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Population & Race

1990 Census

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Also see City of Los Angeles Population - 2010 Census

Note: Numbers in this table do not translate directly to Los Angeles city neighborhoods in our 2000 and 2010 tables. See explanation at end of this table.

Relative percentages for each group in each city are listed in the row following that city's population numbers.

Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Arleta 28,223 8,475 709 204 4,005 8,935 15,132
100.0% 30.03% 2.51% 0.72% 14.19% 31.66% 53.62%
Atwater Village 8,540 2,747 246 34 1,608 1,932 4,030
100.0% 32.17% 2.88% 0.40% 18.83% 22.62% 47.19%
Bel Air 7,411 6,522 119 11 413 101 350
100.0% 88.00% 1.61% 0.15% 5.57% 1.36% 4.72%
Beverly Crest 12,117 10,743 207 24 558 138 600
100.0% 88.66% 1.71% 0.20% 4.61% 1.14% 4.95%
Boyle Heights 90,778 1,617 1,030 388 3,021 37,076 85,447
100.0% 1.78% 1.13% 0.43% 3.33% 40.84% 94.13%
Brentwood 42,529 36,386 610 85 2,740 773 2,828
100.0% 85.56% 1.43% 0.20% 6.44% 1.82% 6.65%
Canoga Park 79,850 47,059 2,489 370 7,252 13,589 22,995
100.0% 58.93% 3.12% 0.46% 9.08% 17.02% 28.80%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Central City 16,473 4,595 5,049 226 2,604 2,747 4,443
100.0% 27.89% 30.65% 1.37% 15.81% 16.68% 26.97%
Central City East* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100.0%
Chatsworth 46,177 35,190 980 210 5,207 1,674 4,719
100.0% 76.21% 2.12% 0.45% 11.28% 3.63% 10.22%
Chinatown 14,551 1,723 3,364 37 4,867 4,017 4,655
100.0% 11.84% 23.12% 0.25% 33.45% 27.61% 31.99%
Crenshaw 30,013 1,343 23,696 82 1,185 2,868 4,383
100.0% 4.47% 78.95% 0.27% 3.95% 9.56% 14.60%
Cypress Park 12,703 1,101 77 69 1,724 4,169 9,890
100.0% 8.67% 0.61% 0.54% 13.57% 32.82% 77.86%
Eagle Rock 16,569 7,556 292 109 3,319 2,976 5,486
100.0% 45.60% 1.76% 0.66% 20.03% 17.96% 33.11%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Echo Park 26,475 4,070 377 153 7,402 8,015 14,877
100.0% 15.37% 1.42% 0.58% 27.96% 30.27% 56.19%
El Sereno 45,647 3,687 1,113 229 6,379 18,429 34,843
100.0% 8.08% 2.44% 0.50% 13.97% 40.37% 76.33%
Elysian Park 13,301 3,691 175 48 6,522 1,423 3,030
100.0% 27.75% 1.32% 0.36% 49.03% 10.70% 22.78%
Encino 39,500 34,706 529 67 1,522 1,128 2,713
100.0% 87.86% 1.34% 0.17% 3.85% 2.86% 6.87%
Glassell Park 39,424 8,848 689 233 7,525 12,666 22,765
100.0% 22.44% 1.75% 0.59% 19.09% 32.13% 57.74%
Granada Hills 57,822 36,946 1,583 326 6,427 6,903 12,747
100.0% 63.90% 2.74% 0.56% 11.12% 11.94% 22.05%
Griffith Park/Los Feliz 41,402 25,842 1,688 198 5,948 3,175 8,080
100.0% 62.42% 4.08% 0.48% 14.37% 7.67% 19.52%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Harbor City 20,411 8,209 1,738 129 2,791 4,407 7,733
100.0% 40.22% 8.52% 0.63% 13.67% 21.59% 37.89%
Harbor Gateway 36,021 7,946 5,316 175 7,071 10,061 15,946
100.0% 22.06% 14.76% 0.49% 19.63% 27.93% 44.27%
Highland Park 55,120 10,470 1,202 488 8,410 16,656 35,393
100.0% 18.99% 2.18% 0.89% 15.26% 30.22% 64.21%
Hollywood 169,754 77,514 8,216 753 16,828 27,606 68,232
100.0% 45.66% 4.84% 0.44% 9.91% 16.26% 40.19%
Hyde Park 35,925 1,163 28,114 114 357 4,700 7,064
100.0% 3.24% 78.26% 0.32% 0.99% 13.08% 19.66%
Jefferson Park 5,266 116 2,731 16 1,239 930 1,298
100.0% 2.20% 51.86% 0.30% 23.53% 17.66% 24.65%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Koreatown 39,093 2,296 2,244 230 11,407 15,756 25,026
100.0% 5.87% 5.74% 0.59% 29.18% 40.30% 64.02%
Lake Balboa 53,876 30,954 2,488 273 3,537 7,677 16,959
100.0% 57.45% 4.62% 0.51% 6.57% 14.25% 31.48%
Lakeview Terrace 26,541 7,305 5,982 162 1,465 7,567 12,058
100.0% 27.52% 22.54% 0.61% 5.52% 28.51% 45.43%
Leimert Park 11,621 267 9,774 36 915 474 777
100.0% 2.30% 84.11% 0.31% 7.87% 4.08% 6.69%
Lincoln Heights 37,986 1,846 427 288 8,047 14,540 27,887
100.0% 4.86% 1.12% 0.76% 21.18% 38.28% 73.41%
Mar Vista 38,025 23,964 1,128 193 4,533 3,223 8,454
100.0% 63.02% 2.97% 0.51% 11.92% 8.48% 22.23%
Mid-City 52,003 1,598 29,156 247 2,973 13,671 20,267
100.0% 3.07% 56.07% 0.47% 5.72% 26.29% 38.97%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Mid-City West 44,589 37,424 2,167 115 2,332 737 2,652
100.0% 83.93% 4.86% 0.26% 5.23% 1.65% 5.95%
Mid-Wilshire 80,555 24,737 15,719 357 19,948 12,249 21,443
100.0% 30.71% 19.51% 0.44% 24.76% 15.21% 26.62%
Mission Hills 16,378 7,935 448 114 1,918 3,583 6,049
100.0% 48.45% 2.74% 0.70% 11.71% 21.88% 36.93%
Montecito Heights 8,191 367 191 24 1,846 3,334 5,895
100.0% 4.48% 2.33% 0.29% 22.54% 40.70% 71.97%
