Florence, Los Angeles

The Florence district of Los Angeles is a 2.8-square-mile area in Los Angeles, California. With 46,000+ residents, it is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in both the city and the county of Los Angeles. The neighborhood, part of the South Los Angeles area, is notable for its low household income, its youthful population and its high average household size.[1]

Florence district of the city of Los Angeles, as drawn by the Los Angeles Times

Geography

The Florence neighborhood touches South Park on the north, Central-Alameda on the northeast, Florence-Firestone on the east, Green Meadows and Broadway-Manchester on the south and southeast and Vermont Knolls and Vermont-Slauson on the west. It is bounded by East Slauson Avenue on the north, Central Avenue on the east, Firestone Boulevard on the south and Interstate 110 on the west.[1][2]

Adjacent neighborhoods

Relation of Florence to other communities:[1][2]

 Vermont Square South Park Central-Alameda and Downtown Los Angeles
Vermont Knolls and Vermont-Slauson Florence-Firestone
   Florence  
Athens and Inglewood Green Meadows and Broadway-Manchester Watts and Broadway-Manchester

Population

A total of 43,815 residents lived on Florence's 2.8 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census — averaging 15,661 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in both the city and the county. In 2008 the city estimated that Florence's population had grown to 46,610.[1]

The median age was 23, young for the city and the county, and the percentages of residents younger than age 34 were among the county's highest. There were 2,441 families headed by single parents; the rate of 28.1% was considered high for both the city and the county.[1]

The proportions of Latino and black people in the neighborhood, 69.8% and 28.1%, respectively, were reckoned as a high figure for the county. Other ethnicities were white, 0.4%; Asian, 0.4%; and other, 1.3%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 41.3% of the residents who were born abroad, about an average percentage for the city as a whole.[1]

The median household income in 2008 dollars was $29,447, considered low for both the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.8 people was also considered high. Renters occupied 65.2% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.[1]

Education

Fremont High School in 2007

Only 2.8% of Florence residents held a four-year degree, a low percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of residents age 25 and older with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.[1]

Within the Florence neighborhood are found:[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Florence," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  2. 1 2 The Thomas Guide, 2006, page 673 and 674
  3. ↑ "Florence Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times

External links

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