Hawthorne

Population & Demographics

Hawthorne, CA

Hawthorne is home to 85,191 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 41,237 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
85,191
people
Population

85,191 residents

Median age 33.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hawthorne population & demographics

Who lives in Hawthorne — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
85,191
Median age
33.9yrs
Median household income
$75,848
Median home value
$863,400
Median gross rent
$1,782/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.0%
Poverty rate
15.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Hawthorne

How Hawthorne breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino54.7%
Black24.8%
White9.2%
Asian7.2%
Two or more races2.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Hawthorne

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Hawthorne.

Hawthorne at a glance
Employed Residents
41,237
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Hawthorne proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Hawthorne commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

48 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Hawthorne

41,237 commutes, one dot at a time

Hawthorne

Where 41,237 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Hawthorne, by worker count.

1Los Angeles11.7 mi13,591
2Hawthorne0.0 mi2,470
3Torrance5.6 mi1,996
4El Segundo3.5 mi1,835
5Inglewood2.8 mi1,144
6Culver City6.9 mi1,111
7Long Beach13.1 mi902
8Santa Monica10.7 mi857

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Hawthorne.

1Los Angeles11.7 mi7,040
2Hawthorne0.0 mi2,470
3Torrance5.6 mi1,210
4Long Beach13.1 mi1,173
5Inglewood2.8 mi964
6Redondo Beach4.4 mi696
7Gardena2.8 mi649
8Carson7.4 mi527

Top industries

The sectors that employ Hawthorne’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing28.4%
RTRetail Trade13.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.4%
EDEducational Services6.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.4%
PAPublic Administration5.2%
COConstruction4.1%
INInformation3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Hawthorne

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps81%
5 Gbps81%
8 Gbps3%
See all internet providers in Hawthorne

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