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Compton Information

Relocation, travel info, sports, demographic data, and general statistics about the city of Compton, CA

General Compton Information

State: California

County: Los Angeles County

Close cities: Long Beach, CA, Los Alamitos, CA, Carson, CA, Belvedere, CA, Wilmington, CA, West Carson, CA, Vernon, CA, Rossmoor, CA, Torrance, CA, Lennox, CA, South Gate, CA, Santa Fe Springs, CA, Gardena, CA, Lakewood, CA, Norwalk, CA, Huntington Park, CA, Cudahy, CA, Bell Gardens, CA, Artesia, CA, Inglewood, CA, Laguna, CA, Downey, CA, East Compton, CA, Pico Rivera, CA, Rolling Hills, CA, Winter Gardens, CA, Hawthorne, CA, East Los Angeles, CA, Walnut Park, CA, Los Altos, CA, Willowbrook, CA, Montebello, CA, Lincoln Village, CA, Lawndale, CA, Westmont, CA, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, West Compton, CA, Commerce, CA, Bell, CA, Maywood, CA, Harbor-City, CA, El Nido, CA, Del Aire, CA, Lomita, CA, Lynwood, CA, Paramount, CA, Hawaiian Gardens, CA, Bellflower, CA

Compton Population (census data)
Total 94,425 (+1.7% since 2000)
Male 46,314 (49.0%)
Female 48,111 (51.0%)

Population Density: 9,318 people per sq. mile

Cost of Living Index: 153.5 (US Avg is 100)

Compton Elevation: 66 feet above sea level

Land Area: 10.1 square miles

Median Household Income: $44,467

Zip Codes: 90224, 90221, 90222, 90220, and 90223.

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Compton Demographic Data

Ethnic Information:
  • Hispanic (56.8%)
  • Black (40.3%)
  • Other race (37.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestry Information:
  • Subsaharan African (1.6%)
Foriegn Born: 29,281 people (31.0%)
  • Latin America (100.0%)

Local Compton Sports Teams

Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels
NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers
NHL Hockey: Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings

Compton School Information

High Schools
Centennial High (2600 North Central Avenue, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Cesar Chavez Continuation High (12501 South Wilmington, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Compton Community Day High (1104 East 148th Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Compton High (601 South Acacia Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Dominguez High (15301 San Jose, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Harriet Tubman High (1104 East 148th Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
High School of Arts & Technology (, Compton, CA, - Compton Unified School District District)
Middle Schools
Bunche Middle (12338 Mona Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Compton Community Day Middle (1104 East 148th Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Davis Middle (621 West Poplar Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Enterprise Middle (2600 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Roosevelt Middle (1200 East Alondra Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Walton Middle (900 West Greenleaf Drive, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Whaley Middle (14401 South Gibson Avenue, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Willowbrook Middle (2602 North Wilmington Avenue, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Elementary Schools
Anderson Elementary (2210 East 130th Street, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Bursch Elementary (2505 West 156th Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Caldwell Street Elementary (2300 West Caldwell Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Dickison Elementary (905 North Aranbe Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Emerson Elementary (1011 East Caldwell Street, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Foster Elementary (1620 North Pannes Avenue, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Frances Willard Elementary (310 East El Segundo Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Jefferson Elementary (2508 East 133rd Street, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Kelly Elementary (2320 East Alondra Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Laurel Street Elementary (1321 West Laurel Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Longfellow Elementary (1101 South Dwight Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Martin Luther King Elementary (2270 East 122nd Street, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Mayo Elementary (915 North Mayo Avenue, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
McKinley Elementary (14431 Stanford Avenue, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary (1305 South Oleander Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Ronald E. McNair Elementary (1450 West El Segundo Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90222 - Compton Unified District)
Roosevelt Elementary (700 North Bradfield Avenue, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Rosecrans Elementary (1301 North Acacia Avenue, Compton, CA, 90227 - Compton Unified District)
Tibby Elementary (1400 West Poplar Street, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Other/Private Schools
Clinton, William Jefferson (6500 Compton Boulevard, Compton, CA, 90221 - Compton Unified District)
Lifeline Education Charter (357 East Palmer, Compton, CA, 90221 - Gorman Elementary District)
Thurgood Marshall (417 West Alondra Avenue, Compton, CA, 90220 - Compton Unified District)
Tri-C Pau (12721 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA, 90222 - Los Angeles County Office Of Education District)

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