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Downey, CA, 90242 QuickFacts

	Downey, CA, 90242	United States
Total population	42,444	281,421,906
State	California
City	downey
Zip(s)	90242

Downey, CA, 90242 Population

	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
Male	20,988	49.45%	49.06%
Female	21,456	50.55%	50.94%
Median age (years)	29.6		35.3

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	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
18 years and over	29,049	68.44%	74.31%
21 years and over	27,114	63.88%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,309	10.15%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,613	8.51%	12.43%

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	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
White	20,432	48.14%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,454	5.78%	12.32%
Asian	3,033	7.15%	3.64%
Some other race	14,429	34.0%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,096	4.94%	2.43%

Downey, CA, 90242 Housing

	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
Total households	12,562		105,480,101
Family households (families)	9,872	78.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,690	21.41%	31.94%

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	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
Total housing units	12,916		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	268	2.07%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	12,562	97.26%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,140	47.54%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,422	49.72%	30.77%

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	Downey, CA, 90242	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	35	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	146	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	738	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,617	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,856	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	288	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	94	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	187,600	119,600

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	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,895	23.05%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,093	32.58%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,843	14.67%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,597	12.71%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,026	8.17%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,194	9.5%	9.65%

Downey, CA, 90242 Education

	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,950		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	707	5.07%	6.47%
Kindergarten	745	5.34%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,156	44.13%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,355	24.05%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,987	21.41%	22.81%

Downey, CA, 90242 Economy

	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
Population 16 years and over	30,851		217,168,077
In labor force	18,374	59.56%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,362	59.52%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,181	55.69%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,181	3.83%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	12,477	40.44%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,982	51.8%	51.66%
In labor force	8,598	27.87%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,598	27.87%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,032	26.03%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,034	13.08%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,187		12,787,501

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	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	12,693		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	913	7.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	717	5.65%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,669	13.15%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,650	13.0%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,491	19.62%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,519	19.85%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,576	12.42%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	822	6.48%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	211	1.66%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	125	0.98%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,956		41,994

	Downey, CA, 90242	%, Downey, CA, 90242	United States
With earnings	10,875	35.25%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,581		56,604
With Social Security income	2,510	8.14%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,586		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	626	2.03%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,187		6,320
With public assistance income	657	2.13%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,759		3,032
With retirement income	1,680	5.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,605		17,376

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