Downey

Population & Demographics

Downey, CA

Downey is home to 110,939 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 53,886 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
110,939
people
Population

110,939 residents

Median age 37.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Downey population & demographics

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

Population
110,939
Median age
37.7yrs
Median household income
$90,699
Median home value
$796,600
Median gross rent
$1,937/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.1%
Poverty rate
9.0%

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 Downey

How Downey 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 Latino75.3%
White11.8%
Asian7.3%
Black3.4%
Two or more races1.5%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Downey

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 Downey.

Downey at a glance
Employed Residents
53,886
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Downey 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 Downey 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

41 / 100

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

Downey

53,886 commutes, one dot at a time

Downey

Where 53,886 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Los Angeles17.2 mi11,673
2Downey0.0 mi4,889
3Long Beach9.4 mi2,181
4Santa Fe Springs3.7 mi1,367
5Anaheim15.3 mi1,294
6Commerce4.5 mi1,022
7Cerritos6.0 mi854
8Norwalk3.5 mi822

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Downey.

1Los Angeles17.2 mi6,082
2Downey0.0 mi4,889
3Long Beach9.4 mi2,208
4Norwalk3.5 mi1,236
5South Gate3.6 mi1,152
6Bellflower3.3 mi1,035
7Whittier6.4 mi845
8Pico Rivera4.5 mi731

Top industries

The sectors that employ Downey’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.6%
RTRetail Trade19.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.6%
EDEducational Services11.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.8%
MFManufacturing5.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
FIFinance and Insurance3.0%
COConstruction2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Downey

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

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Downey

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