East Los Angeles, California Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A.) is an unincorporated area located in Los Angeles County, California, United States that is bounded, roughly, by the Los Angeles River to the west, Interstate 10 to the north, Interstate 605 to the east, and the city of Downey to the south. As of the 2000 census, this region had a total population of 124,283.East Los Angeles is also a general term to define a region of Greater Los Angeles that lies east of Downtown Los Angeles. East L.A. communities include Boyle Heights, City of Commerce, City Terrace, El Sereno, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, Montebello, Montebello Heights, South Gate and Pico Rivera.
Community
This area has a very high concentration of Latino residents, primarily of Mexican descent, and is considered to be, at least in the period since the early 20th century, the central and historical locus of the Latino population in Los Angeles County, having had a predominately Hispanic population for longer than nearly any other part of the county. While this entire area was not predominately Hispanic for the whole of the 20th century (Boyle Heights, for example, was heavily Jewish for the first few decades of the century), East L.A. formed the political and cultural heart of Latino life in Los Angeles County during a period when the overall population of the county was overwhelmingly white. Now East Los Angeles, also known as "East Los", is populated mostly by immigrants of Mexican descent, and their 2nd generation referred to as Chicano.
Many second and third-generation Hispanic Americans have since moved from East L.A. to other parts of Southern California, such as relatively middle-class parts of the San Gabriel Valley, Orange County and beyond, while recent immigrants from Mexico and Central America have settled in the low-income parts of East L.A. where these US-born Hispanics, or their parents, once lived. At the same time, there are parts of "greater" East L.A., such as the city of Pico Rivera, where many US-born Latinos still live. Also, many Latino immigrants are moving into areas that were traditionally African-American communities, in such cities as Compton, Lynwood and in the Watts district of Los Angeles.
Geography
East Los Angeles is located at 34°1'53" North, 118°10'7" West (34.031462, -118.168653)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 19.3 km² (7.4 mi²). 19.3 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 124,283 people, 29,844 households, and 25,068 families residing in the community. The population density is 6,449.7/km² (16,697.4/mi²). There are 31,096 housing units at an average density of 1,613.7/km² (4,177.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the community is 39.26% White, 0.39% African American, 1.29% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 54.01% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. 96.80% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 29,844 households out of which 51.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% are married couples living together, 21.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% are non-families. 12.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 4.15 and the average family size is 4.42.
In the community the population is spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the community is $28,544, and the median income for a family is $29,755. Males have a median income of $21,065 versus $18,475 for females. The per capita income for the community is $9,543. 27.2% of the population and 24.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 35.0% are under the age of 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older.
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