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Home to 60,690 people, this city lies in California.
The data are hard on it. Its weakest is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $595K, 6.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Florence-Graham ranks 622nd of 841 in California, with a D overall. Nationally, it does better than nearly a tenth of U.S. towns. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Where it does best is walkability: it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Health is weaker too: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 86% of the country. The biggest place to walk is Roosevelt Park, 25 acres with 1.5 miles of trail.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap.
Where Florence-Graham beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Florence-Graham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Florence-Graham is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 7%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 38,164 in 1960, 61,983 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 6 maps from 1923 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Florence-Graham. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw4 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw11 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com Arena
Big draw22 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a yearSoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
Florence-Graham is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Florence-Graham.
Florence-Graham has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and costs less than Huntington Park or any other town next door.
29% of Florence-Graham adults have high blood pressure. The town beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. Among adults here, 19% report frequent physical distress and 39% get no exercise outside work.
| Florence-Graham | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 24% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Florence-Graham | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.4% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.5% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 27.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of its 24 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Los Angeles Unified school district. 6 public schools serve Florence-Graham, with 3,705 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Edison MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 837 | – |
| Animo Pat BrownLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 617 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Florence-Graham since 1995. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 16%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Florence-Graham, the average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 926, to 6,590. The share of residents in Florence-Graham who live below the poverty line: 20%. The top destinations are Los Angeles (34%), Vernon (3%) and Commerce (2%).
| Florence-Graham | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 5 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.3 miles of trail. Florence-Graham’s trail density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Florence-Graham | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roosevelt Park | 1.5 mi | 25 |
| 2. Colonel Leo H Washington Park | 0.8 mi | 11 |
| 3. Ted Watkins Memorial Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Huntington Park is next at $669K.
37% of households live in a home they own in Florence-Graham. The typical home value in the town is about $595,000, up 0.6% in a year, 22% below the California typical home. For Florence-Graham, the typical rent is $1,521 a month.
| Florence-Graham | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 64% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 61% | 55% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,521 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 47.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 84°.
It almost never snows. In Florence-Graham, the January low is 47°F, above both California’s towns (40°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). The July high here is 84°F.
| Florence-Graham | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 84°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
72 within 15 miles of the center of Florence-Graham
About 6 of every 100 Florence-Graham residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Florence-Graham (also known as Florence-Firestone) is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 61,983 at the 2020 census, down from 63,387 at the 2010 census. The census area includes the communities of Florence, Firestone Park, and Graham. It is located in the south central region of Los Angeles County. The neighboring communities are Central-Alameda, Florence, Green Meadows, Lynwood, Vernon, Walnut Park, Watts, and Compton.
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4 towns share a border with Florence-Graham.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence-Graham | #622 | D | D | — | B− | D |
| Los Angeles | #613 | D | D− | D | B− | B− |
| Huntington Park | #738 | D− | D | D | B− | C− |
| Walnut Park | #548 | C− | D | — | B− | C− |
| South Gate | #640 | D | D | D | B− | C |
Florence-Graham and Walnut Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Florence-Graham with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Florence-Graham grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #622 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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