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
median household income $85,441, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lawndale
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share34.5% → 65.1%(+30.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share46.1% → 14.4%(−31.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.1% → 20.6%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)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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Over time
Lawndale, decade by decade
Lawndale 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
27,331
$82,927
$544,816
13.1%
81.3
2000
31,711
$71,066
$319,700
12.5%
81.9
2010
32,769
$69,565
$632,252
16.1%
72.8
2020
31,807
$79,901
$668,803
20.5%
70.7
2024
30,781
$85,441
$781,900
20.6%
67.3
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.
