Vermont Knolls, Los Angeles

Vermont Knolls is a 1.14-square-mile (3.0 km2) low-income neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles area.[1][2]

Geography

Vermont Knolls neighborhood as outlined by the Los Angeles Times

Vermont Knolls is flanked by Vermont-Slauson on the north, South Park and Florence on the east, Vermont Vista and Westmont on the south and Manchester Square on the west.[3] The neighborhood is bounded by Florence Avenue on the north, the Harbor Freeway on the east, Manchester Boulevard or the Los Angeles city limits on the south and Normandie Avenue on the west.[1][2]

Population

A total of 20,616 people lived in Vermont Knolls's 1.14 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 18,057 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in the city as a whole. Population was estimated at 21,568 in 2008. The median age was 24, considered young when compared to the city as a whole. The percentages of residents aged birth to 18 were among the county's highest. [1]

Within the neighborhood, Latinos made up 54.5% of the population, with black people at 42.6%, Asian 12%, white 1% and other 0.7%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 33.2% of the residents who were born abroad, an average percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city or county as a whole.[1]

The $27,730 median household income in 2008 dollars was considered low for 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 3.3 people was high for the city. Renters occupied 72.1% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.[1]

In 2000 there were 1,533 families headed by single parents, or 33.7%, the second-highest rate for any city neighborhood, after Watts.[1][4]

Education

Vermont Knolls residents with a four-year degree amounted to 5.4% of the population aged 25 and older in 2000, which was a low figure when compared with the city and the county at large; the percentage of those residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.[1]

There are three schools within the Vermont Knolls boundaries. They are:[2][5]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Vermont Knolls," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times]
  2. 1 2 3 The Thomas Guide, 2006, pages 674 and 704
  3. ↑ "South L.A.," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  4. ↑ "Single Parents," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  5. ↑ "Vermont Knolls Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times

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