East Los Angeles, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 124,366, Rural population: 0)

East Los Angeles, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 31,081 (29,829 occupied: 10,888 owner occupied, 18,941 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	63%
State:	43%

Housing density: 4176 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $760 (lower quartile is $603, upper quartile is $977)

Housing units in East Los Angeles with a mortgage: 6,454 (734 second mortgage, 362 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,436

East Los Angeles,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $437,300 (it was $157,000 in 2000)

East Los Angeles:	$437,300
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $312,400 - $558,500

Median year house/condo built: 1945

Median year apartment built: 1950

Household type by relationship

Households: 123,983

In family households: 117,997 (17,408 male householders, 7,802 female householders)
16,355 spouses, 48,401 children (46,309 natural, 565 adopted, 1,527 stepchildren), 5,740 grandchildren, 4,434 brothers or sisters, 2,287 parents, 9,574 other relatives, 5,996 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,986 (2,151 male householders (1,626 living alone)), 2,427 female householders (2,061 living alone)), 1,408 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 383 (147 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,001 2-persons, 4,508 3-persons, 5,086 4-persons, 4,418 5-persons, 2,974 6-persons, 4,223 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,687 1-person, 629 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

24,578 married couples with children.
9,731 single-parent households (2,309 men, 7,422 women).

12.6% of residents of East Los Angeles speak English at home.
86.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (5% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well, 62% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 60,605 (48.7%)
(26.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.0
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Los Angeles, California:
	1 room: 155 2 rooms: 1,376 3 rooms: 1,935 4 rooms: 1,935 5 rooms: 2,843 6 rooms: 1,421 7 rooms: 784 8 rooms: 318 9 or more rooms: 121

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Los Angeles, California:
	1 room: 2,953 2 rooms: 4,348 3 rooms: 4,501 4 rooms: 3,875 5 rooms: 2,328 6 rooms: 659 7 rooms: 184 8 rooms: 88 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 168
1995 to 1998: 446
1990 to 1994: 700
1980 to 1989: 1,333
1970 to 1979: 3,379
1960 to 1969: 5,618
1950 to 1959: 6,673
1940 to 1949: 5,901
1939 or earlier: 6,863

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Los Angeles:
	no bedroom: 460 1 bedroom: 2,397 2 bedrooms: 3,970 3 bedrooms: 3,179 4 bedrooms: 723 5 or more bedrooms: 159

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Los Angeles:
	no bedroom: 3,508 1 bedroom: 7,877 2 bedrooms: 5,648 3 bedrooms: 1,676 4 bedrooms: 216 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in East Los Angeles in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,175 1 vehicle: 3,229 2 vehicles: 3,582 3 vehicles: 1,856 4 vehicles: 727 5 or more vehicles: 319

Cars and other vehicles available in East Los Angeles in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5,160 1 vehicle: 7,878 2 vehicles: 4,520 3 vehicles: 908 4 vehicles: 313 5 or more vehicles: 162

East Los Angeles rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in East Los Angeles:

Less than $100: 72 people
$100 to $149: 67
$150 to $199: 156
$200 to $249: 310
$250 to $299: 261
$300 to $349: 204
$350 to $399: 259
$400 to $449: 503
$450 to $499: 615
$500 to $549: 684
$550 to $599: 1,125
$600 to $649: 1,284
$650 to $699: 1,576
$700 to $749: 2,107
$750 to $799: 1,746
$800 to $899: 3,268
$900 to $999: 2,304
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,126
$1,250 to $1,499: 372
$1,500 to $1,999: 142
$2,000 or more: 53
No cash rent: 434

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11,200 1990 to 1994: 9,889 1985 to 1989: 9,813 1980 to 1984: 7,465 1975 to 1979: 7,263 1970 to 1974: 6,247 1970 to 1974: 3,058 1965 to 1969: 5,670