Mt. Washington 5,804 2,185 185 31 856 966 2,613
100.0% 37.65% 3.19% 0.53% 14.75% 16.64% 45.02%
North Hills 23,859 11,235 1,143 139 2,022 4,428 9,524
100.0% 47.09% 4.79% 0.58% 8.47% 18.56% 39.92%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
North Hollywood 141,960 58,655 6,217 742 11,120 39,882 66,557
100.0% 41.32% 4.38% 0.52% 7.83% 28.09% 46.88%
Northridge 58,985 40,444 1,842 200 6,145 4,883 10,534
100.0% 68.57% 3.12% 0.34% 10.42% 8.28% 17.86%
Pacific Palisades 23,562 21,379 133 31 1,075 228 947
100.0% 90.74% 0.56% 0.13% 4.56% 0.97% 4.02%
Pacoima 55,596 3,008 4,807 346 1,074 34,354 47,009
100.0% 5.41% 8.65% 0.62% 1.93% 61.79% 84.55%
Palms 35,678 20,712 3,483 199 5,623 2,908 5,879
100.0% 58.05% 9.76% 0.56% 15.76% 8.15% 16.48%
Panorama City 54,940 18,374 5,766 307 7,103 14,383 24,071
100.0% 33.44% 10.50% 0.56% 12.93% 26.18% 43.81%
Pico Union 49,465 2,753 1,571 387 6,110 27,530 40,176
100.0% 5.57% 3.18% 0.78% 12.35% 55.66% 81.22%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Playa del Rey 13,903 11,622 457 54 851 296 954
100.0% 83.59% 3.29% 0.39% 6.12% 2.13% 6.86%
Playa Vista 30,262 11,555 1,741 152 4,997 7,729 12,122
100.0% 38.18% 5.75% 0.50% 16.51% 25.54% 40.06%
Porter Ranch 14,364 9,985 157 38 3,352 204 876
100.0% 69.51% 1.09% 0.26% 23.34% 1.42% 6.10%
Reseda 63,297 39,487 1,656 330 5,981 9,944 16,094
100.0% 62.38% 2.62% 0.52% 9.45% 15.71% 25.43%
San Pedro 68,235 37,699 3,673 472 3,462 9,592 23,564
100.0% 55.25% 5.38% 0.69% 5.07% 14.06% 34.53%
Sawtelle 17,078 8,383 487 80 3,775 1,818 4,464
100.0% 49.09% 2.85% 0.47% 22.10% 10.65% 26.14%
Shadow Hills 3,881 3,229 27 37 124 175 476
100.0% 83.20% 0.70% 0.95% 3.20% 4.51% 12.26%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Sherman Oaks 27,720 24,192 633 70 1,054 599 1,780
100.0% 87.27% 2.28% 0.25% 3.80% 2.16% 6.42%
Silver Lake 45,651 9,615 1,321 246 9,656 14,825 25,708
100.0% 21.06% 2.89% 0.54% 21.15% 32.47% 56.31%
South LA 370,984 9,589 173,359 1,368 9,084 137,556 192,160
100.0% 2.58% 46.73% 0.37% 2.45% 37.08% 51.80%
Southeast LA 100,107 3,738 40,943 327 1,203 42,351 56,572
100.0% 3.73% 40.90% 0.33% 1.20% 42.31% 56.51%
Studio City 36,866 31,331 1,077 117 1,410 1,137 2,981
100.0% 84.99% 2.92% 0.32% 3.82% 3.08% 8.09%
Sun Valley 38,309 13,502 1,122 226 3,606 12,786 20,361
100.0% 35.24% 2.93% 0.59% 9.41% 33.38% 53.15%
Sunland 16,267 12,933 145 114 866 751 2,264
100.0% 79.50% 0.89% 0.70% 5.32% 4.62% 13.92%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Sylmar 55,546 25,270 2,526 482 2,681 16,087 25,076
100.0% 45.49% 4.55% 0.87% 4.83% 28.96% 45.14%
Tarzana 22,268 18,521 563 54 909 1,067 2,261
100.0% 83.17% 2.53% 0.24% 4.08% 4.79% 10.15%
Terminal Island 1,158 421 298 43 52 141 393
100.0% 36.36% 25.73% 3.71% 4.49% 12.18% 33.94%
Toluca Lake 3,052 2,726 67 12 75 57 177
100.0% 89.32% 2.20% 0.39% 2.46% 1.87% 5.80%
Tujunga 19,347 14,278 235 133 1,002 1,334 3,798
100.0% 73.80% 1.21% 0.69% 5.18% 6.90% 19.63%
Valley Glen 25,872 16,490 1,112 125 1,407 2,897 6,874
100.0% 63.74% 4.30% 0.48% 5.44% 11.20% 26.57%
Valley Village 14,833 11,799 600 62 628 752 1,795
100.0% 79.55% 4.05% 0.42% 4.23% 5.07% 12.10%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Van Nuys 97,487 47,903 5,106 377 6,502 19,546 38,342
100.0% 49.14% 5.24% 0.39% 6.67% 20.05% 39.33%
Venice 40,040 25,792 3,370 246 1,352 5,028 9,559
100.0% 64.42% 8.42% 0.61% 3.38% 12.56% 23.87%
Watts 32,089 155 18,707 79 82 10,741 13,916
100.0% 0.48% 58.30% 0.25% 0.26% 33.47% 43.37%
West Adams 25,360 591 10,533 138 1,204 9,685 13,816
100.0% 2.33% 41.53% 0.54% 4.75% 38.19% 54.48%
West Hills 29,296 23,920 482 105 2,650 693 2,162
100.0% 81.65% 1.65% 0.36% 9.05% 2.37% 7.38%
West LA 82,426 51,731 14,286 231 5,723 5,253 11,053
100.0% 62.76% 17.33% 0.28% 6.94% 6.37% 13.41%
Westchester 34,100 23,081 3,182 114 2,942 2,160 4,958
100.0% 67.69% 9.33% 0.33% 8.63% 6.33% 14.54%
Community Total White, Not of Hispanic Origin Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic Origin
Westlake 78,675 6,426 3,350 349 14,320 35,495 55,925
100.0% 8.17% 4.26% 0.44% 18.20% 45.12% 71.08%
Westwood 39,772 29,970 1,074 120 5,823 1,270 2,885
100.0% 75.35% 2.70% 0.30% 14.64% 3.19% 7.25%
Wilmington 55,981 10,986 2,455 390 3,529 16,806 39,299
100.0% 19.62% 4.39% 0.70% 6.30% 30.02% 70.20%
Wilshire Center 64,364 8,016 4,363 253 19,565 16,212 33,553
100.0% 12.45% 6.78% 0.39% 30.40% 25.19% 52.13%
Winnetka 15,908 9,624 534 80 2,412 1,505 3,282
100.0% 60.50% 3.36% 0.50% 15.16% 9.46% 20.63%
Woodland Hills 44,570 38,958 792 113 2,167 659 2,590
100.0% 87.41% 1.78% 0.25% 4.86% 1.48% 5.81%

