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Compton, California. The area of Compton became a reality when land was granted in 1784 to Juan Jose Dominguez by the Spanish Crown; the tract of land was originally called Rancho San Pedro. Compton was named for Griffith D. Compton. He led a group of families, searching for a milder climate, to the area in 1867. Compton is the 2nd oldest city in the county and the 7th to be incorporated. Compton was incorporated on May 11, 1888.

Compton is located near Los Angeles in the Los Angeles basin as a residential and manufacturing area. It is bounded by Los Angeles County on the west and north and by Long Beach and Carson on the south. Compton is located many other well known cities such as: Long Beach, Los Angeles, East Compton, and West Compton.

 

Elementary
Anderson Elementary School
(310) 898-6110
2210 E 130th St
Compton, CA

Bursch Elementary School
(310) 898-6130
2505 W 156th St
Compton, CA

Caldwell Street Elementary
(310) 898-6140
2300 W Caldwell St
Compton, CA

Children R US Child Dev Center
(310) 638-9622
4611 E Compton Blvd
Compton, CA

Christian Foundation Nursery
(310) 631-5985
440 S Santa Fe Ave
Compton, CA

Dickison Elementary School
(310) 898-6160
905 N Aranbe Ave
Compton, CA

Eko Multi-Purpose Center Inc
(310) 537-9083
403 S Santa Fe Ave
Compton, CA

Emerson Elementary School
(310) 898-6170
1011 E Caldwell St
Compton, CA

First Christian New Life Acade
(310) 631-9534
225 S Santa Fe Ave
Compton, CA

Foster Elementary School
(310) 898-6180
1620 N Pannes Ave
Compton, CA

James Academic & Development
(310) 631-6235
1901 W Reeve St
Compton, CA

Jefferson Elementary School
(310) 898-6190
2508 E 133rd St
Compton, CA

Kelly Elementary School
(310) 898-6410
2320 E Alondra Blvd
Compton, CA

Laurel Elementary School
(310) 898-6440
1321 W Laurel St
Compton, CA

Longfellow Elementary School
(310) 898-6460
1101 S Dwight Ave
Compton, CA

Martin Luther King Elementary
(310) 898-6430
2270 E 122nd St
Compton, CA

Mayo Elementary School
(310) 898-6310
915 N Mayo Ave
Compton, CA

Mc Kinley Elementary School
(310) 898-6320
14431 S Stanford Ave
Compton, CA

Middle
Bunche Middle School
(310) 898-6010
12338 S Mona Blvd
Compton, CA

Compton Unified School Dist
(310) 639-4321
604 S Tamarind Ave
Compton, CA

Davis Middle School
(310) 898-6020
621 W Poplar St
Compton, CA

Enterprise Middle School
(310) 898-6030
2600 W Compton Blvd
Compton, CA

Roosevelt Middle School
(310) 898-6040
1200 E Alondra Blvd
Compton, CA

Tower Of Faith Academy
(310) 638-7646
4323 E Rosecrans Ave
Compton, CA

Walton Middle School
(310) 898-6060
900 W Greenleaf Blvd
Compton, CA

Whaley Middle School
(310) 898-6070
14401 S Gibson Ave
Compton, CA

Willowbrook Middle School
(310) 898-6080
2601 N Wilmington Ave
Compton, CA

High
Centennial High School
(310) 635-2715
2606 N Central Ave
Compton, CA

Compton High School
(310) 635-3881
601 S Acacia Ave
Compton, CA

Dominguez High School
(562) 630-0142
15301 S San Jose Ave
Compton, CA

Harriet Tubman High School
(310) 898-6480
12501 S Wilmington Ave
Compton, CA

James Academic & Development
(310) 631-6235
1901 W Reeve St
Compton, CA

Zip Codes for Compton, CA:  90220, 90221, 90222, 90223, 90224

Demographics

zip code: 90220

County Average

State Average

National Average

Neighborhood type

City Neighborhood

 

 

 

Population

47,576

9,550,626

35,484,453

290,809,777

Pop. density

6,918.3

8,392.8

217.2

79.6

Percent male

47.6%

49.5%

49.7%

49.1%

Percent female

52.4%

49.8%

50.3%

50.9%

Median age

30.3

32.9

34.7

36.5

People per household

3.8

2.9

3.0

2.6

Median household income

$33,997

$59,463

$47,493

$41,994

Average income per capita

$11,101

$27,702

$22,711

$21,587

 

Crime

Violent crime risk index

8.0

6.3

4.3

3.0

Property crime risk index

7.0

5.5

4.3

3.2

 

Housing

Median home value

$237,691

$355,000

$428,300

$170,800

Median age of homes

30.3

29.6

22.1

27.8

Home appreciation

25.6%

26.8%

13.9%

7.7%

Homes - owned

57.5%

49.4%

53.6%

63.4%

Homes - rented

36.4%

43.7%

40.6%

21.7%

Homes - vacant

6.1%

6.5%

5.8%

14.8%

Commuting by bus

7.9%

6.1%

5.1%

2.0%

Commuting by carpool

20.7%

14.4%

14.5%

14.6%

Commuting by auto

66.6%

70.4%

72.1%

71.6%

Working at home

2.0%

3.3%

3.8%

5.6%

 

Family Facts

Currently married

42.3%

45.6%

52.4%

58.3%

Never married

35.9%

34.9%

30.1%

23.8%

Divorced

8.9%

9.5%

9.5%

7.7%

Widowed

5.8%

5.7%

5.6%

7.4%

Separated

7.1%

4.4%

2.5%

2.8%

Married - w/ children

28.4%

24.1%

37.8%

28.5%

Married - no children

18.0%

22.4%

36.5%

31.3%

Single - w/ children

23.8%

12.3%

14.2%

9.3%

Single - no children

29.8%

40.8%

11.6%

30.7%

Education

High school graduates

54.7%

76.8%

76.8%

80.4%

College degree - 2 year

5.2%

11.1%

7.1%

8.2%

College degree - 4 year

5.2%

24.1%

17.1%

14.9%

Graduate degree

2.0%

12.7%

9.5%

7.0%

Expenditures per student

$4,414

$5,162

$5,571

$5,896

Students per teacher

23.7

21.3

18.8

16.0

Students per librarian

9,877

8,933

5,283

934

Students per guidance counselor

583

8,933

5,283

560

 

Economy

Unemployment rate

12.0%

6.3%

6.5%

5.7%

Recent job growth

-0.0%

-0.0%

1.0%

1.4%

Future job growth

4.6%

-0.0%

1.0%

10.5%

Sales tax

8.25%

8.24%

7.79%

5.63%

Income tax

6.00%

6.00%

6.00%

5.02%

Cost of living index

113.9

145.7

162.8

100.0

 

Health

Air quality

1

1

36

48

Watershed quality

52

52

41

54

Physicians per capita

243.5

235.3

168.6

168.5

Health cost index

120.2

118.8

136.5

100.0

Superfund site index

10

10

65

71

UV index

6.2

6.2

5.2

4.3

 

Climate

Altitude

78

608

1,429

1,058

Rainfall (inches annually)

13.7

16.0

26.2

38.8

Snowfall (inches annually)

0.0

0.3

12.1

24.4

January avg. low temp

46.8

44.9

35.3

21.6

July avg. high temp

80.8

85.4

87.7

86.4

Days of precipitation annually

35

34

61

112

Days mostly sunny annually

285

283

258

205

Comfort index (during hot weather)

55

46

56

44

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