Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety29#11,039/15,637
Economy81#2,985/15,631
Housing21#11,790/14,977
Health91#1,376/15,609
Healthcare80#3,195/15,650
Environment2#15,107/15,453
Education34#10,372/15,649
Infrastructure83#2,651/15,650
Community25#11,803/15,651
Leisure & amenities86#2,129/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Culver City, California ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Los Angeles County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Arts, entertainment and recreation · high20.8 /10k
99/100California 8.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsLos Angeles County value
Adult obesity · low21.9%
98/100California 30.4%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Comfortable days · high44.9%
98/100California 34.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationLos Angeles County value
Adult smoking · low7.5%
96/100California 12.6%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Public EV charging ports · high19.3 /10k
95/100California 17.4 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyLos Angeles County value
Distance to an emergency room · low2.9 mi
94/100California 4.3 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesLos Angeles County value

Weaknesses

Home price to income ratio · high9.7×
1/100California 7.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
High ozone days · high75 days
1/100California 38 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high10.6 µg/m³
1/100California 9.4 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Median Air Quality Index · high74
2/100California 602025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Days with unhealthy air · high26.9%
2/100California 12.4%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Students per teacher · high21.4×
5/100California 21.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsLos Angeles County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
2.7 /1k (2021) → 5.1 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+87%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Median household incomeImproving
$95,044 (2015-2019) → $117,389 (2020-2024)
+24%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
48.3% (2015-2019) → 52.7% (2020-2024)
+4.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
87.7% (2015-2019) → 92.0% (2020-2024)
+4.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
58.4% (2015-2019) → 62.4% (2020-2024)
+4 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Unemployment rateWorsening
4.2% (2015-2019) → 6.6% (2020-2024)
+2.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Culver City, California improved on 2 of 15 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 12 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+24%$95,044 → $117,389
Broadband+4.3 points87.7% → 92.0%

Declined1

Unemployment+2.4 points4.2% → 6.6%

All 15 measures

Change of every measure of Culver City, California between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	28.2 min2015-2019	26.7 min2020-2024	−1.5 min	Within the margin of error	66%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.4%2015-2019	62.4%2020-2024	+4 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Broadband subscriptions	87.7%2015-2019	92.0%2020-2024	+4.3 points	Improved	27%
Child poverty rate	3.1%2015-2019	4.9%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Effective property tax rate	0.61%2015-2019	0.64%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	11%
High school diploma or higher	93.0%2015-2019	93.1%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Home price to income ratio	9.4×2015-2019	9.7×2020-2024	+0.4×	Within the margin of error	58%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4692015-2019	0.4982020-2024	+0.029	Within the margin of error	27%
Median household income	$95,0442015-2019	$117,3892020-2024	+24%	Improved	41%
Poverty rate	6.1%2015-2019	7.5%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	30%
Public transit commuters	3.7%2015-2019	2.5%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	17%
Rent as share of income	29.4%2015-2019	31.2%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Within the margin of error	41%
Rent-burdened households	48.3%2015-2019	52.7%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Unemployment rate	4.2%2015-2019	6.6%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Declined	13%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.0%2015-2019	3.9%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Culver City, California five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Culver City, California in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Culver City, California itself moved −5.3 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

39,931 residents (±71)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 women (+1.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

39,931 residents (±71)

Culver City, California
California share

White45%17,895
Black6.6%2,654
Hispanic or Latino20%7,968
Asian20%7,910
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†40
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.2%†83
Other or two or more races8.5%3,381

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Hispanic or Latino (−3.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

29,963 residents (±678)

Culver City, California
California share

No high school diploma6.9%2,054
High school or GED10%3,002
Some college14%4,293
Associate degree6.4%1,906
Bachelor's degree34%10,160
Graduate degree29%8,548

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Some college (−4.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

17,529 households (±610)

Culver City, California
California share

Under $25k11%1,956
$25k–50k10%1,814
$50k–75k9.2%1,619
$75k–100k12%2,097
$100k–150k16%2,881
$150k–200k11%1,921
$200k or more30%5,241

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+13.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

17,529 households (±610)

Culver City, California
California share

Own55%9,565
Rent45%7,964

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

7,738 households (±660)

Culver City, California
California share

Under $7502.5%†191
$750–1,0000.8%†59
$1,000–1,5006.7%†517

Home values

9,565 homes (±572)

