South San Gabriel, California

South San Gabriel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 7,920 at the 2020 census, down from 8,070 at the 2010 census.^[3]

South San Gabriel, California
Census-designated place
South San Gabriel welcome sign
Location of South San Gabriel in Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 34°2′57″N 118°5′43″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Area [1]
• Total	0.834 sq mi (2.161 km2)
• Land	0.834 sq mi (2.160 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.001 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	7,920
• Density	9,500/sq mi (3,700/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	91770
Area code	626
FIPS code	06-73276
GNIS feature ID	1652796

Geography

South San Gabriel is located at 34°2′57″N 118°5′43″W (34.049060, -118.095150).^[4]

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

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	5,051		—
1980	5,421		7.3%
1990	7,700		42.0%
2000	7,595		−1.4%
2010	8,070		6.3%
2020	7,920		−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1860–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8] 1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11] 1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15][16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19] 2000[20] 2010[21] 2020[22]

South San Gabriel first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. Census;^[17] and as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census.^[18] Prior to 1970, it was included in the unincorporated area of the Southwest San Gabriel Valley census county division (1960 pop. 205,950).^[16]

South San Gabriel CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[23]	Pop 2010[24]	Pop 2020[22]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	644	451	362	8.48%	5.59%	4.57%
Black or African American alone (NH)	25	74	64	0.33%	0.92%	0.81%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	25	17	6	0.33%	0.21%	0.08%
Asian alone (NH)	3,272	3,974	4,542	43.08%	49.24%	57.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	14	1	7	0.18%	0.01%	0.09%
Other race alone (NH)	9	3	17	0.12%	0.04%	0.21%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	115	106	76	1.51%	1.31%	0.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,491	3,444	2,846	45.96%	42.68%	35.93%
Total	7,595	8,070	7,920	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that South San Gabriel had a population of 7,920. The population density was 9,496.4 inhabitants per square mile (3,666.6/km²). The racial makeup was 9.5% White, 0.9% African American, 1.3% Native American, 57.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 18.0% from other races, and 12.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.9% of the population.^[25]

The census reported that 97.3% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2.4% were institutionalized.^[25]

There were 2,340 households, out of which 30.6% included children under the age of 18, 50.4% were married-couple households, 4.9% were cohabiting couple households, 27.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.7% of households were one person, and 8.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.29.^[25] There were 1,884 families (80.5% of all households).^[26]

The age distribution was 16.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% aged 18 to 24, 25.3% aged 25 to 44, 28.2% aged 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males.^[25]

There were 2,423 housing units at an average density of 2,905.3 units per square mile (1,121.7 units/km²), of which 2,340 (96.6%) were occupied. Of these, 67.1% were owner-occupied, and 32.9% were occupied by renters.^[25]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $76,921, and the per capita income was $27,931. About 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line.^[27]

2010

At the 2010 census South San Gabriel had a population of 8,070. The population density was 9,684.6 inhabitants per square mile (3,739.2/km²). The racial makeup of South San Gabriel was 2,198 (27.2%) White (5.6% Non-Hispanic White),^[28] 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, and 312 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,444 persons (42.7%).^[29]

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, 874 (38.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,249 (55.5%) were opposite-sex married couples 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, and 15 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 308 households (13.7%) were one person and 150 (6.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.48. There were 1,853 families (82.4% of households); the average family size was 3.76.

The age distribution was 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 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, of the occupied units 1,597 (71.0%) were owner-occupied and 652 (29.0%) were rented. 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.

Education

The community is served by the Montebello Unified School District,^[30] and the Garvey School District.

Schools include:

• Potrero Heights Elementary School (Los Angeles County)
• Macy Intermediate School (Monterey Park)
• Schurr High School (Montebello)

Politics

In the state legislature, South San Gabriel is located in California's 22nd State Senate district, represented by Democrat Susan Rubio, and in California's 49th State Assembly district, represented by Democrat Ed Chau. Federally, South San Gabriel is located in California's 27th congressional district, which is represented by Democrat Judy Chu.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City, serving South San Gabriel.^[31]

See also

• Greater Los Angeles portal