Gardena, CA Demographic Data
Gardena, CA Summary
Gardena is located in Los Angeles County in California
- Population: 59,179
- Area: 5.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.83 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 10,090.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 52.49 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gardena, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
31,746
53%
50.8
Male
28,152
47%
49.2
Total Population
59,898
323,128,000
Gardena, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,589
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,444
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,599
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,613
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,713
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,926
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
8,174
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,616
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,260
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,467
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,615
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,076
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,806
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
47,005
78.5%
77.2
Female
24,854
52.9%
51.3
Male
22,151
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
44,860
74.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,311
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,497
15.9%
15.2
Female
5,472
57.6%
55.8
Male
4,025
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Gardena, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
57,625
96.2%
96.8
White
13,319
22.2%
72.6
Black or African American
14,884
24.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
189
0.3%
0.8
Asian
15,039
25.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
242
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
1,000
1.7%
1.3
Filipino
2,614
4.4%
0.9
Japanese
5,032
8.4%
0.2
Korean
3,616
6.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,623
2.7%
0.6
Other Asian
912
1.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
568
0.9%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
239
0.4%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
10
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
265
0.4%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
54
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
13,626
22.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,273
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22,202
37.1%
17.8
Mexican
16,819
28.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
279
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
234
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,870
8.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
37,696
62.9%
82.2
Gardena, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,372
10.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,166
7.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
10,953
26.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,641
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,716
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,793
18.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,299
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,538
17.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
34,402
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
10,092
24.1%
31.2
Gardena, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
17,738
36.0%
33.7%
Now Married
21,993
44.6%
47.5
Divorced
4,805
9.8%
11.0%
Separated
1,418
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
3,312
6.7
5.8%
Gardena, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
27,263
48.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29,046
51.6%
21.6%
Spanish
17,697
31.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
743
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9,833
17.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
773
1.4%
1.1%
Gardena, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,550
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
981
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,309
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,563
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,907
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,745
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,318
11.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,668
12.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
904
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
737
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
50,137
57,617
Per capita income
24,115
31,128
Gardena, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
115
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,788
10.0%
9.8
Construction
1,229
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,701
20.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,700
6.1%
6.6
Information
437
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,322
11.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,492
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,643
9.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,269
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
3,491
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,824
10.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
894
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,815
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,212
29.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,302
15.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,984
28.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,592
20.0%
18.1%
Gardena, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
26,967
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
21,673
80.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,396
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,233
4.6%
5.1
Walked
591
2.2%
2.7
Other means
534
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
540
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.1
26.6
Gardena, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,251
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
8,515
41.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,217
34.9%
37.1
3 or more
3,699
17.9%
21.0
Gardena, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
20,682
96.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,473
50.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
10,209
49.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
839
3.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Gardena, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,521
1 room
586
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
1,287
6.0%
2.7
3 rooms
3,367
15.6%
9.1
4 rooms
5,528
25.7%
16.5
5 rooms
4,974
23.1%
19.8
6 rooms
3,261
15.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,267
5.9%
12.0
8 rooms
850
3.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
401
1.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Gardena, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,521
1-unit, detached
9,989
46.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,655
7.7%
5.9
2-units
537
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,007
9.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,123
9.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,759
8.2%
4.4
20 or more units
2,406
11.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1,020
4.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
25
0.1%
0.1
Gardena, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,058
4.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,373
11.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7,330
34.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,735
17.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,369
11.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,397
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,479
6.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
704
3.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
76
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gardena, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14,629
70.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
285
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
3,732
18.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
14
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
2,013
9.7%
1.1
Gardena, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,134
47295100.0
Less than $500
46
0.6%
1.6%
$500 to $999
488
6.8%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
984
13.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
998
14.0%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,139
16.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,676
23.5%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,803
25.3%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,730
24.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
949
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
805
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
554
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,059
43.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Gardena, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
9,906
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
9
0.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
68
0.7%
1.9%
Less than $500
363
3.7%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
499
5.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,359
13.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
2,747
27.7%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,861
49.1%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
303
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,180
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
816
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,016
10.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
755
7.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,115
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
910
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,969
51.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
628
0.0%
0.0%
Gardena, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,473
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
735
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
279
2.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
86
0.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
357
3.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,244
11.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,214
59.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,474
14.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
84
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
372,500
205,000
