Lawndale, CA Population

Overview

32,035

Total Population

35.3

Median age

47.84%

Female population %

109:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

41.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

20,772

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lawndale is 35.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lawndale's population under 18 was 23.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lawndale's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lawndale, 19.22% were under the age of 15, 21.42% aged 15 to 29, 49.52% aged 30 to 64, 9.10% aged 65 to 84, and 0.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,381 less females than males in Lawndale:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.84% females and 52.16% males in Lawndale, CA.
The Lawndale, CA gender ratio is 109:100 i.e. 109 men to 100 women (1.090).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,715.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,566.

Lawndale's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lawndale population: 38.94% are White, 7.72% are Black or African American, 1.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.90% are Asian, 0.25% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 22.03% are some other race and 18.70% are multiracial.
Lawndale's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 20,772 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,263 (35.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lawndale is White with a population of 12,473 (38.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 33,152 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Lawndale's population increased by 964 (3.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lawndale's population decreased by 1,043 (3.18%), 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, Lawndale's population was lowest in year 2022 at 30,576.