Demographics of Lawndale city, California

Lawndale city, California had 29,892 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,841 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lawndale city, in four figures

29,892
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,781 ±40.; −5.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,841 people.; 36.9 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,441 ±$4,897
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.

Lawndale city, California's population shrank 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawndale 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

Lawndale city, California's population shrank 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawndale 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	31,733	100.0	100.0
2021	31,082	97.9	100.2
2022	30,631	96.5	100.7
2023	30,343	95.6	101.6
2024	30,162	95.0	102.5
2025	29,892	94.2	103.1

Population of Lawndale city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	31,733	—
2021	31,082	−651
2022	30,631	−451
2023	30,343	−288
2024	30,162	−181
2025	29,892	−270

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±2.0: for men 37.3 ±1.9 and for women 36.4 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lawndale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,702 ±361	5.5% ±1.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,274 ±616	17.1% ±2.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,988 ±423	9.7% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,027 ±778	29.3% ±2.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,442 ±738	27.4% ±2.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,348 ±387	10.9% ±1.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,441 ±$4,897, and income per person $33,119 ±$2,293, 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 Lawndale city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,128 ±255	11.6% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,504 ±283	15.4% ±2.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,702 ±317	17.5% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,307 ±242	13.4% ±2.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,974 ±430	20.3% ±4.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	972 ±216	10.0% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,151 ±272	11.8% ±2.7	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 Lawndale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,992 ±819	13.0% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,078 ±321	15.9% ±4.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,191 ±433	11.8% ±2.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	723 ±212	13.9% ±3.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawndale city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawndale city	California	United States
Housing units	10,259 ±468	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±1.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	37.0% ±4.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	63.0% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$781,900 ±$43,290	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,938 ±$76	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±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 Lawndale city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20,038 ±1,068	65.1% ±3.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,444 ±733	14.4% ±2.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,966 ±566	6.4% ±1.8	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,424 ±700	11.1% ±2.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 222	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	772 ±241	2.5% ±0.8	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 Lawndale city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	15,674 ±815	50.9% ±2.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,678 ±485	8.7% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	512 ±196	1.7% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,917 ±885	38.7% ±2.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,116 ±744	19.9% ±2.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,801 ±841	18.8% ±2.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lawndale city among the places of California

263rd 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 Lawndale city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Beverly Hills city	31,624 ±30
Orcutt CDP	31,454 ±1,864
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city	31,446 ±51
Santa Paula city	31,376 ±31
Banning city	31,093 ±83
Lawndale city	30,781 ±40
Laguna Hills city	30,740 ±56
Los Altos city	30,698 ±67
La Verne city	30,600 ±48
Burlingame city	30,525 ±26
Saratoga city	30,319 ±85

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lawndale city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 37 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 65 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 108 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 127 Places by foreign-born share
No. 178 Places in California by median home value
No. 222 Places in California by median rent

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