A Census Look at the South Bay

As figures from the 1990 U.S. Census are released, a detailed portrait of the South Bay and its residents is emerging. What follows is a statistical snapshot of the area. The People Avalon 1990 population: 2,918 Median age: 32.2 Foreign-born population: 25.4% Population speaking little or no English: 8.0% Carson 1990 population: 83,995 Median age: 31.5 Foreign-born population: 27.0% Population speaking little or no English: 7.0 El Segundo 1990 population: 15,223 Median age: 34.3 Foreign-born population: 13.1 Population speaking little or no English: 2.0 Gardena 1990 population: 49,847 Median age: 33.1 Foreign-born population: 29.2 Population speaking little or no English: 10.4 Harbor City / Wilmington 1990 population: 76,355 Median age: 27.1 Foreign-born population: 37.4 Population speaking little or no English: 19.7 Harbor Gateway 1990 population: 36,009 Median age: 28.3 Foreign-born population: 38.1 Population speaking little or no English: 18.7 Hawthorne 1990 population: 71,349 Median age: 29.5 Foreign-born population: 29.3 Population speaking little or no English: 10.5 Hermonsa Beach 1990 population: 18,249 Median age: 32.1 Foreign-born population: 8.2 Population speaking little or no English: 1.0 Inglewood 1990 population: 109,602 Median age: 28.6 Foreign-born population: 28.9 Population speaking little or no English: 14.0 Lawndale 1990 population: 27,331 Median age: 29.0 Foreign-born population: 29.4 Population speaking little or no English: 12.6 Lennox 1990 population: 22,757 Median age: 23.6 Foreign-born population: 60.4 Population speaking little or no English: 37.1 Lomita 1990 population: 19,382 Median age: 32.7 Foreign-born population: 16.3 Population speaking little or no English: 5.2 Manhattan Beach 1990 population: 32,063 Median age: 36.0 Foreign-born population: 8.1 Population speaking little or no English: 1.0 Palos Verdes Estates 1990 population: 13,512 Median age: 45.2 Foreign-born population: 16.5 Population speaking little or no English: 3.0 Rancho Palos Verdes 1990 population: 41,659 Median age: 41.9 Foreign-born population: 23.2 Population speaking little or no English: 3.8 Redondo Beach 1990 population: 60,167 Median age: 32.9 Foreign-born population: 12.4 Population speaking little or no English: 2.7 Rolling Hills 1990 population: 1,871 Median age: 44.8 Foreign-born population: 16.1 Population speaking little or no English: 2.5 Rolling Hills Estates 1990 population: 7,789 Median age: 43.3 Foreign-born population: 15.7 Population speaking little or no English: 2.3 San Pedro 1990 population: 69,482 Median age: 32.4 Foreign-born population: 24.6 Population speaking little or no English: 8.8 Torrance 1990 population: 133,107 Median age: 35.7 Foreign-born population: 22.2 Population speaking little or no English: 5.8 South Bay 1990 population: 892,637 Median age: 31.8 Foreign-born population: 25.9 Population speaking little or no English: 9.6 California 1990 population: 29,760,021 Median age: 31.7 Foreign-born population: 21.7 Population speaking little or no English: 8.1 Their Money Avalon Median annual household income: $27, 610 Median annual homeowner costs: $17,364 Percentage living below poverty level1: 15.5% Median rent: $569 Carson Median annual household income: 43,882 Median annual homeowner costs: 11, 988 Percentage living below poverty level1: 6.9 Median rent: 721 El Segundo Median annual household income: 46,352 Median annual homeowner costs: 18,480 Percentage living below poverty level1: 4.2 Median rent: 800 Gardena Median annual household income: 33,063 Median annual homeowner costs: 10,716 Percentage living below poverty level1: 9.8 Median rent: 646 Harbor City / Wilmington Median annual household income: 28,557 Median annual homeowner costs: NA Percentage living below poverty level1: 18.3 Median rent: NA Harbor Gateway Median annual household income: 31,013 Median annual homeowner costs: NA Percentage living below poverty level1: 16.8 Median rent: NA Hawthorne Median annual household income: 30,967 Median annual homeowner costs: 13,656 Percentage living below poverty level1: 13.9 Median rent: 629 Hermonsa Beach Median annual household income: 54.497 Median annual homeowner costs: 23.112 Percentage living below poverty level1: 5/5 Median rent: 886 Inglewood Median annual household income: 29,881 Median annual homeowner costs: 12.432 Percentage living below poverty level1: 16.5 Median rent: 618 Lawndale Median annual household income: 34,552 Median annual homeowner costs: 14.292 Percentage living below poverty level1: 13.1 Median rent: 749 Lennox Median annual household income: 25,353 Median annual homeowner costs: 11.604 Percentage living below poverty level1: 24.6 Median rent: 550 Lomita Median annual household income: 36.222 Median annual homeowner costs: 15.972 Percentage living below poverty level1: 10.7 Median rent: 702 Manhattan Beach Median annual household income: 67, 723 Median annual homeowner costs: 23.520 Percentage living below poverty level1: 3.8 Median rent: 1.000+4 Palos Verdes Estates Median annual household income: 101, 320 Median annual homeowner costs: 24,000+3 Percentage living below poverty level1: 2.3 Median rent: 1.000+4 Rancho Palos Verdes Median annual household income: 79,797 Median annual homeowner costs: 19,464 Percentage living below poverty level1: 3.2 Median rent: 1,000+4 Redondo Beach Median annual household income: 51,913 Median annual homeowner costs: 19,788 Percentage living below poverty level1: 5.6 Median rent: 863 Rolling Hills Median annual household income: 