Gardena, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 57,746. Estimated population in July 2024: 59,891 (+3.7% change)
Males: 28,143 (48.7%), Females: 29,603 (51.3%)
Los Angeles County
Zip codes: 90247, 90248, 90249.
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $38,988
Median house value: $179,500
Population by Race
Races in Gardena:
- Hispanic (31.8%)
- Black (26.0%)
- Other race (16.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (12.2%)
- Japanese (11.6%)
- Korean (6.2%)
- Two or more races (5.1%)
- Filipino (3.3%)
- Vietnamese (2.4%)
- Chinese (1.6%)
- Other Asian (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (2.8%), Irish (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), English (1.6%), United States (1.3%), Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 53 feet
Land area: 5.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gardena
- High school or higher: 74.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gardena city
- Never married: 32.3%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 9.6%
32.9% Foreign born (16.5% Latin America, 14.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,351 (+10.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Gardena:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF GARDENA (1246 W 155TH ST)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF GARDENA (1145 W REDONDO BEACH BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gardena:
- ROBERT F KENNEDY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA)
- LAC/MARTIN LUTHER KING JR GEN HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA)
- LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; TORRANCE, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gardena:
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 7 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 13 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 20 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gardena:
- JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 3 miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; Abbreviation: HHR)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 6 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
- ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 7 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)
Amtrak stations near Gardena:
- 11 miles: SAN PEDRO (CATALINA TERMINAL, BERTH 95) – Bus Station. Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 12 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: LOS ANGELES (800 N. ALAMEDA ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Gardena:
- BRYMAN COLLEGE-CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC (Full-time enrollment: 464; Location: 1045 W. Redondo Beach Boulevard, Suite 275; Private, for-profit)
- THE RIGHT WAY ADULT LEARNING CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 106; Location: 879 W 190TH ST STE 200; Private, for-profit)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 53; Location: 555 W REDONDO BLVD STE 100; Private, for-profit)
- AMERICAN SCHOOL OF XRAY (Location: 555 W REDONDO BEACH BLVD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gardena:
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 5 miles; CARSON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,672)
- LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 5 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,971)
- COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; COMPTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,797)
- CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 8 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 8 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 26,718)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 8 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 23,133)
- EL CAMINO COLLEGE (about 8 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,627)
Schools
Public high schools in Gardena:
- GARDENA SENIOR HIGH (Students: 3,288; Location: 1301 W. 182ND ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MONETA CONTINUATION (Students: 77; Location: 1230 W. 177TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Gardena:
- JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 391; Location: 14830 S VAN NESS AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Gardena:
- PEARY (ROBERT E.) MIDDLE (Students: 2,357; Location: 1415 W. GARDENA BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIFTH STREET ELEM. (Students: 961; Location: 801 W. 135TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- DENKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 901; Location: 1620 W. 162ND ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- AMESTOY ELEMENTARY (Students: 864; Location: 1048 W. 149TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-SIXTH ST. ELEMENTARY (Students: 861; Location: 1581 W. 186TH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- GARDENA ELEMENTARY (Students: 860; Location: 647 W. GARDENA BLVD.; Grades: KG – 05)
- PURCHE AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 685; Location: 13210 PURCHE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THIRD STREET (Students: 635; Location: 1605 W. 153RD ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 436; Location: 1947 MARINE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIXTH ST. ELEMENTARY (Students: 340; Location: 2100 W. 156TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Gardena:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 540; Location: 2818 MANHATTAN BCH BLVD; Grades: KG – 8)
- GARDENA VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHL (Students: 341; Location: 1473 WEST 182ND STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- MARIA REGINA SCHOOL (Students: 315; Location: 13510 S VAN NESS AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST ANTHONY OF PADUA SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 1003 WEST 163RD STREET; Grades: 1 – 8)
- GARDENA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 146; Location: 16311 S WESTERN AVE; Grades: PK – 4)
- VAN NESS NURSERY SCHOOL KINDER (Students: 111; Location: 15408 VAN NESS AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
- ST ANTHONYS DAY NURSERY (Students: 80; Location: 1044 W 163RD ST P O BOX 168; Grades: PK – KG)