Commerce, CA Population

Overview

12,459

Total Population

37.6

Median age

51.23%

Female population %

95.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11,807

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Commerce's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Commerce is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Commerce's population under 18 was 21.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Commerce's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Commerce, 17.13% were under the age of 15, 21.98% aged 15 to 29, 41.82% aged 30 to 64, 16.91% aged 65 to 84, and 2.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 307 more females than males in Commerce:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.23% females and 48.77% males in Commerce, CA.
The Commerce, CA gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 737.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 484.

Commerce's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Commerce population: 40.43% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 5.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.42% are Asian, 37.47% are some other race and 14.34% are multiracial.
Commerce's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 11,807 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 652 (5.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Commerce is White with a population of 5,037 (40.43% of the total population).

Commerce's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,373 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Commerce's population increased by 293 (2.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Commerce's population decreased by 516 (4.02%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Commerce's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,828.