Broadway-Manchester, Los Angeles

The Broadway-Manchester district of Los Angeles is a 1.5-square-mile area in Los Angeles, California. 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 Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School, its low household income, its youthful population and its high average household size.[1]

Broadway-Manchester district of the city of Los Angeles, as drawn by the Los Angeles Times

Geography

The Broadway-Manchester neighborhood touches Florence on the north, Green Meadows on the east, Vermont Knolls and Willowbrook on the south and Vermont Vista on the west.[2] It is bounded by Manchester Boulevard on the north, San Pedro Street on the east, the Los Angeles City boundary on the south and Interstate 110 on the west.[1]

Adjacent neighborhoods

Relation of Broadway-Manchester to other communities:[1][2][3]

 Florence
Vermont Vista Green Meadows
   Broadway-Manchester  
Vermont Knolls and Willowbrook

Population

A total of 23,471 residents lived in Broadway-Manchester's 1.5 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census — averaging 15,060 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in both the city and the county.[1]

The median age was 23, young for the city and the county, and the percentages of residents younger than age 18 were among the county's highest. There were 1,335 families headed by single parents; the rate of 27.9% was considered high for both the city and the county.[1]

Broadway-Manchester was considered "moderately diverse"[4] in 2000, the proportions of Latino and black people being 58.6% and 39.3%, respectively. Other ethnicities were white, 1%; Asian, 0.4%; and other, 0.7%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 35% 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 $29,897, 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 3.7 people was also considered high. Renters occupied 63.1% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.[1]

Education

Only 3.9% of Broadway-Manchester 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 Broadway-Manchester neighborhood are found:[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Broadway-Manchester," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  2. 1 2 "South Los Angeles," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  3. ↑ The Thomas Guide, Los Angeles County, 2006, page 704]
  4. ↑ Diversity "measures the probability that any two residents, chosen at random, would be of different ethnicities. If all residents are of the same ethnic group it's zero. If half are from one group and half from another it's .50." —Los Angeles Times
  5. ↑ "Broadway-Manchester Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times

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