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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Compton Unified School District is $14,394, which is much lower than the state average of $29,188 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Compton Unified School District median household income is $43,707. On average Compton Unified School District residents spend 29.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #910

Compton Unified School District	14,394 USD
California	29,188 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Compton Unified School District	21,696 USD
California	31,245 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Compton Unified School District	23,710 USD
California	36,142 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Compton Unified School District	19,527 USD
California	26,155 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #734

Compton Unified School District	43,707 USD
California	60,883 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Compton Unified School District	53,928 USD
California	83,483 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Compton Unified School District	5.79%
California	21.51%
U.S.	19.17%

*The Compton Unified School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Compton Unified School District		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.43%	$6,841, see rank	24.57%	$21,055	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	23.61%	$13,227, see rank	24.02%	$15,212	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	8.68%	$5,480, see rank	3.40%	$5,556	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.91%	$18,684, see rank	15.27%	$24,894	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Compton Unified School District	46,054 USD
California	69,322 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Compton Unified School District	56,008 USD
California	92,942 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Compton Unified School District	California	U.S.
White	$44,754, see rank	$63,933	$54,999
Black	$44,115, see rank	$44,127	$35,194
Hispanic	$43,580, see rank	$47,180	$41,534
Asian	$59,635, see rank	$74,527	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,542, see rank	$45,491	$36,779
Hawaiian Native	$53,060, see rank	$65,168	$55,984
One Race, Other	$42,152, see rank	$46,613	$40,847
Two or More Races	$41,947, see rank	$57,908	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Compton Unified School District	California	U.S.
less than 25	$28,978, see rank	$32,470	$26,465
25 to 44	$43,098, see rank	$64,374	$57,132
45 to 64	$51,721, see rank	$73,646	$63,398
65 or over	$31,379, see rank	$40,098	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Compton Unified School District	%	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	107,358	see rank	28,445,585	238,733,844
Male¹	49,669	46.26%, see rank	49.34%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	35,404	71.28%, see rank	71.70%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	46	0.09%, see rank	0.89%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	35,358	71.19%, see rank	70.80%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	30,544	86.38%, see rank	90.96%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,814	13.62%, see rank	9.04%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	14,265	28.72%, see rank	28.30%	29.08%
Female¹	57,689	53.74%, see rank	50.66%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	29,450	51.05%, see rank	57.98%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10	0.02%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	29,440	51.03%, see rank	57.86%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	25,917	88.03%, see rank	91.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,523	11.97%, see rank	8.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,239	48.95%, see rank	42.02%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Compton Unified School District	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	54,418	100%	16,271,905	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	38,099	70.01%, see rank	72.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,451	17.37%, see rank	11.92%	10.35%
Public Transportation	3,449	6.34%, see rank	5.13%	4.94%
Walked	1,017	1.87%, see rank	2.77%	2.85%
Other Means	669	1.23%, see rank	2.28%	1.72%
Worked at Home	1,733	3.18%, see rank	4.95%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Compton Unified School District	29.0 minutes
California	27.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Compton Unified School District	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,461	-	16,632,466	141,833,331
Male¹	30,544	54.10%, see rank	54.34%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,834	12.55%, see rank	33.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	4,636	15.18%, see rank	14.93%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,527	18.10%, see rank	18.62%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	197	0.64%, see rank	2.01%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,854	12.62%, see rank	9.79%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,531	34.48%, see rank	15.51%	18.08%
Female¹	25,917	45.90%, see rank	45.66%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,262	24.16%, see rank	39.05%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	6,313	24.36%, see rank	20.38%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,350	36.08%, see rank	33.43%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	86	0.33%, see rank	0.82%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	65	0.25%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,637	14.03%, see rank	5.77%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Compton Unified School District	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,461	100%	16,632,466	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	383	0.68%, see rank	2.14%	1.86%
Construction	3,735	6.62%, see rank	6.96%	7.13%
Manufacturing	10,460	18.53%, see rank	10.35%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	2,339	4.14%, see rank	3.42%	3.06%
Retail Trade	6,313	11.18%, see rank	11.02%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,653	8.24%, see rank	4.70%	5.07%
Information	815	1.44%, see rank	3.01%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,191	3.88%, see rank	7.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,157	9.13%, see rank	12.21%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,345	20.09%, see rank	20.09%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,658	6.48%, see rank	9.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	2,048	3.63%, see rank	4.63%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,364	5.96%, see rank	5.23%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Compton Unified School District	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	32,497	21.87%, see rank	13.71%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	5,884	19.26%, see rank	10.21%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.