South San Gabriel, California
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South San Gabriel is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 8,070 at the 2010 census, up from 7,595 at the 2000 census.

Geography

South San Gabriel is located at 34°2′57"N 118°5′43"W (34.049060, -118.095150).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²), over 99% of it land.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that South San Gabriel had a population of 8,070. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 9,684.6 people per square mile (3,739.2/km²). The racial makeup of South San Gabriel was 2,198 (27.2%) White, 83 (1.0%) African American, 56 (0.7%) Native American, 3,990 (49.4%) Asian, 4 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,427 (17.7%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 312 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,444 persons (42.7%).

The Census reported that 7,834 people (97.1% of the population) lived in households, 7 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 229 (2.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,249 households, out of which 874 (38.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,249 (55.5%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 393 (17.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 211 (9.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 96 (4.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 15 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 308 households (13.7%) were made up of individuals and 150 (6.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48. There were 1,853 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (82.4% of all households); the average family size was 3.76.

The population was spread out with 1,648 people (20.4%) under the age of 18, 737 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 2,108 people (26.1%) aged 25 to 44, 2,225 people (27.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,352 people (16.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

There were 2,353 housing units at an average density of 2,823.8 per square mile (1,090.3/km²), of which 1,597 (71.0%) were owner-occupied, and 652 (29.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. 5,545 people (68.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,289 people (28.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 7,595 people, 2,091 households, and 1,727 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 9,106.3 inhabitants per square mile (3,533.1/km²). There were 2,166 housing units at an average density of 2,597.0 per square mile (1,007.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.39% African American, 1.17% Native American, 33.34% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 19.93% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 64.96% of the population, and 11.72% White.

There were 2,091 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.85.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,136, and the median income for a family was $50,451. Males had a median income of $35,598 versus $30,091 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $16,345. About 8.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by the Montebello Unified School District
Montebello Unified School District
Montebello Unified School District is a school district based in Montebello, California, United States.Montebello USD serves the city of Montebello, portions of the cities of Bell Gardens, Commerce, Rosemead, Pico Rivera, and Monterey Park, and a part of the unincorporated community of East Los...

 and the Garvey School District
Garvey School District
Garvey School District is a pre-K-8 school district with headquarters located in the city of Rosemead, California. It operates nine pre-K-6 elementary schools, one pre-K-8 elementary school and two intermediate schools...

.

Schools include:
  • Potrero Heights Elementary School (Los Angeles County)
  • Macy Intermediate School (Monterey Park
    Monterey Park, California
    Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. The city's motto is "Pride in the past, Faith in the future"...

    )
  • Schurr High School
    Schurr High School
    Schurr High School is a secondary school in the Montebello Unified School District, located at 820 North Wilcox Avenue, Montebello, California, 90640. Students attending this school live in the Montebello-Monterey Park area.-History:...

     (Montebello
    Montebello, California
    Montebello is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the southwestern part of the San Gabriel Valley. It is located on of land just east of downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities, and the city is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of...

    )

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 South San Gabriel is located in the 24th Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero, and in the 49th and 58th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 Districts, represented by Democrats Mike Eng
Mike Eng
Michael "Mike" F. Eng was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006 and represents the 49th District. He is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party...

 and Charles M. Calderon
Charles M. Calderon
Charles M. Calderon began his second stint in the California State Assembly in 2006. He represents the 58th District, which includes the cities of Montebello, Pico Rivera, Hacienda Heights Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, South San Jose Hills, Valinda and portions of City of Industry, Downey,...

 respectively. Federally, South San Gabriel is located in California's 32nd
California's 32nd congressional district
California's 32nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The district covers East Los Angeles and includes El Monte, Monterey Park and West Covina in Greater Los Angeles....

 and 38th
California's 38th congressional district
California's 38th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County centered around suburban Los Angeles...

 congressional districts, which have Cook PVIs
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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 of D +17 and D +20 respectively and is represented by Democrats Judy Chu
Judy Chu
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 and Grace Napolitano
Grace Napolitano
Graciela Flores Napolitano is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk, City Council....

 respectively.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a local county law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. It is the fourth largest local policing agency in the United States, with the New York City Police Department being the first. The second largest is the Chicago Police...

 (LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City
Temple City, California
Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Arcadia, Rosemead, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a rapidly growing Asian population. Temple City also has a Cuban and Puerto Rican...

, serving South San Gabriel.
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