City of Compton Demographics
Date of Incorporation: May 14, 1888
Compton was the 7th City to be incorporated in Los Angeles County.
The original town was comprised of 2,250 acres.
Elevation: 60-75 Feet Above Sea Level
Geographic Area: 10.2 square miles (6,514 acres)
General Plan Update December 3, 1991
Population estimate for 2017: 97,612
Population, 2010 Census: 96,455
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years: 7.5%
Persons under 18 years: 29.3%
Persons 65 years and over: 8.7%
Female persons: 50.9%
Race and Origin
Hispanic or Latino: 66.8%
Black or African American alone: 30.9%
Two or More Races: 1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
Asian alone: 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone: 0.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2013-2017: 1,624
Foreign born persons, 2013-2017: 30.5%
Housing
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2013-2017: 54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2013-2017: $ 287,300
Median gross rent, 2013-2017: $ 1,139
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2013-2017: 23,657
Persons per household, 2013-2017: 4.11
Language other than English spoken at home, persons age 5 years+, 2013-2017: 62.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, 2013-2017: 83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2013-2017: 67.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, persons age 25 years+, 2013-2017: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, persons age 25 years+, 2013-2017: 8.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, 2013-2017: 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years: 17.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, age 16 years+, 2013-2017: 60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, age 16 years+, 2013-2017: 52.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012: $ 77,642,000
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012: $ 63,984,000
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012: $ 1,184,226,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012: $ 1,584,852,000
Total retail sales, 2012: $ 368,756,000
Total retail sales per capita, 2012: $ 3,780
Transportation
Travel time to work, workers age 16 years+, 2013-2017: 30.3 minutes
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017: $ 48,117
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017: $ 15,485
Persons in poverty: 23.0%
Businesses
All firms, 2012: 8,106
Men-owned firms, 2012: 3,617
Women-owned firms, 2012: 3,919
Minority-owned firms, 2012: 7,441
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012: 466
Veteran-owned firms, 2012: 554
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012: 7,331
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010: 9,633.9
Land area in square miles, 2010: 10.01