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| Compton |
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| Population 2002: | 95,559 |
| Population 2000: | 93,493 |
| Elevation: | 66 feet |
| Foreign born: | 31.3% (30.7% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 10.1 square miles |
| Population growth: | +2,066 (+2.21%) |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 56.8% |
| Black: | 40.3% |
| Other race: | 37.3% |
| Two or more races: | 3.6% |
| American Indian: | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: | 1.1% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 1.0% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 44.2% |
| Never married: | 38.3% |
| Divorced: | 7.1% |
| Widowed: | 5.7% |
| Separated: | 4.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $136,200 |
| Household income: | $31,819 |
| Resident age: | 25.0 years |
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| Compton Compared to California State Average |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 48.0% |
| Unemployed: | 13.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 5.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 1.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 794 (819.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 738 (761.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 665.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 482 (497.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 52 (53.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 37 (38.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 1,239 (1278.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,188 (1225.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.6% |