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East Rancho DominguezCA

East Rancho Dominguez, CA is a 15K-resident city in Los Angeles County with a median household income of $72,895.

Los Angeles County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Rancho Dominguez, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Rancho Dominguez has a population larger than 28% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $573,600.

Data updated 2026-09-03

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 29%
By size
$72,895
Median income (place)
$573,600
Median home (place)
15.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Rancho Dominguez

East Rancho Dominguez posts a median household income higher than 41% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 42%
by median income, US cities

Where East Rancho Dominguez income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$72,895 Bottom 41% higher than 41% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Rancho Dominguez $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Rancho Dominguez, CA beyond the headline numbers

East Rancho Dominguez sits inside Los Angeles County, California, at roughly 33.90°N, -118.20°W. Population 15,135, $72,895 median household income. Median home value $573,600, median rent $1,701. Poverty rate 15.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in East Rancho Dominguez, CA stands at 15.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in East Rancho Dominguez costs around 7.9 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Only 5.3% of East Rancho Dominguez workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 24% in East Rancho Dominguez, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.8% of East Rancho Dominguez workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

East Rancho Dominguez's median age is 35.2 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Rancho Dominguez from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,135
East Rancho Dominguez · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$72,895
-18% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$573,600
+39% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Los Angeles County): East Rancho Dominguez's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
9.8M-1%
Median Income
$90,112+61%
Median Home Value
$834,200+99%
Poverty Rate
13.7%-23%
Unemployment
7.3%-36%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Rancho Dominguez, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,701/mo
Poverty Rate
15.1% +22% vs avg
Unemployment 6.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 7%
Work From Home 5.3%
Public Transit 2.8%

Population

White 5.6%
African American 11.6%
Asian 0.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
40.2%
Physical Inactivity
36.1%
Obesity
33.3%
High Blood Pressure
29.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
24%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.1%
Binge Drinking
15.5%
Current Smoking
14.6%
Diabetes
14.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 47.2%
Annual Checkup 67.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.2%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect East Rancho Dominguez?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Rancho Dominguez right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-EAST-RANCHO-DOMINGUEZ · East Rancho Dominguez

East Rancho Dominguez: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of East Rancho Dominguez, CA? ▼
East Rancho Dominguez, CA has a population of 15,135 people, located in Los Angeles County, California.
What is the median household income in East Rancho Dominguez? ▼
The median household income in East Rancho Dominguez, CA is $72,895 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.1%.
What is the median home value in East Rancho Dominguez? ▼
The median home value in East Rancho Dominguez, CA is $573,600. Median rent is $1,701/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Rancho Dominguez? ▼
The top health indicators in East Rancho Dominguez include Short Sleep Duration (40.2%), Physical Inactivity (36.1%), Obesity (33.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in East Rancho Dominguez? ▼
The median age in East Rancho Dominguez, CA is 35.2 years. 7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Rancho Dominguez, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (15.1% here).

Oklahoma City, OK 15.1% Glendale, AZ 15.1% Greeley, CO 15.1% Deerfield Beach, FL 15.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($72,895 here).

Four Corners, FL $72,879 Benton, AR $72,876 Garden City, KS $72,865 Miami Beach, FL $72,856

Compare East Rancho Dominguez with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using East Rancho Dominguez's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Los Angeles County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.