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Pledger leads Lynwood to title

By RON GUILD, Sports Editor 08.JAN.09 Without the presence of Keon Pledger, the Lynwood High School boys basketball team might not be celebrating winning...

First in her class

BY LEILONI DE GRUY, Staff Writer 08.JAN.09 Newly elected, the Compton NAACP s first woman president assumes the post on a mission to turn around the...

Mentorship Program Encourages Student Interns to Elevate their GAME

This summer, a group of Compton High School students are elevating their game and not by practicing their jump shots. The Elevate Your GAME EYG ...

Former Uni chief Ned Tanen dies at 77

Ned Tanen, the former president of Universal Pictures who championed such groundbreaking filmmakers as George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis and John Hughes,...

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Compton, CA Demographics

Compton, California Population (2007) :94425
Population (2000 census)93493
2006 Data:
Compton, CA average commute time0.00 minutes
Compton, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)98435
Male:49.55%
Female:50.45%
White alone13.66%
Black or African American alone37.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.07%
Asian alone0.16%
Some other race alone45.43%
Two or more races:0.96%
Hispanic or Latino60.09%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States70.80%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.34%
U.S. citizen by naturalization7.77%
Not a U.S. citizen20.74%
Children under the age of 510.54%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes1230
Median year structure built1957
Median gross rent597
Median household income in 199931819
Per capita income in 199910389
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199933.4
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses135700
Racial breakdown
Hispanic or Latino:57.17
Black or African American alone39.39
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone1.07
Two or more races0.80
White alone0.80
Asian alone0.37
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.30
Some other race alone0.07
Languages Spoken
Spanish or Spanish Creole53.55%
Speak only English44.83%