Willowbrook, California

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Willowbrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 34,138 at the 2000 census.

Willowbrook is the home of the troubled Martin Luther King, Jr. public hospital, which has recently been cited multiple times for failures in hospital accreditation. Also located in Willowbrook is the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, which oversees residency training programs, allied health programs, a medical education program (jointly with the University of California, Los Angeles), a medical magnet high school, the area Head Start program, and various centers for health disparities research. Due to severe deficiencies, the King/Drew Medical Center has also lost accreditation of several key residency training programs.

Willowbrook is often confused with the city of Compton because both communities are located next to each other.

[edit] Geography

Willowbrook is located at 33°55′3″N, 118°15′10″W (33.917515, -118.252705)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Willowbrook CDP Population by year [1], [2]
2000 34,138 1990 32,772 1980 30,845 1970 28,705

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 34,138 people, 8,476 households, and 6,823 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,524.3/km² (9,121.6/mi²). There were 9,042 housing units at an average density of 933.5/km² (2,416.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.06% White, 44.91% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 34.98% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53.60% of the population.

There were 8,476 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 29.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.97 and the average family size was 4.35.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 37.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,811, and the median income for a family was $30,107. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $23,615 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,865. About 26.8% of families and 30.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.5% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.