LA County · 8 Community College Districts · 2015–2024
Every year, someone gets pushed out.
This is a story told entirely through your data — from the ddelgatt_LA_neighborhoods database.
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Total residents · 8 districts · 2024
$2,402
Highest median rent · Santa Monica · 2024
$1,551
Lowest median rent · South Gate · 2024
$53,839
Income gap · Pasadena vs South Gate · 2024
All figures from your database
source ↗
All four stats calculated directly from ddelgatt_LA_neighborhoods. Rent figures: table medianRent, Year=2024 (Santa Monica CCD_id=7: $2,402; South Gate CCD_id=8: $1,551). Income gap: table income, Year=2024 (Pasadena CCD_id=5: $120,550 − South Gate CCD_id=8: $66,711 = $53,839).
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02 Who Lives Here — LA County Age Distribution
28.8% of LA County is in peak renting years.
The 25–44 age cohort represents roughly 2.9 million people — the group most exposed to rental market pressure. They're too young to own, too old for student housing.
ACS 2020–2024 ↗
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, Table B01001 — Sex by Age, Los Angeles County, CA. Ages 25–34: 14.9% of total population. Ages 35–44: 13.9%. Combined: 28.8%. Available at: data.census.gov — search "B01001 Los Angeles County California 5-year 2024"
LA County age distribution · ACS 2020–2024 · Table B01001
← Male | Female → | Red = peak renter ages
Cohort Spotlight Ages 25–34
14.9%
of LA County · ACS 2020–2024, Table B01001
The largest single adult cohort in the county. These residents are renters by necessity — and your medianRent data shows that every district they live in has seen rent climb over 47% since 2016.
These numbers come directly from your income table. Pasadena and South Gate–East LA represent the extremes in your dataset — and the gap between them has grown by $10,723 since 2016.
your income table ↗
ddelgatt_LA_neighborhoods, table: income. Pasadena (CCD_id=5) Year=2024: Median income = $120,550. South Gate (CCD_id=8) Year=2024: Median income = $66,711. Gap = $53,839. Year=2016: Pasadena $82,823, South Gate $39,707. Gap 2016 = $43,116. Gap growth = $53,839 − $43,116 = $10,723. Income bracket percentages also from this table (same CCD_ids, Year=2024).
South Gate–East Los Angeles · CCD 8
$66,711
Median household income · 2024 · 95.3% Hispanic (demographic table)
Under $25k
16.8%
$25k–$50k
21.1%
Over $100k
30.0%
Pasadena · CCD 5
$120,550
Median household income · 2024 · 26.7% Hispanic (demographic table)
Under $25k
11.3%
$25k–$50k
10.4%
Over $100k
57.5%
Income Gap · Pasadena vs South Gate · 2024 · from your income table
$0
In 2016 this gap was $43,116 — it has grown by $10,723 over 8 years
04 Rent Growth 2016→2024 · Your medianRent Table
Every district saw rent climb over 47%.
Real numbers from your medianRent table. Long Beach–Lakewood saw the steepest rise at +61.5%. Even the most affordable district, South Gate, rose +50.9%.
your medianRent table ↗
ddelgatt_LA_neighborhoods, table: medianRent. Growth = (median_rent_2024 − median_rent_2016) / median_rent_2016 × 100. All 8 CCDs. Values used: Compton $1,153→$1,708; Inglewood $1,121→$1,766; Long Beach $1,170→$1,889; Los Angeles $1,232→$1,919; Pasadena $1,449→$2,294; San Fernando Valley $1,342→$2,076; Santa Monica $1,626→$2,402; South Gate $1,028→$1,551.
Context from your data: South Gate's median household income grew from $39,707 to $66,711 (+68.0%) between 2016 and 2024 — faster than its rent growth of +50.9%. But the 37.9% of South Gate households earning under $50,000/year (from your income brackets) did not share equally in that growth. For them, rent consumed an increasingly large share of income.
your DB ↗
The full picture — income brackets tell the real story
The median hides the worst cases. A South Gate household in the $35k–$50k bracket (12.4% of the district) pays the same $1,551/month rent — that's 37–53% of their income, well above HUD's 30% cost-burden threshold. The 16.8% of South Gate households earning under $25,000/year face an even more extreme burden.
calculation + sources ↗
Rent burden by bracket (South Gate, 2024): $35k–$50k household paying $1,551/mo: $18,612 ÷ $42,500 midpoint = 43.8%. $25k–$35k household: $18,612 ÷ $30,000 = 62%. Income brackets from income table, CCD_id=8, Year=2024. Rent from medianRent table, CCD_id=8, Year=2024. HUD 30% threshold: HUD Worst Case Housing Needs Report 2023 — huduser.gov.
06 Scenario Modeler — What Would Change?
What would it take to close the gap?
Sliders are seeded from your real 2024 database values. Drag to model how policy interventions would affect the income gap between South Gate and Pasadena.
seeded from your income table ↗
Base values: ddelgatt_LA_neighborhoods, table: income, Year=2024. Pasadena (CCD_id=5): $120,550. South Gate (CCD_id=8): $66,711. Gap = $53,839. Preset scenarios are labeled as modeled estimates — not projections or predictions.
Adjust the scenario (modeled estimates)
Pasadena median income$120,550
South Gate median income$66,711
Gap (2024 real: $53,839)
$53,839
Preset scenarios (modeled — not projections)
Minimum wage increase to $25/hr
South Gate median → ~$78k · Gap → ~$43k · Modeled estimate
Rent stabilization policy
Effective income relief equivalent · Gap → ~$49k · Modeled estimate
2024 baseline — real data
Direct from your income table · Gap = $53,839
The data is clear.
The question is what we do with it.
28.8% of LA County residents are in peak renter age brackets (25–44) — roughly 2.9 million people facing rising rents across all 8 districts. [ACS B01001, 2020–2024]
The income gap between Pasadena and South Gate grew from $43,116 in 2016 to $53,839 in 2024 — a $10,723 increase in inequality over 8 years. [your income table]
37.9% of South Gate households earn under $50,000/year and pay South Gate's median $1,551/month rent — placing them at or above HUD's 30% cost-burden threshold. [your income + medianRent tables + HUD]