East Los Angeles, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.0%
Number of people working at home: 836 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 700
5 to 9 minutes: 2193
10 to 14 minutes: 4510
15 to 19 minutes: 6034
20 to 24 minutes: 6069
25 to 29 minutes: 1867
30 to 34 minutes: 7029
35 to 39 minutes: 832
40 to 44 minutes: 1149
45 to 59 minutes: 2743
60 to 89 minutes: 2261
90 or more minutes: 1265

East Los Angeles mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,654 (55%)
Carpooled: 8,038 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5,241 (14%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 24 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 349 (1%)
Walked: 1,688 (5%)
Other means: 636 (2%)
Worked at home: 836 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3820
$10,000 to $14,999: 3110
$15,000 to $19,999: 3083
$20,000 to $24,999: 2990
$25,000 to $29,999: 2538
$30,000 to $34,999: 2309
$35,000 to $39,999: 1829
$40,000 to $44,999: 1559
$45,000 to $49,999: 1324
$50,000 to $59,999: 2375
$60,000 to $74,999: 2125
$75,000 to $99,999: 1536
$100,000 to $124,999: 562
$125,000 to $149,999: 230
$150,000 to $199,999: 121
$200,000 or more: 277

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 108492

United States or American: 1686

Italian: 284

Irish: 145

German: 143

Armenian: 119

French (except Basque): 103

Russian: 103

English: 87

Subsaharan African:: 52

African: 52

Dutch: 41

Guyanese: 36

Polish: 34

Scottish: 23

Arab:: 19

Arab/Arabic: 19

Canadian: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Czech: 13

Scotch-Irish: 13

Hungarian: 13

Serbian: 11

Ukrainian: 11

Croatian: 11

Eastern European: 10

Norwegian: 9

Welsh: 9

West Indian: 9

Portuguese: 8

European: 7

Haitian: 7

French Canadian: 6

Latvian: 5

Swedish: 5

Greek: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (91%)
El Salvador (4%)
Guatemala (2%)
Honduras (1%)
Nicaragua (0%)
Ecuador (0%)
Cuba (0%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 58529
Northeast: 300
Midwest: 501
South: 1923
West: 1661

62% of East Los Angeles residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3,388
Nursery to 4th grade: 2,004
5th and 6th grade: 6,042
7th and 8th grade: 2,051
9th grade: 2,222
10th grade: 1,198
11th grade: 1,439
12th grade, no diploma: 2,829
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,681
Less than 1 year of college: 950
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,251
Associate degree: 794
Bachelor's degree: 866
Master's degree: 151
Professional school degree: 205
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4,077
Nursery to 4th grade: 2,469
5th and 6th grade: 6,050
7th and 8th grade: 2,274
9th grade: 2,353
10th grade: 1,231
11th grade: 1,631
12th grade, no diploma: 2,194
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,725
Less than 1 year of college: 1,433
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,838
Associate degree: 1,009
Bachelor's degree: 833
Master's degree: 163
Professional school degree: 117
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 18.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $17,083
Black householders: $126,585
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,227
Asian householders: $46,563
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $72,258
Some other race householders: $37,900
Two or more races householders: $49,973
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,521

East Los Angeles household income for White non-Hispanic householders

East Los Angeles household income for Black householders

East Los Angeles household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

East Los Angeles household income for Asian householders

East Los Angeles household income for Some other race householders

East Los Angeles household income for Two or more races householders

East Los Angeles household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

East Los Angeles marital status for males

East Los Angeles marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $425,322
Black or African American householders: $417,802
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $421,702
Asian householders: $438,692
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $313,351
Some other race householders: $431,172
Two or more races householders: $440,642
Hispanic or Latino householders: $434,236

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,006
One, attached: 6,531
Two: 1,937
3 or 4: 2,555
5 to 9: 1,573
10 to 19: 610
20 to 49: 307
50 or more: 453
Mobile homes: 97
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $115,809

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in East Los Angeles:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (10%) No fuel used (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (17%) No fuel used (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,106

Here:	5.5%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 456

Here:	4.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 709

Here:	12.1%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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