Commerce is a city of 11,993 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. The foreign-born share is 37%. The typical home is worth $598,700, having more than tripled since 2000. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 35.6.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,064, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Commerce
What changed most since 1990
White share7.2% → 0.9%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.5% → 11.0%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants48.2% → 55.0%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.2%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.1%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 99 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Commerce, decade by decade
Commerce population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,141
$65,798
$361,450
5.5%
21.3
2000
12,568
$62,009
$289,097
4.6%
15.2
2010
12,823
$72,888
$560,467
6.7%
13.3
2020
12,378
$66,225
$520,934
11.9%
13.4
2024
11,993
$77,064
$598,700
11.0%
7.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
