Compton, California Profile
 Detailed Profile of Compton, California

Compton is located in Los Angeles County, California. Compton covers 15.1 square miles which makes up 0.5% of all the land in Los Angeles County.

Compton Population

The total population for Compton, California is 197,983, comprising 1.5% of the total population of Los Angeles County. There's 32,586 households in Compton, consisting of an average of 4.2 people per household.

Compton, California has a population that consists of 11.8% White, 24.6% Black, 38.0% Hispanic, 0.2% Asian, 0.5% Native American, and 24.9% Other. This compares to Los Angeles County, which consists of 34.4% White, 6.9% Black, 31.6% Hispanic, 8.5% Asian, 0.6% Native American, and 18.1% Other.

Men make up 49.0% of the total population of Compton. Women make up 51.0% of the remaining population. The average age of a man in Compton is 23.8 years old. The average age of a female in Compton is 26.6 years old.


Compton Economics

The average income per household in Compton is $31,884, compared to the Los Angeles County average household income of $44,195.

There are 1,442 businesses in Compton that employ 36,757 full time employees. Overall, Los Angeles County has a total of 248,949 businesses that employ 3,850,270 full time employees. Therefore, Compton employs 1.0% of the total employees in Los Angeles County.

The average value of a house in Compton, California is $135,628, compared to the Los Angeles County average home value of $227,673.


Compton Market Insights

Compton is in Los Angeles County, California. On average, people who reside in Los Angeles County have sexual intercourse an average of 7.8 times per month, compared to people in California who have sex an average of 7.6 times per month.

With respect to healthcare insurance coverage and Compton, approximately 23.8% of this population under the age of 65 do not have healthcare insurance. This observation is based on the most recent U.S. Census data in which 23.8% of the population of Los Angeles County are uninsured. In the state of California, the overall percentage of people without healthcare insurance and under the age of 65 is 21.3%.


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