of 117k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, 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

83.2% of the population of Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 18.2% on employee plans, 55.9% on Medicaid, 4.2% on Medicare, 4.78% on non-group plans, and 0.164% 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, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28% under 18 years, 26.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.74% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.8%
Uninsured
18.2%
Employer Coverage
55.9%
Medicaid
4.2%
Medicare
4.78%
Non-Group
0.164%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA declined by 5.8% from 17.8% to 16.8%.

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