CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lynwood

California · 61,945 residents · 4.84 sq mi

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With 61,945 people, Lynwood is a city in California. The median age is 24.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 27%. Median home value sits at $134,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

61,945

−11%vs 2000

vs 69,845 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 24.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202465K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.4%(7,089)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.9%(6,728)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(5,932)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(5,693)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.5%(6,508)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(11,694)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(8,032)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(4,424)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.2%(2,573)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.1%(1,905)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(998)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(369)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,961

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,888 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,260

−24%vs 2000

vs $9,542 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$134,700

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $147,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$553

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $629 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.1% in 2000

51.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.9%(2,044)

Black13.1%(9,118)

Hispanic / Latino82.3%(57,503)

Asian0.7%(490)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic23.9%(14,820)

Black23.7%(14,707)

Hispanic / Latino69.5%(43,045)

Asian2.3%(1,430)

Other50%(30,988)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican71.8%(46,386)

Central American12.5%(8,052)

Salvadoran7%(4,495)

Guatemalan3.6%(2,296)

Honduran1.3%(848)

South American0.5%(355)

Nicaraguan0.5%(302)

Colombian0.3%(200)

Ecuadorian0.1%(94)

Puerto Rican0.1%(91)

Peruvian0.1%(61)

Cuban0.1%(55)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(51)

Spaniard0.1%(40)

Dominican0%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(331)

Asian Indian0.1%(59)

Vietnamese0.1%(56)

Japanese0%(22)

Korean0%(18)

Thai0%(11)

Chinese0%(8)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(49)

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Guamanian0%(2)

Ancestry

American2.1%(1,373)

Subsaharan African0.8%(531)

German0.6%(406)

English0.4%(276)

Irish0.4%(276)

Nigerian0.3%(200)

Scottish0.1%(79)

Danish0.1%(77)

Portuguese0.1%(73)

Italian0.1%(69)

West Indian0.1%(51)

Jamaican0.1%(51)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French0.1%(49)

Dutch0.1%(33)

Russian0%(32)

Iranian0%(25)

Armenian0%(21)

Swiss0%(20)

Romanian0%(19)

Arab0%(10)

Lebanese0%(10)

Norwegian0%(10)

Scotch-Irish0%(10)

Australian0%(9)

Polish0%(7)

Croatian0%(6)

Swedish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.9%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 20.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.8%(12,961)

Married41.4%(10,164)

Widowed1.1%(261)

Divorced4.8%(1,178)

Women 15+

Never married49.4%(13,019)

Married39.2%(10,330)

Widowed5.1%(1,341)

Divorced6.3%(1,671)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.6%

−19.8 ptssince 2013

from 33.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)35.7%(230)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.7%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.8%(314)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 644 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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