Moving to Compton, California

About Compton, California
Compton

Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 95,740. It is known as the "Hub City" due to its geographic centrality in Los Angeles County. Neighborhoods in Compton include Sunny Cove, Leland, downtown Compton, and Richland Farms.

Gender
Gender Compton California Country
Female 51.6% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%5%10%11%11%23%14%14%4%3%$50K to $75K22.6%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Compton California Country
Less than $10,000 6.3% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.1% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.5% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 22.6% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.6% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 14.4% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.8% 13.3% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.024%14%28%20%5%7%2%0%0%High School or GED28%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Compton California Country
< 9th Grade 24% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 14% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 28% 20% 27.0%
Other College 20% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 5% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 7% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 2% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Compton California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K6.34.75.84.63.94.110.16.98.510.57.18.610.7101222.615.317.213.612.312.814.417.115.64.39.47.12.813.38.3
Education
 Compton California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade2485147728202720212058972220299032021
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%27%0%1%69%0%1%1%Hispanic69.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Compton California Country
White 0.9% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 27% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 1% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.9% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 69.3% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Compton California  Country
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