* 1990 Census figures for this area were included in Boyle Heights.

COMPARING THIS TABLE TO 2000 and 2010: ANumber in the above table were compiled from an earlier map we had compiled for City of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Since then, we have readjusted neighborhood boundaries and census tract assignments used to compile our neighborhood totals. This table only reflects neighborhood population totals as we understood them in 1990.

Almanac Map of City of Los Angeles

Source: U.S. Census Bureau & Almanac Research

Notes: "Hispanic Origin" is not considered a "race" by the Census. Rather, it is a cultural/ethnic classification that overlaps with race. Persons who identify themselves as "Hispanic Origin" also identified themselves by a racial category. In fact, a large number of these persons identified themselves with the racial classification "white."

* WHERE DO OUR NUMBERS FOR EACH COMMUNITY COME FROM?
Because the U.S. Census does not calculate statistics for individual communities within incorporated cities (the Census hierarchy descending from nation, states, counties, cities/places, and census tracts), statistics above for each listed community within the City of Los Angeles are derived from accumulated data for all census tracts determined by the Los Angeles Almanac to lie within each geographic community. We made use of zip code, city planning and neighbor council maps to make these determinations. These are not official numbers offered by the City of Los Angeles nor by the U.S. Census Bureau for communities listed above. A number of census tracts straddle more than one community or zip code and some even straddled city boundaries. Nonetheless, our boundaries strictly follow census tract boundaries. Because a few census tracts within the City of Los Angeles do straddle city boundaries and include numbers from outside the city, the accumulated total for all communities will be slightly different than official U.S. Census totals for the City of Los Angeles.


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