Compton, California demographics

Compton, CA demographics: median age 33.3; 10.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Compton city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0615044. The survey estimates a population of 92,698 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Compton is 33.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 24,011 households (±582). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.3 ±1.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 92,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	25,351 ±1,401	27.3% ±1.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	23,126 ±1,156	24.9% ±1.2 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	34,321 ±1,349	37.0% ±1.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	9,900 ±730	10.7% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 92,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	45,196 ±941	48.8% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	47,502 ±943	51.2% ±1.0 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 92,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	6,946 ±1,420	7.5% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	22,380 ±2,018	24.1% ±2.2 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,406 ±498	1.5% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,228 ±587	1.3% ±0.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	19 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	33,561 ±2,259	36.2% ±2.4 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	27,158 ±2,792	29.3% ±3.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 92,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,080 ±1,967	27.1% ±2.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	67,618 ±1,971	72.9% ±2.1 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,011
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,277 ±551	42.8% ±2.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,761 ±362	11.5% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,929 ±601	24.7% ±2.4 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,205 ±463	17.5% ±1.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	839 ±280	3.5% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,011
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	10,950 ±482	45.6% ±1.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	13,061 ±767	54.4% ±2.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,011
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,205 ±463	17.5% ±1.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,664 ±602	19.4% ±2.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,610 ±468	15.0% ±1.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,867 ±397	16.1% ±1.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,412 ±371	14.2% ±1.5 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,813 ±351	7.6% ±1.5 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,440 ±260	10.2% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 92,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	63,792 ±1,134	68.8% ±1.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	28,906 ±1,136	31.2% ±1.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 85,775
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	30,424 ±1,771	35.5% ±2.0 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	54,176 ±1,886	63.2% ±2.1 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	100 ±92 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	12 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	21 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	255 ±313 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	17 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	541 ±447 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	83 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	144 ±110 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 57,994
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	20,201 ±1,222	34.8% ±2.0 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	16,815 ±1,030	29.0% ±1.7 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	10,861 ±772	18.7% ±1.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,966 ±461	6.8% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,346 ±574	7.5% ±1.0 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,805 ±323	3.1% ±0.6 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 91,505
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	88,391 ±793	96.6% ±0.8 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,705 ±689	3.0% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	103 ±82 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	156 ±134 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	150 ±100 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.4% of Compton residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 86.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Compton	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.4% ±1.1 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.3% ±1.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.0% ±0.4 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Compton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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