Culver City, California
California share

Under $150k3.3%†315
$150k–250k1.8%†175
$250k–400k0.3%†

Age of homes

18,803 homes (±608)

Culver City, California
California share

2010 or later4.5%845
2000–20092.7%†502
1980–19999.0%1,685

Size of homes

18,803 homes (±608)

Culver City, California
California share

Studio3.5%†664
1 bedroom21%3,881
2 bedrooms38%7,189

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

20,465 workers (±888)

Culver City, California
California share

Drive alone55%11,286
Carpool5.1%†1,041
Public transit2.5%†513
Walk1.6%†334
Bike1.3%†263
Work from home33%6,745
Other1.4%†283

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+26.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

13,720 workers (±875)

Culver City, California
California share

Under 15 min15%2,079
15–29 min40%5,555
30–44 min32%4,362

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Los Angeles County, the county holding most of Culver City's residents.

Los Angeles County has 304,988 employer establishments, 313 for every 10,000 residents (1.26× the US rate of 248; 1.19× California's), with 3,987,736 paid employees at an average annual pay of $75,135. The Census Bureau also counts 1,165,040 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 304,988; 1,165,040 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 313; US 248 · California 263
Paid employees: 3,987,736
Average annual pay: $75,135; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Los Angeles County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	30,830	31.7	1.52×More than typical	277,800	$68,847	53,534
Restaurants and other eating places	21,461	22.1	1.20×About typical	373,539	$30,093	5,079
Lessors of real estate	17,152	17.6	1.43×More than typical	69,681	$79,105	107,046
Management, scientific and technical consulting	11,436	11.8	1.75×More than typical	57,592	$103,308	40,903
Specialty trade contractors	10,621	10.9	0.70×Fewer than typical	97,612	$71,747	41,817
Offices of physicians	10,598	10.9	1.68×More than typical	62,592	$105,846	7,935
Limited-service restaurants	9,402	9.7	1.20×About typical	159,344	$26,291	1,900
Legal services	8,863	9.1	1.69×More than typical	60,647	$141,160	12,427
Full-service restaurants	8,214	8.4	1.10×About typical	169,457	$34,694	1,953
Offices of other health practitioners	7,524	7.7	1.27×More than typical	42,674	$42,762	21,994
Truck transportation	7,345	7.5	1.49×More than typical	43,158	$60,561	28,358
Motion picture and video industries	7,257	7.5	9.79×More than typical	115,687	$89,432	22,382

Rank places for an industry Open Los Angeles County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 9,732,568 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $2.4M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Culver City, California: $59.29 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.4M; −83% vs FY2025
Per resident: $59.29; US $1,994
Sole-source: 1.5%; US 30%
Single offer: 65%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Air Force$1.6M69%
Department of Veterans Affairs$452K19%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$283.1K12%
Federal Bureau of Investigation$82.8K3.5%
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$33K1.4%
Defense Logistics Agency$30.2K1.3%
U.S. Secret Service$1,9770.1%
Department of the Navy$1,9440.1%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

14.8MFY2017
5.9MFY2018
6.4MFY2019
83.5MFY2020
5.9MFY2021
4.1MFY2022
2.7MFY2023
2.4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Scientific research and development services · 5417$1.8M75%
Employment services · 5613$451.6K19%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$83.8K3.5%
Data processing, hosting, and related services · 5182$29.9K1.3%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$13.8K0.6%
Rubber product manufacturing · 3262

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Culver City, California

NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND DESIGN SERVICES. .$68.9M
MORPHOSIS ARCHITECTS· Los Angeles County, CA· Construction & real property· Jan 12, 2017 – Sep 10, 2026· SAQMMA14C0018
SBIR PHASE II STRATFI TO APEX TECHNOLOGY, INC FOR MULTI-MISSION SATELLITES FOR LEO AND GEO DYNAMIC SPACE OPERATIONS$26M
APEX TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Feb 12, 2025 – May 13, 2026· FA880925CB005
DEVELOP A NEW, HIGHLY-MANEUVERABLE, 6 DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) PROPULSION CONFIGURATION OF THE ARIES BUS$1.7M
APEX TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Dec 13, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026· FA864924P0371

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Culver City, California, so they do not add up across cities.

Culver City, California's figures are part of those of Los Angeles County, CA ($14.2B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Culver City is mostly in Los Angeles County.

See federal money in Los Angeles County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Culver City, California is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).