Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA

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2024 Population
153,329
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
30.8
0.984% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
25.7%
0.731% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,126
1.58% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$563,500
4.41% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
55,598
1.94% 1-year decline

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72.8% of the households in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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.

73.7% of the residents in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was $563,500, and the homeownership rate was 31.8%.

Most people in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA is home to a population of 153k people, from which 73.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 36.9% of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (56.6k people).

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (70.4k people) in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 25.7k 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA are Spanish (102,274 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (225 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (187 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
79,301
Women
51.4%
74,891
Men
48.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 154,192 inhabitants, with 48.6% men, and 51.4% women.

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Citizenship

73.7%
2024 Citizenship
73.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 73.7% of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was 73.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    70.4k ± 3.9k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    35.9k ± 3.3k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    25.7k ± 2.17k
79.5%
Hispanic Population
122k people

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (70.4k people) in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 25.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

79.5% of the people in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA are hispanic (122k people).

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

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    31,648 ± 3,894 people
  2. El Salvador
    11,162 ± 2,498 people
  3. Guatemala
    7,508 ± 2,075 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 31,648 Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA residents, followed by El Salvador with 11,162 and Guatemala with 7,508.

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Foreign-Born Population

36.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
56.6k people
36.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
56.5k people

As of 2024, 36.9% of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA residents (56.6k 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was 36.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    102,274 households (71.8%)
  2. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    225 households (0.158%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    187 households (0.131%)

72.8% of the households in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was Spanish. 71.8% of the households in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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-)
    329 ± 140
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    255 ± 117
  3. Vietnam
    195 ± 89

Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA employs 55.6k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA were Restaurants & Food Services (4,996 people), Construction (4,118 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,383 people), and the highest paying industries were Scientific research & development services ($156,308), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($99,489), and Computer Systems Design ($88,960).

Males in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.06 times higher than the average income of females, which is $41,837. The income inequality in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.372, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
26,305
Women
47.3%
29,293
Men
52.7%

The workforce of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA in 2023 was 55,598 people, with 47.3% woman, and 52.7% men.

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Occupations

55.6k
2023 Value
−1.94%
1 Year decline
± −1.94%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 56.7k employees to 55.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,647 people), Cashiers (2,290 people), and Personal care aides (2,094 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

55.6k
2023 Value
−1.94%
1 Year decline
± −1.94%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 56.7k employees to 55.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,996 people), Construction (4,118 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,383 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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

$35,855
Median earning men ± $791
$30,594
Median earning women ± $618

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($51,471), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,375), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,060).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($51,694), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,737), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,712).

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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%.

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

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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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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, 4.26% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.81% 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA in 2023 were Primary Education (35.5k), Secondary Education (32.4k), and High School or Equivalent (29.9k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was $563,500 in 2024, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $539,700 to $563,500, a 4.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA is 31.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$563,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,085
$12,350
Median Property Taxes
±$742

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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

31.8%
Homeownership
2024
71.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 31.8% of the housing units in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 33.1%.

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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.
$55,126
Median Household Income
± $2,028
38.9k
Number of Households
± 1,480

In 2024, the median household income of the 38.9k households in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA grew to $55,126 from the previous year's value of $54,268.

The following chart displays the households in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.372
2023 Wage GINI in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA
0.37
2022 Wage GINI in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA

In 2023, the income inequality in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was 0.372 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.7%)
  2. Carpooled (13.1%)
  3. Public Transit (9.19%)

In 2024, 67.7% of workers in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.19%).

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

34.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.48% of the workforce in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) 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 (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA (39.1k out of 152k 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 Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Black.

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

86.5% of the population of Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 18.9% on employee plans, 57.7% on Medicaid, 4.15% on Medicare, 5.38% on non-group plans, and 0.427% 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% were men and 52% 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 31.7% under 18 years, 24.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.54% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.5%
Uninsured
18.9%
Employer Coverage
57.7%
Medicaid
4.15%
Medicare
5.38%
Non-Group
0.427%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Angeles County (South Central)--LA City (South Central/Watts) PUMA, CA declined by 7.15% from 14.5% to 13.5%.

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

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