Community Profile

The target area for VSEDC is located at the core of South Los Angeles and has some of the most complex challenges in the greater Los Angeles area. The area is primarily inhabited by African Americans (45.15%) and Hispanics (52.82%).  The Vermont Slauson community has about 50% of its household income below $22,000. The estimated unemployment rate for the area was pegged at 20% while official unemployment rate for greater Los Angeles was 6.5% in 2003. VSEDC is focused on commercial and industrial development as well as creating job opportunities in this area.

Demographics in our Vermont-Slauson Community Population

• Population 26,797, according to the 2000 census, about average in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods
• The 2008 population is estimated at 28,374.
• 1.4 square miles, small in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods
• 18,577 people per square mile, among the highest densities in the city

Ethnicity

• The percentages of black and Latino people are among the city's highest.
• Moderately diverse in comparison to the rest of the city

Income

• $31,236 median household income, low in comparison to the rest of the city
• Adams-Normandie, Broadway-Manchester and East Hollywood have the most similar household incomes.
• The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less is among the city's highest.

Housing

• Average household size of 3.5, high in comparison to the rest of the city
• 61.5% of households are renters, an average percentage in comparison to the rest of the city. Wilmington, Highland Park and Toluca Lake are the most similar.

Families

• The percentages of widowed males, widowed females and never married females are among the city's highest.
• 1,108 single mothers, 20.1% of families, among the highest percentages in the city

Education

• The percentages of residents with less than a high school diploma and a high school diploma are among the city's highest.

Age

• The median age is 25 years old, young in comparison to the rest of the city.
• Boyle Heights, Panorama City and Adams-Normandie have the most similar median age.
• The percentages of residents age 10 or less and 11-18 are among the city's highest.

Military

• 926 veterans, 5.5% of the population, about average in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods
• The percentage of veterans who served during Vietnam is among the city's highest.

Ancestry and Immigration

• Mexican (34.3%) and Salvadoran (7.7%) are the most common ancestries.
• 10,506 (39.2%) of residents are foreign born , about average in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods. Mexico (53.2%) and El Salvador (26.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth.

Source: Census 2000