Demographics of Gardena city, California

Gardena city, California had 58,460 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,360 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gardena city, in four figures

58,460
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 59,422 ±53.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −2,360 people.; 39.6 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,803 ±$7,717
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.

Gardena city, California's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gardena 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Gardena city, California's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gardena 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	60,820	100.0	100.0
2021	59,588	98.0	100.2
2022	58,941	96.9	100.7
2023	58,796	96.7	101.6
2024	58,784	96.7	102.5
2025	58,460	96.1	103.1

Population of Gardena city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	60,820	—
2021	59,588	−1,232
2022	58,941	−647
2023	58,796	−145
2024	58,784	−12
2025	58,460	−324

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±1.4: for men 39.1 ±1.7 and for women 40.1 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gardena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,147 ±534	5.3% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,123 ±774	15.4% ±1.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,451 ±509	7.5% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,938 ±1,087	28.5% ±1.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,710 ±929	26.4% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,053 ±729	16.9% ±1.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,803 ±$7,717, and income per person $37,529 ±$1,823, 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 Gardena city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,733 ±405	13.1% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,297 ±499	15.8% ±2.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,326 ±384	16.0% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,421 ±342	11.6% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,446 ±600	21.4% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,381 ±294	11.4% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,218 ±296	10.7% ±1.4	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 Gardena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	6,931 ±926	11.8% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,957 ±433	16.2% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,310 ±450	10.1% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,664 ±339	12.2% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gardena city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gardena city	California	United States
Housing units	21,837 ±762	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.8% ±2.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.2% ±2.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$700,600 ±$16,140	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,809 ±$55	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±2	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 Gardena city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	26,412 ±1,651	44.4% ±2.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,389 ±642	7.4% ±1.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,250 ±1,190	17.2% ±2.0	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15,206 ±1,229	25.6% ±2.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 263	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4 to 100	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	390 ±161	0.7% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,589 ±919	4.4% ±1.5	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 Gardena city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	31,074 ±1,227	52.3% ±2.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,828 ±816	9.8% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	486 ±164	0.8% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,034 ±1,390	37.1% ±2.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,407 ±1,026	20.9% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,627 ±947	16.2% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gardena city among the places of California

156th 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 Gardena city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
La Mesa city	60,797 ±45
Florence-Graham CDP	60,690 ±2,509
San Rafael city	60,433 ±83
Pico Rivera city	60,272 ±78
Hanford city	59,754 ±54
Gardena city	59,422 ±53
Santee city	59,332 ±83
Petaluma city	59,247 ±61
Monterey Park city	59,132 ±128
Gilroy city	59,004 ±45
National City city	58,893 ±61

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Gardena city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 55 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 108 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 156 Places in California by median age
No. 173 Places by foreign-born share
No. 195 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 240 Places in California by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026