South Gate, CA Housing Market & City Data

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93,444
Population Estimate
$407,939
Median Home Value
90.4%
Employment Rate
9.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$571
Median Listing Price$672,500
Median Days on Market25
Active Listings19
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)36
Avg Listing Price$666,944
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.18
Family Dual Income55.7
Median Household Income$52,321
Median Individual Income$22,569
Home Ownership42.9%
Home Value$407,939
Median Rent$1,160
Rent Burden34.2%
Poverty17.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED43.3%
  • Highschool Education25.8%
  • Some College21.4%
  • Bachelors Degree7.1%
  • Graduate Degree2.3%
  • Total College or Above9.4%
  • Stem Degree42.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.5%
  • Female50.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.7%
  • Divorced9.0%
  • Never Married45.4%
  • Widowed4.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySouth Gate
State IDCA
Population93,444

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.9%
19–2917.0%
30–3914.2%
40–4913.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.6%
60–698.7%
70–794.1%
80+2.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.5%
Unemployment Rate9.6%
Disabled8.8%

ETHNICITY

White62.9%
Black0.7%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other33.5%
Multiple1.6%

OTHER

Hispanic95.6%
Limited English22.5%
Health Uninsured15.1%
Veteran1.2%

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Neighborhoods in South Gate, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in South Gate, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • South Gate

    South Gate ↗

    Median asking price
    $527,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    829
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.7/10 · 24 schools

  • Hollydale

    Hollydale ↗

    Median asking price
    $549,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    0
    properties in discovery sample
    65
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.1/10 · 7 schools

  • Glenbrook Townhomes

    Glenbrook Townhomes ↗

    Median asking price
    $599,999
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.