Humidity & wind
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Population
108,468
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$796,600
Owner-occupied units
Downey, CA
California · 33.938° N, 118.131° W · 12 sq mi
Downey is a city in California, with a population of 108,468 and about 8,741 residents per square mile. The median household earns $90,699 a year, and the median home is worth $796,600.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
12 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
8,741
People per square mile
Rank by population
#313
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#779
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$90,699
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,937
Per month
Homeownership
51.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
31 min
One way
People
Median age
37.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
32.2%
Households
34,876
3.15 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.5%
Retail trade 11.4%
Manufacturing 9.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Downey
- Norwalk, CA3 mi · 97,104
- Bellflower, CA3 mi · 74,719
- Paramount, CA3 mi · 50,755
- South Gate, CA4 mi · 90,071
- Lynwood, CA4 mi · 63,512
- Pico Rivera, CA4 mi · 58,915
- Montebello, CA5 mi · 60,693
- Compton, CA6 mi · 90,500
Cities about the same size
- Spokane Valley, WA108,405
- Centennial, CO108,658
- St. George, UT108,713
- Costa Mesa, CA108,881
- San Tan Valley, AZ109,189
- Sugar Land, TX107,726
- Lee's Summit, MO107,514
- Bend, OR107,342
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.