Lynwood

Population & Demographics

Lynwood, CA

Lynwood is home to 64,578 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,214 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,578
people
Population

64,578 residents

Median age 33.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lynwood population & demographics

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

Population
64,578
Median age
33.6yrs
Median household income
$74,844
Median home value
$597,600
Median gross rent
$1,652/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
9.8%
Poverty rate
18.0%

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 Lynwood

How Lynwood 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 Latino87.7%
Black8.4%
White2.2%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races0.6%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Lynwood

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 Lynwood.

Lynwood at a glance
Employed Residents
27,214
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lynwood 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 Lynwood 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

43 / 100

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

Lynwood

27,214 commutes, one dot at a time

Lynwood

Where 27,214 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Los Angeles14.9 mi6,431
2Lynwood0.0 mi1,561
3Long Beach8.6 mi1,101
4Carson6.7 mi764
5Compton2.4 mi608
6Downey4.0 mi606
7Santa Fe Springs7.6 mi542
8Anaheim18.5 mi518

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lynwood.

1Los Angeles14.9 mi2,141
2Lynwood0.0 mi1,561
3Long Beach8.6 mi617
4South Gate1.3 mi530
5Downey4.0 mi423
6Compton2.4 mi407
7Bellflower4.8 mi261
8Norwalk6.8 mi247

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lynwood’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 Assistance33.6%
EDEducational Services14.3%
RTRetail Trade12.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.5%
MFManufacturing7.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.0%
WSWholesale Trade4.2%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.3%
COConstruction1.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lynwood

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

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps92%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lynwood

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