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Lawndale

California · 29,892 residents (2025 est.) · 1.97 sq mi
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The short version

Lawndale is home to 30,781 people in California. 37% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 39%. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $781,900. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 15,609 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 145%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
30,781
−3%since 2000
from 31,711 in 2000
29,892 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
15,609 / sq mi
−2%since 2009
from 15,881 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.9
+26%since 2000
from 29.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1.97 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
27K29K30K32K34K19902000201020202024Lawndale
202431K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(1,702)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(1,750)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(2,010)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.8%(2,409)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(2,093)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(4,666)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(4,361)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.1%(4,657)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.3%(3,785)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.1%(2,195)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843%(912)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.8%(241)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$85,441
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,012 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,119
+142%since 2000
from $13,702 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.5%
+29.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.393
−4%since 2010
from 0.407 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$781,900
+145%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $175,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,938
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $783 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
37.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 33.2% in 2000
63.0% rent
Vacancy rate
5.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.13 people
−5%since 2009
from 3.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.4%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 42.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 56.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
9.2
−5%since 2009
from 9.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic21.9%(6,946)
Black12.1%(3,852)
Hispanic / Latino52.1%(16,515)
Asian9.4%(2,991)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic14.4%(4,444)
Black6.4%(1,966)
Hispanic / Latino65.1%(20,038)
Asian11.1%(3,424)
Other3%(909)
Diversity Score
67
−8%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican38.6%(11,892)
Central American17.7%(5,459)
Salvadoran8.1%(2,480)
Guatemalan7.8%(2,407)
South American5.7%(1,766)
Peruvian4.4%(1,359)
Colombian0.8%(260)
Honduran0.8%(247)
Cuban0.7%(210)
Nicaraguan0.5%(154)
Costa Rican0.5%(143)
Spaniard0.4%(115)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Puerto Rican0.3%(87)
Ecuadorian0.2%(68)
Argentine0.2%(63)
Dominican0.1%(42)
Panamanian0.1%(28)
Uruguayan0.1%(16)
Asian origin
Filipino4%(1,223)
Vietnamese3.2%(998)
Asian Indian0.7%(205)
Burmese0.6%(172)
Chinese0.5%(146)
Pakistani0.4%(135)
Bangladeshi0.4%(124)
Japanese0.3%(103)
Sri Lankan0.3%(99)
Korean0.2%(72)
Kazakh0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.3%(83)
Ancestry
American4.4%(1,356)
German3.3%(1,026)
Irish3.2%(977)
English3.1%(954)
Nigerian2%(614)
Italian1.4%(445)
French1.1%(345)
Polish1%(293)
Arab0.9%(283)
Egyptian0.7%(211)
Scottish0.7%(204)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.7%(202)
Russian0.5%(164)
Serbian0.3%(84)
West Indian0.2%(70)
Dutch0.2%(67)
Welsh0.2%(59)
Iranian0.2%(51)
Armenian0.2%(49)
Bulgarian0.2%(48)
Portuguese0.2%(47)
Danish0.1%(41)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(41)
Swedish0.1%(41)
Canadian0.1%(34)
Ukrainian0.1%(34)
Romanian0.1%(27)
Jordanian0.1%(22)
British0.1%(20)
Swiss0%(15)
Austrian0%(13)
Czech0%(13)
Guyanese0%(13)
Lebanese0%(10)
Syrian0%(9)
Greek0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.6%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
72.5%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 63.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.9%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.6 min
+46%since 2000
from 16.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 76.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.2%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
2.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
9.7%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 11.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2011
from 68.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 76.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
29.5%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Female
48.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Foreign born
38.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 8.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.1%
−19.8 ptssince 2013
from 30.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.9%
+9.5 ptssince 2017
from 86.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 95.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 91.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
32.2%
−4.6 ptssince 2016
from 36.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
56.2%
+5.0 ptssince 2016
from 51.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married47.5%(6,294)
Married42.8%(5,679)
Widowed1.5%(202)
Divorced8.2%(1,089)
Women 15+
Never married39.1%(4,713)
Married43.6%(5,253)
Widowed6.8%(824)
Divorced10.5%(1,265)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.1%
−19.8 ptssince 2013
from 30.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 46.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
34.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 32.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
52.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 53.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 39.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)34.7%(214)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(90)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.6%(226)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 617 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lawndale, California?

Lawndale, California has about 30,781 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lawndale, California?

The typical household in Lawndale, California earns about $85,441 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lawndale, California expensive?

In Lawndale, California, the median home is worth about $781,900, and the typical rent is about $1,938 a month.

How educated are people in Lawndale, California?

About 20.6% of adults age 25 and over in Lawndale, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lawndale, California?

About 13.0% of people in Lawndale, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lawndale, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Lawndale, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,450 residents, a change of about 13 percent over that period.

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