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33.97° N · 118.24° W · GEOID 0624477

Florence-Graham

Los Angeles County, California · part of the Los Angeles, CA metro

CaliforniaFlorence-Graham, CAFlorence-GrahamFlorence-Graham

The short answer

Florence-Graham is home to 60,690 people. Median household income is $65,132 a year and median rent is $1,521 a month, 28.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $545,200, about 8.4x annual median household income.

The story in Florence-Graham is how fast things are changing. Household income rose 8% a year while rent rose 5.3% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 96% of places its size. Also notable: About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 655 California places we track.

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CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Florence-Graham scores better than 0% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 641st of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%6
Economy 20%19
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%27
Education 10%1
Commute 10%10
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,521
11% above the median place
Median household income
$65,132
19% below the median place
Median home value
$545,200
71% above the median place
Unemployment
9.2%
89% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Florence-Graham

  • Work and commutingOpenStreetMap shows 41.6 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 97% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Florence-Graham

Los Angeles County loses about 11.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in177,566
Moved out264,089
Net−86,523

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Orange County, CA23,95231,420−7,468
San Bernardino County, CA18,69534,872−16,177
Riverside County, CA10,93420,742−9,808
Ventura County, CA6,33210,470−4,138
San Diego County, CA6,9069,296−2,390
Clark County, NV5,43210,100−4,668
Kern County, CA3,6847,772−4,088
Maricopa County, AZ3,1555,844−2,689

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$89K
Leavers$94K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Los Angeles County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Los Angeles County report $89,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $94,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$60,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,521 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,029 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $545,200.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 5.2% work from home; 6.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
New Cassel, NY matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.7%
88% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-11.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.0%
52% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFlorence-GrahamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.7%88% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.0%52% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-11.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$89,35027% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$94,07134% above
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What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 36.6%, 45% below the median place.

Florence-Graham28.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$60,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.0%
37% above the median place
Home price to income
8.4x
120% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$45,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Florence-Graham, $1,521 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Florence-Graham, but easier on the budget

Places that match Florence-Graham on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
New Cassel, NY7116.5% vs 28.0%$77,500Compare
Waipahu, HI6219.2% vs 28.0%$33,300Compare
Hempstead, NY5821.5% vs 28.0%$21,500Compare
Cicero, IL5219.5% vs 28.0%$10,000Compare

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Homeownership1
36.6%
45% below the median place
Median year built1
1952
1% below the median place
Vacant homes1
3.4%
53% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFlorence-GrahamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,52111% above
Rent to income128.0%37% above
Property tax rate10.7%23% below
Home price to income18.4x120% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure113.613% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,96484% above
HUD area median income4County figure$108,1001% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,82817% above
Median home value1$545,20071% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%47% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.3%16% below
Homeownership136.6%45% below
Renters paying 30%+160.6%20% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,0298% above
Vacant homes13.4%53% below
Median year built119521% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 245 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Income per person1
$19,623
51% below the median place
Unemployment1
9.2%
89% above the median place
Works from home1
5.2%
59% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Commutes by transit6.1% 7.1×
Mean commute33 min +34%
Poverty rate20.1% +86%
Median household income$65,132 −19%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFlorence-GrahamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$65,13219% below
Income per person1$19,62351% below
Unemployment19.2%89% above
Average annual pay6County figure$86,08030% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure4,525,460above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate120.1%86% above
Mean commute133 min34% above
Works from home15.2%59% below
Commutes by transit16.1%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 99% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

High school or higher1
48.0%
48% below the median place
Household size1
4.2
67% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
7.4%
77% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad41.8% 4.7×
Median age31.7 −19%
No health insurance15.4% 2.4×
Homes with broadband86.8% −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFlorence-GrahamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population160,690690th largest
Median age131.719% below
Bachelor's or higher17.4%77% below
High school or higher148.0%48% below
Household size14.267% above
Born abroad141.8%374% above
No health insurance115.4%141% above
Homes with broadband186.8%6% below
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Life in Florence-Graham

OpenStreetMap shows 1.6 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

629 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 25 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.6 −84%
Playgrounds per 10k2.3 −75%
Grocery stores per 10k0.5 −77%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.3 −88%
Libraries per 10k0.3 −62%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi41.6 198.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 23 miles
  • Channel Islands National Park 83 miles
  • Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 89 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops29.6 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness21.8 5.3×
Doctors' offices and clinics31.4 +55%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
22.6
27% below the median place
Public schools12
2,197
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
1,262,149
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFlorence-GrahamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure2,197above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure1,262,149above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure21.540% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.62% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure21.8above (median 4.1)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure31.455% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k91.684% below
Playgrounds per 10k92.375% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.577% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.388% below
Libraries per 10k90.362% below
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi941.6above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1022.627% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure629above (median 13)
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Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Florence-Graham. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Good air days15
10.7%
84% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
100.0
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFlorence-GrahamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure89°F2% above
January average low13County figure41°F61% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation13County figure15.1 in66% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure100.08% above
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure97.720% above
Wildfire risk14County figure99.963% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.310% above
Median air quality index15County figure7472% above
Good air days15County figure10.7%84% below
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Florence-Graham in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Florence-Graham does better than 6% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 52%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,521/mo (2024)$1,950/mo$1,600 to $2,380/mo+4.3%
Median household income$65,132 (2024)$83,500$70,500 to $99,000+4.2%
Median home value$545,200 (2024)$782,000$568,000 to $1,078,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 9.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Florence-Graham

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Bell Gardens, CA$1,694$62,298Compare
Willowbrook, CA$1,570$62,582Compare
Maywood, CA$1,525$60,943Compare
Cudahy, CA$1,711$56,615Compare
Cudahy, CAMaywood, CAWillowbrook, CABell Gardens, CAFlorence-Graham, CAFlorence-GrahamMaywoodCudahyFlorence-GrahamMaywoodCudahy

Places built like Florence-Graham

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Florence-Graham performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Florence-Graham, CA28.0%8.0%/yrn/a
Lynwood, CA26.5%7.5%/yr-5.5%Compare
Bell Gardens, CA32.6%8.1%/yr-5.4%Compare
East Los Angeles, CA26.1%8.3%/yrn/aCompare
South Gate, CA24.6%7.3%/yr-2.9%Compare
Huntington Park, CA30.1%7.2%/yr-6.1%Compare
Maywood, CA30.0%6.6%/yr-6.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Florence-Graham a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 0 out of 100, better than 0% of the places we rate and 641st of 654 in California. OpenStreetMap shows 41.6 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 97% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 7 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Florence-Graham expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $545,200.

What salary do you need to live in Florence-Graham?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Florence-Graham?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bell Gardens, CA, Willowbrook, CA, Maywood, CA and Cudahy, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Florence-Graham with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Florence-Graham itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/florence-graham-california

Citytistics. “Florence-Graham, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/florence-graham-california/

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