Demographics of Compton city, California

Compton city, California had 90,500 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,926 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Compton city, in four figures

90,500
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 92,698 ±51.; −5.2%
Change since July 2020: −4,926 people.; 33.3 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,465 ±$4,163
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Compton city, California's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Compton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Compton city, California's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Compton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	95,426	100.0	100.0
2021	93,390	97.9	100.2
2022	92,166	96.6	100.7
2023	91,526	95.9	101.6
2024	91,147	95.5	102.5
2025	90,500	94.8	103.1

Population of Compton city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	95,426	—
2021	93,390	−2,036
2022	92,166	−1,224
2023	91,526	−640
2024	91,147	−379
2025	90,500	−647

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±1.1: for men 32.7 ±1.2 and for women 33.8 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Compton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,923 ±741	7.5% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,428 ±1,189	19.9% ±1.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,353 ±720	10.1% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	26,125 ±1,178	28.2% ±1.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,969 ±1,117	23.7% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,900 ±730	10.7% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,465 ±$4,163, and income per person $24,592 ±$1,005, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Compton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,609 ±470	15.0% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,283 ±521	17.8% ±2.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,582 ±483	14.9% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,755 ±425	15.6% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,713 ±544	19.6% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,281 ±361	9.5% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,788 ±293	7.4% ±1.2	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Compton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	16,529 ±1,760	17.9% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,495 ±789	25.9% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,716 ±844	14.7% ±1.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,318 ±356	15.9% ±2.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Compton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Compton city	California	United States
Housing units	25,039 ±568	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±0.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.4% ±2.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.6% ±2.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$580,200 ±$10,342	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,664 ±$62	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Compton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	67,618 ±1,971	72.9% ±2.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	563 ±210	0.6% ±0.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,933 ±1,969	23.7% ±2.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	479 to 1,643	0.5% to 1.8%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	302 to 1,294	0.3% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	704 ±271	0.8% ±0.3	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Compton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	56,969 ±1,329	61.5% ±1.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,028 ±754	6.5% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	795 ±300	0.9% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	28,906 ±1,136	31.2% ±1.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,837 ±1,075	11.7% ±1.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18,069 ±1,164	19.5% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Compton city among the places of California

83rd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Compton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Tracy city	96,966 ±57
Arden-Arcade CDP	94,994 ±2,963
San Marcos city	94,882 ±68
Redding city	93,409 ±52
Carson city	92,871 ±74
Compton city	92,698 ±51
Chino city	92,652 ±60
Mission Viejo city	92,151 ±77
Merced city	91,953 ±65
Indio city	91,950 ±83
South Gate city	91,483 ±36

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Compton city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026