CENSUS 2000 INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

Fact Page -- Downey

Race and Ethnicity

Economic Characteristic

Age Distribution

Educational Attainment

Housing and Households

Other Statistics

Demographic Characteristics -- California, LA County & Downey

Sex and Age

Relationship

Age and Ethnicity

Household by Type

Hispanic or Latino and Race

Housing Characteristics -- California, LA County & Downey

Occupancy Status

Number of Rooms

Tenure

Year Householder Moved into Unit

Vacancy Status

Vehicles Available

Race of Householder

Occupants per Room

Age of Householder

Housing Value

Units in Structure

Gross Rent

Year Structure Built

Economic Characteristics -- California, LA County & Downey

Employment Status

Industry

Commuting to Work

Income in 1999

Occupation

Poverty Status in 1999

Class of Worker

Social Characteristics -- California, LA County & Downey

School Enrollment

Residence in 1995

Educational Attainment

Nativity and Place of Birth

Marital Status

Language Spoken at Home

CITY OF DOWNEY

CENSUS 1990 & 2000

1990

2000

1990 - 2000

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Census

Census

Change

Population

91,444

107,323

17%

White (Non-Hispanic)

49,161

53.8%

30,851

28.7%

-37%

Hispanic

29,569

32.3%

62,089

57.9%

110%

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)

2,879

3.1%

3,717

3.5%

29%

Asian (Non-Hispanic)

7,869

8.6%

8,153

7.6%

4%

Native American

563

0.6%

328

0.3%

-44%

Pacific Islander

201

0.2%

127

0.1%

-22%

Other

1,182

1.3%

210

0.2%

-82%

Two or More Races

n/a

n/a

1,818

1.7%

n/a

1990

2000

1990 - 2000

AGE DISTRIBUTION

Census

Census

Change

Population

91,444

107,323

17%

Under 5 years

8,001

8.7%

8,606

8.0%

8%

5 to 9 years

6,965

7.6%

9,016

8.4%

29%

10 to 14 years

4,772

5.2%

8,493

7.9%

78%

15 to 19 years

6,604

7.2%

8,291

7.7%

26%

20 to 24 years

5,940

6.5%

7,489

7.0%

26%

25 to 34 years

16,451

18.0%

17,667

16.5%

7%

35 to 44 years

12,862

14.1%

15,766

14.7%

23%

45 to 54 years

9,420

10.3%

12,385

11.5%

31%

55 to 64 years

8,166

8.9%

7,781

7.3%

-5%

65 to 74 years

7,612

8.3%

5,716

5.3%

-25%

75 to 84 years

3,649

4.0%

4,691

4.4%

29%

85 years and over

1,002

1.1%

1,422

1.3%

42%

Median age (years)

33.0

31.6

-4%

1990

2000

1990 - 2000

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

Census

Census

Change

Total Housing Units

34,202

34,759

1%

Percent Vacant

3.8%

2.2%

-42%

Occupied Units

33,013

33,994

3%

Percent Owner Occupied

52.5%

51.8%

-1%

Percent Renter Occupied

47.5%

48.2%

1%

Total Households

33,013

33,989

3%

Married Couple Families

17,819

18,404

3%

Female Headed

4,018

5,361

33%

Other Family

1,682

2,232

33%

Other Non-Family

9,494

7,992

-16%

Average Household Size

2.71

3.11

15%

Housing Value

Median house value

$227,300

$209,700

-8%

Median rent

$649

$731

13%

Percent Overpaying for Housing

Owners paying 25-29% of income for housing

7.6%

9.5%

25%

Owners paying 30+%

24.1%

33.8%

40%

Renters paying 25-29%

10.6%

10.0%

-6%

Renters paying 30+%

42.5%

39.2%

-8%

1990

2000

1990 - 2000

ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

Census

Census

Change

Median income levels

Median household income

$36,991

$45,667

23%

Median family income

$41,897

$50,017

19%

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

44,819

44,108

-2%

Management, professional, and related

10,860

12,678

17%

Service

4,519

5,458

21%

Sales and office

16,988

14,692

-14%

Farming, fishing, and forestry

213

22

-90%

Construction, extraction, and maintenance

5,737

3,879

-32%

Production, transportation, and material moving

6,502

7,379

13%

Mean travel time to work (in minutes)

25.0

28.0

12%

Percent of commuters driving alone to work

81.0%

75.1%

-7%

1990

2000

1990 - 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Census

Census

Change

Population 25 years and over

59,483

65,773

11%

Less than 9th grade

5,327

8,345

57%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

8,776

9,865

12%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

17,254

16,403

-5%

Some college, no degree

13,684

15,216

11%

Associate degree

4,735

4,581

-3%

Bachelor's degree

6,559

7,842

20%

Graduate or professional degree

3,148

3,521

12%

Percent high school graduate or higher

76%

72%

-5%

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

16%

17%

6%

OTHER STATISTICS

(from sources other than US Census Bureau)

Average Temperature

Minimum: 46 degrees Maximum: 83 degrees

Area

12.7 square miles

Elevation

117 feet above sea level

Prevailing Winds

6 mps from the west

Annual Rainfall

14.8 inches

Downey Population Increase

Population

% Change

Population / sq. mi.

1940

12,538

--

987.2

1950

29,516

135%

2,324.1

1960

82,505

180%

6,496.5

1970

88,445

7%

6,964.2

1980

82,812

-6%

6,520.6

1990

91,444

10%

7,200.3

2000

107,323

17%

8,450.6

(estimate) 2002

110,441

3%

8,696.1