CITY OF LOMITA - 2000 CENSUS GENERAL INFORMATION

PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: 2000

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	21,060	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	10,116	48.0
Female	10,944	52.0

Under 5 years	1,677	8.0
5 to 9 years	1,717	8.2
10 to 14 years	1,341	6.4
15 to 19 years	1,072	5.1
20 to 24 years	1,209	5.7
25 to 34 years	3,419	16.2
35 to 44 years	3,808	18.1
45 to 54 years	2,809	13.3
55 to 59 years	962	4.6
60 to 64 years	762	3.6
65 to 74 years	1,181	5.6
75 to 84 years	831	3.9
85 years and over	272	1.3

Median age (years)	35.2	(X)

18 years and over	15,684	74.5
Male	7,337	34.8
Female	8,347	39.6
21 years and over	15,038	71.4
62 years and over	2,711	12.9
65 years and over	2,284	10.8
Male	911	4.3
Female	1,373	6.5

RACE
One race	19,757	93.8
White	13,749	65.3
Black or African American	877	4.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	157	0.7
Asian	2,454	11.7
Asian Indian	246	1.2
Chinese	358	1.7
Filipino	521	2.5
Japanese	568	2.7
Korean	456	2.2
Vietnamese	92	0.4
Other Asian¹	213	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	118	0.6
Native Hawaiian	21	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	19	0.1
Samoan	70	0.3
Other Pacific Islander²	8	0.0
Some other race	2,402	11.4
Two or more races	1,303	6.2

*Race alone or in combination with one or more other races*³
White	14,864	70.6
Black or African American	1,052	5.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	353	1.7
Asian	2,936	13.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	240	1.1
Some other race	3,027	14.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	21,060	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,661	26.9
Mexican	3,940	18.7
Puerto Rican	129	0.6
Cuban	150	0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,442	6.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,399	73.1
White alone	11,091	52.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	21,060	100.0
In households	20,912	99.3
Householder	8,402	39.9
Spouse	3,604	17.1
Child	6,208	29.5
Own child under 18 years	4,773	22.7
Other relatives	1,450	6.9
Under 18 years	503	2.4
Nonrelatives	1,248	5.9
Unmarried partner	505	2.4
In group quarters	148	0.7
Institutionalized population	104	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	44	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,402	100.0
Family households (families)	5,257	62.6
With own children under 18 years	2,756	32.8
Married-couple family	3,604	42.9
With own children under 18 years	1,803	21.5
Female householder, no husband present	1,215	14.5
With own children under 18 years	726	8.6
Nonfamily households	3,145	37.4
Householder living alone	2,598	30.9
Householder 65 years and over	773	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,043	36.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,733	20.6

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	3.14	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	8,693	100.0
Occupied housing units	8,402	96.7
Vacant housing units	291	3.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	32	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,402	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,838	45.7
Renter-occupied housing units	4,564	54.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.48	(X)
(X) Not applicable ¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories. ² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories. ³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.