Humidity & wind
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Population
58,460
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$700,600
Owner-occupied units
Gardena, CA
California · 33.894° N, 118.308° W · 6 sq mi
Gardena is a city in California, with a population of 58,460 and about 10,029 residents per square mile. The median household earns $84,803 a year, and the median home is worth $700,600.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
6 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
10,029
People per square mile
Rank by population
#751
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#872
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$84,803
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,809
Per month
Homeownership
48.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
29.3 min
One way
People
Median age
39.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
28.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
37.1%
Households
20,822
2.81 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 12.6%
Professional & business services 11.2%
Retail trade 10.4%
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 Gardena
- Hawthorne, CA3 mi · 82,741
- Torrance, CA5 mi · 138,391
- Inglewood, CA5 mi · 101,662
- Carson, CA5 mi · 90,808
- Compton, CA5 mi · 90,500
- Redondo Beach, CA6 mi · 67,281
- Lynwood, CA6 mi · 63,512
- Florence-Graham, CA6 mi · 60,690
Cities about the same size
- Sarasota, FL58,458
- Severn, MD58,402
- Bowie, MD58,383
- Lancaster, PA58,366
- Carson, NV58,571
- Cupertino, CA58,333
- Coconut Creek, FL58,626
- Springfield, OH58,281
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.