150,000+2 Median annual homeowner costs: 24,000+3 Percentage living below poverty level1: 23.0 Median rent: 1.000+4 Rolling Hills Estates Median annual household income: 86,304 Median annual homeowner costs: 24,000+3 Percentage living below poverty level1: 1.6 Median rent: 1,000+4 San Pedro Median annual household income: 33.757 Median annual homeowner costs: NA Percentage living below poverty level1: 14.2 Median rent: NA Torrance Median annual household income: 47, 204 Median annual homeowner costs: 15.120 Percentage living below poverty level1: 5.1 Median rent: 795 South Bay Median annual household income: 40,666 Median annual homeowner costs: NA Percentage living below poverty level1: 10.7 Median rent: NA California Median annual household income: 35,798 Median annual homeowner costs: 12,084 Percentage living below poverty level1: 12.0 Median rent: NA 1. $12,674 for family of four is 1990 poverty level. 2. Income higher than $150,000 3. Costs higher than $24,000 4. Rent higher than $1,000 NA. Data not available. Their Education Avalon Percentage of students in public schools: 93.6% Percentage of students in private schools: 6.4% High school graduates over 18: 68.5% College graduates over 25: 19.3% Carson Percentage of students in public schools: 88.1 Percentage of students in private schools: 11.9 High school graduates over 18: 71.3 College graduates over 25: 25.7 El Segundo Percentage of students in public schools: 88.8 Percentage of students in private schools: 11.2 High school graduates over 18: 89.4 College graduates over 25: 41.3 Gardena Percentage of students in public schools: 88.5 Percentage of students in private schools: 11.5 High school graduates over 18: 72.7 College graduates over 25: 25.5 Harbor City / Wilmington Percentage of students in public schools: 91.8 Percentage of students in private schools: 8.2 High school graduates over 18: 53/3 College graduates over 25: 17.3 Harbor Gateway Percentage of students in public schools: 91.6 Percentage of students in private schools: 8.4 High school graduates over 18: 62.5 College graduates over 25: 20.2 Hawthorne Percentage of students in public schools: 85.9 Percentage of students in private schools: 14.1 High school graduates over 18: 72.8 College graduates over 25: 24.8 Hermonsa Beach Percentage of students in public schools: 83.8 Percentage of students in private schools: 16.2 High school graduates over 18: 95.8 College graduates over 25: 63.2 Inglewood Percentage of students in public schools: 87.2 Percentage of students in private schools: 12.8 High school graduates over 18: 64.7 College graduates over 25: 23.5 Lawndale Percentage of students in public schools: 90.5 Percentage of students in private schools: 9.5 High school graduates over 18: 68.3 College graduates over 25: 20.8 Lennox Percentage of students in public schools: 93.8 Percentage of students in private schools: 6.2 High school graduates over 18: 34.4 College graduates over 25: 6.0 Lomita Percentage of students in public schools: 83.5 Percentage of students in private schools: 16.5 High school graduates over 18: 78.2 College graduates over 25: 28.0 Manhattan Beach Percentage of students in public schools: 81.5 Percentage of students in private schools: 18.5 High school graduates over 18: 95.6 College graduates over 25: 64.6 Palos Verdes Estates Percentage of students in public schools: 88.2 Percentage of students in private schools: 11.8 High school graduates over 18: 95.0 College graduates over 25: 70.3 Rancho Palos Verdes Percentage of students in public schools: 86.9 Percentage of students in private schools: 13.1 High school graduates over 18: 94.1 College graduates over 25: 61.8 Redondo Beach Percentage of students in public schools: 88.3 Percentage of students in private schools: 11.7 High school graduates over 18: 89.6 College graduates over 25: 49.0 Rolling Hills Percentage of students in public schools: 43.9 Percentage of students in private schools: 56.1 High school graduates over 18: 95.1 College graduates over 25: 69.3 Rolling Hills Estates Percentage of students in public schools: 87.7 Percentage of students in private schools: 12/3 High school graduates over 18: 94.5 College graduates over 25: 59.0 San Pedro Percentage of students in public schools: 87.7 Percentage of students in private schools: 12.2 High school graduates over 18: 71.7 College graduates over 25: 28.2 Torrance Percentage of students in public schools: 90.0 Percentage of students in private schools: 10.0 High school graduates over 18: 87.0 College graduates over 25: 40.2 South Bay Percentage of students in public schools: 88.6 Percentage of students in private schools: 11.4 High school graduates over 18: 75.8 College graduates over 25: 34.3 California Percentage of students in public schools: 90.7 Percentage of students in private schools: 9.3 High school graduates over 18: 75.2 College graduates over 25: 31.3 Source: U.S Census Bureau Population 1990 total population South Bay (total): 892,637 1990 Foreign-born population South Bay (total): 231, 362 Income and Expenses Median annual household income Rolling Hills: $150,000+ Getting to Work Mean travel time to work South Bay mean: 25 min. 6 min. Avalon 18 min. El Segundo 23 min. Gardena Harbor Gateway Lawndale Lennox Lomita Harbor City / Wilmington 24 min. Carson Hawthorne Torrance 25 min. San Pedro 26 min. Inglewood Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach 27 min. Rolling Hills Estates 28 min. Hermonsa Beach 29 min. Rolling Hills 30 min. Rancho Palos Verdes 31 min. Palos Verdes Estates