Compton City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Compton Population: 93493 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 45857 49.05% Female 47636 50.95%       Under 5 years 9736 10.41% 5 to 9 years 11162 11.94% 10 to 14 years 9957 10.65% 15 to 19 years 8285 8.86% 20 to 24 years 7610 8.14% 25 to 34 years 14036 15.01% 35 to 44 years 12787 13.68% 45 to 54 years 8251 8.83% 55 to 59 years 2700 2.89% 60 to 64 years 2532 2.71% 65 to 74 years 3957 4.23% 75 to 84 years 2039 2.18% 85 years and over 441 0.47%       Median age (years) 25       18 years and over 57500 61.5% Male 27422 29.33% Female 30078 32.17% 21 years and over 52719 56.39% 62 years and over 7924 8.48% 65 years and over 6437 6.89% Male 2639 2.82% Female 3798 4.06%       Race     One race % White 15625 16.71% Black or African American 37690 40.31% American Indian and Alaska Native 656 0.7% Asian 237 0.25% Asian indian 24 0.03% Chinese 26 0.03% Filipino 113 0.12% Japanese 14 0.01% Korean 6 0.01% Vietnamese 15 0.02% Other Asian 39 0.04% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 985 1.05% Native Hawaiian 11 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.01% Samoan 859 0.92% Other Pacific Islander 101 0.11% Some other race 34911 37.34% Two or more races 3389 3.62%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 93493 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 53143 56.84% Mexican 43839 46.89% Puerto Rican 161 0.17% Cuban 68 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 9075 9.71% Not Hispanic or Latino 40350 43.16% White alone 954 1.02%       Relationship     Total Population 93493 100.00% In households 92843 99.3% Householder 22327 23.88% Spouse 10566 11.3% Child 37360 39.96% Own child under 18 years 27191 29.08% Other relatives 16271 17.4% Under 18 years 7179 7.68% Nonrelatives 6319 6.76% Unmarried partner 1433 1.53% In group quarters 650 0.7% Institutionalized population 93 0.1% Non-Institutionalized population 557 0.6%       Households by Type     Total Households 22327 100.0 % Family households (families) 18613 83.37% With own children under 18 years 11320 50.7% Married-couple family 10566 47.32% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 6190 27.72% With own children under 18 years 3466 15.52% Non Family households 3714 16.63% Householder living alone 2952 13.22% Householder 65 years and over 1223 5.48%       Households with individuals under 18 years 13888 62.2% Households with individuals 65 years and over 5006 22.42%       Average Household size 4.16 Average family size 4.45       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 23795 100.00% Occupied housing units 22327 93.83% Vacant housing units 1468 6.17% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 0.09% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 22327 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 12580 56.34% Renter-occupied housing units. 9747 43.66%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 4.16 Average household size of renter-occupied units 4.15

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