Lynwood, CA

Census Place

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2021 Population
67,497
3.06% 1-year decline
US Senator
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Party
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
31.2
0.322% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
16.5%
2.14% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$61,612
7.97% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$449,300
6.42% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Lynwood, CA had a population of 67.5k people with a median age of 31.2 and a median household income of $61,612. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lynwood, CA declined from 69,625 to 67,497, a −3.06% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,063 to $61,612, a 7.97% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lynwood, CA are White (Hispanic) (38.9%), Other (Hispanic) (36.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.11%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (2.36%).

None of the households in Lynwood, 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.

76.8% of the residents in Lynwood, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are American Career College-Lynwood (221 degrees awarded in 2018).

In 2021, the median property value in Lynwood, CA was $449,300, and the homeownership rate was 48.4%.

Most people in Lynwood, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31 minutes. The average car ownership in Lynwood, CA was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Lynwood, CA is home to a population of 67.5k people, from which 76.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 38.2% of Lynwood, CA residents were born outside of the country (25.8k people).

In 2021, there were 1.06 times more White (Hispanic) residents (26.3k people) in Lynwood, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.8k Other (Hispanic) and 7.38k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

76.8%
2021 Citizenship
76.6%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 76.8% of Lynwood, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Lynwood, CA was 76.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lynwood, CA
  1. White (Hispanic)
    26.3k ± 1.93k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    24.8k ± 2.11k
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    7.38k ± 1.73k
87.9%
Hispanic Population
59.3k people

In 2021, there were 1.06 times more White (Hispanic) residents (26.3k people) in Lynwood, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.8k Other (Hispanic) and 7.38k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

87.9% of the people in Lynwood, CA are hispanic (59.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lynwood, CA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

38.2%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
25.8k people
38.3%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
26.7k people

As of 2021, 38.2% of Lynwood, CA residents (25.8k 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 Lynwood, CA was 38.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    418 ± 224
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    183 ± 163
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    108 ± 81

Lynwood, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Lynwood, CA employs 27.8k people. The largest industries in Lynwood, CA are Manufacturing (4,184 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), and Retail Trade (3,067 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,625), Public Administration ($50,323), and Finance & Insurance ($40,848).

Occupations

27.8k
2021 Value
± 1,386
−3.18%
1 Year decline
± 7.11%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lynwood, CA declined at a rate of −3.18%, from 28.8k employees to 27.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lynwood, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,465 people), Production Occupations (3,401 people), and Material Moving Occupations (2,643 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lynwood, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

27.8k
2021 Value
± 1,386
−3.18%
1 Year decline
± 7.11%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lynwood, CA declined at a rate of −3.18%, from 28.8k employees to 27.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lynwood, CA, are Manufacturing (4,184 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), and Retail Trade (3,067 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lynwood, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lynwood, 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

$33,023
Median earning men ± $1,660
$27,409
Median earning women ± $1,666

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($54,732), Manufacturing ($38,020), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,041).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($39,815), Information ($39,231), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,133).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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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.

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

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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 2018, universities in Lynwood, CA awarded 221 degrees. The student population of Lynwood, CA in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 50 male students and 264 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lynwood, CA are Hispanic or Latino (170 and 76.9%), followed by Black or African American (28 and 12.7%), Asian (8 and 3.62%), and Two or More Races (7 and 3.17%).

The largest universities in Lynwood, CA by number of degrees awarded are American Career College-Lynwood (221 and 100%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.89% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.12% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (7.01M), High School or Equivalent (6.74M), and Bachelors Degree (6.25M).

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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The median property value in Lynwood, CA was $449,300 in 2021, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $422,200 to $449,300, a 6.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Lynwood, CA is 48.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Lynwood, CA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lynwood, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lynwood, CA is $61,612. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Lynwood, CA was Census Tract 5417 with a value of $83,073, followed by Census Tract 5401.01 and Census Tract 5403, with respective values of $78,702 and $71,754.

Property

$449,300
Median Property Value 2021
±$7,508
$7,307
Median Property Taxes
±$573

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 Lynwood, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

48.4%
Homeownership
2021
73.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 48.4% of the housing units in Lynwood, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.7%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 5417
  2. Census Tract 5401.01
  3. Census Tract 5403

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lynwood, CA was Census Tract 5417 with a value of $83,073, followed by Census Tract 5401.01 and Census Tract 5403, with respective values of $78,702 and $71,754.

The following map shows all of the places in Lynwood, 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.
$61,612
Median Household Income
± $3,858
15.1k
Number of Households
± 893

In 2021, the median household income of the 15.1k households in Lynwood, CA grew to $61,612 from the previous year's value of $57,063.

The following chart displays the households in Lynwood, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lynwood, CA is from California.
0.497
2021 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2020 Wage GINI in California

In 2021, the income inequality in California was 0.497 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.12% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (73.1%)
  2. Carpooled (16.2%)
  3. Public Transit (4.7%)

In 2021, 73.1% of workers in Lynwood, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.7%).

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

31 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lynwood, CA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.11% of the workforce in Lynwood, 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 Lynwood, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lynwood, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lynwood, CA (10.7k out of 64.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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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83% of the population of Lynwood, CA has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 36.1% on Medicaid, 4.98% on Medicare, 7.21% on non-group plans, and 0.506% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see 1354 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year (1363 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1097 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 245 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,354 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Angeles County, CA

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see an average of 1,354 patients per year. This represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year (1,363 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 26.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.47% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

17%
Uninsured
34.2%
Employer Coverage
36.1%
Medicaid
4.98%
Medicare
7.21%
Non-Group
0.506%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lynwood, CA declined by 2.75% from 17.5% to 17%.

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

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