West Compton, California

Back to West Compton, CA housing info, Los Angeles County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for West Compton, CA Los Angeles County Population in July 2007: 5,624. Males: 2,688   (47.8%) Females: 2,936   (52.2%) Median resident age:   31.3 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 90248. Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,254 (it was $38,000 in 2000) West Compton:   $48,254 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,725 West Compton:   $15,725 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $403,653 (it was $138,000 in 2000) West Compton:   $403,653 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $337,632; Detached houses: $351,957; Townhouses or other attached units: $361,747; Mobile homes: $30,662 West Compton, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in West Compton: Black (61.9%) Hispanic (33.8%) Other race (22.5%) Two or more races (3.5%) American Indian (1.7%) White Non-Hispanic (1.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in West Compton: 148.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about West Compton, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. West Compton is mentioned 18 times on our forum: How bad is Compton?  (121 replies) The "Dangerous" Areas of LA County?  (81 replies) Los Angeles suburbs....  (51 replies) Abolishing the LAUSD  (64 replies) LA> historical note: White flight/Compton  (14 replies) Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.8%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 80 feet Land area: 1.64 square miles. Population density: 3428 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in West Compton, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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West Compton-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the West Compton place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 tornado 4.8 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

West Compton-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2717% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from West Compton center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 25.3 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from West Compton center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 35.7 miles away from the city center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/1990 at 23:43:36, a magnitude 6.2 (5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.2 ML, 5.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.2 miles away from West Compton center, causing $12,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Park in West Compton: Campanella Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.5 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	78.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	17.0%
Whole state:	14.2%

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Compton, CA

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3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.22%
California average:	5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)

Los Angeles County:	0.14%
California average:	0.21%

from Orange County, CA	0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA	0.15% ($41,486)

4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.58%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)

Los Angeles County:	0.06%
California average:	0.11%

to San Bernardino County, CA	0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA	0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA	0.35% ($50,596)