Date incorporated: January 20, 1923
Form of government: Council - City Manager

City Population

• Total Population (2017 estimate): 98,633
• Ethnicity
  • Hispanic or Latino: 95%
  • White: 3%
  • Other: 2%
• Median Age: 30.2
• Median Household Income: $41,851
• Unemployment Rate (October 2015): 7.8%
• Housing Units: 24,910
• Median Household Price (sales in Q3 2016): $387,000

Number of Employees

• Full-Time: 282
• Part-Time: 133
• Area in square miles: 7.49

Name of Government Facilities & Services

• Miles of street: 127
• Number of street lights: 4,394
• Sewage system - miles of sanitary sewers: 126

Culture & Recreation

• Community centers: 2
• Parks: 9
• Parks acreage: 171
• Golf courses: 1
• Swimming Stadium: 1
• Ballfields: 16
• Skate Park: 1
• Dog Park: 1
• Sports Center: 1
• Fitness Center: 1
• Auditorium: 1
• Girls Club House: 1
• Senior Center: 1

Police Protection

• Number of stations: 2
• Number of funded police sworn positions: 82
• Number of calls for service in 2014: 36,029
  • Physical arrests: 2,652
  • Citations: 3,529
  • Parking citations: 22,811
  • Response time priority calls (in minutes): 3:42

Water System

• Miles of water mains: 135
• Number of service connections: 14,253
• Number of fire hydrants: 1,250
• Daily average consumption in gallons: 7,435,000
• Maximum daily capacity of plant in gallons: 17,100,000
• Water Pumped (Acre Feet): 8,329

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2008-2012 American Community Survey, CA Employment Development Department, CA Department of Finance, CoreLogic, and City of South Gate