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Gardena, CA
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Gardena profile


Living in Gardena



Gardena is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 58,843 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Gardena is the 154th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Gardena are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

In terms of college education, Gardena is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.85% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gardena in 2018 was $29,939, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,756 for a family of four. However, Gardena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gardena is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gardena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Gardena, accounting for 42.93% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gardena residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gardena include German, Irish, Nigerian, Belizean, and Italian.

In addition, Gardena has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.80%).

The most common language spoken in Gardena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.