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Lynwood

Population

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Income

Household income in thousands of 2000 dollars

Education

Education level

Age

Age

Housing

Occupied housing units

Families

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Females

Military

Military era
  • There are 1,648 veterans, or 3.8% of the population, about average for Southeast but low for the county overall
  • The percentages of veterans who served during 1990-99 and 1975-89 are among the county's highest.

Ancestry and immigration

  • Mexican (68.1%) and Salvadoran (2.9%) are the most common ancestries.
  • 30,475 (43.6%) of residents are foreign born, about average for Southeast but high for the county. Mexico (84.0%) and El Salvador (7.8%) are the most common foreign places of birth.

Lynwood

is a city in the Southeast region of Los Angeles County.
This neighborhood includes Unincorporated Lynwood in its area and statistics.
The neighboring communities are Compton, East Compton, Florence-Firestone, Paramount, South Gate, Watts and Willowbrook.
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Source: Census 2000, SCAG, Los Angeles Department of City Planning