East Los Angeles, CA

East Los Angeles, California

Introduction to East Las Angeles, California

East Los Angeles (East L.A.) is an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County that lies ten minutes to the southeast of Los Angeles. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, East L.A. has a population of approximately 124,000 people. East L.A. is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area, which has a population of over twelve million people.

Nearby Los Angeles was ranked in the top thirty "Most Fun U.S. Cities" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004.

East L.A. experiences the dry sunny weather for which Southern California is so famous. Average daily temperatures in the summer are in the mid-eighties. Winter average daily temperatures are in the high sixties and low seventies (degrees Fahrenheit)

East Los Angeles Arts, and Entertainment

East L.A. residents have very easy access to all of the arts, cultural, and entertainment offerings of nearby Los Angeles to the east, and the Inland Empire to the west.

Nearby Los Angeles and surrounding communities provide East L.A. residents with a plethora of professional sports offerings. Major sports franchises near East Los Angeles include:

• The Arena Football League's (AFL) Los Angeles Avengers.
• Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.
• Major League Soccer's (MLS) Club Deportivo Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
• Minor League Baseball's (MiLB) Inland Empire 66ers, and Lancaster JetHawks. The 66ers, who play in San Bernardino, are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The JetHawks, who play in Lancaster, are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• The National Basketball Association's (NBA) Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers.
• The National Hockey League's (NHL) Los Angeles Kings.
• The United Soccer League's (USL) Premier Development League Los Angeles Storm, and Southern California Seahorses.
• The WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.

L.A. County is also one of the few regions in the United States where an individual can go to the beach in the morning, and skiing or snow boarding in the afternoon.

High Points

East Los Angeles strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of East Los Angeles, CA

Comparing East Los Angeles to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone

East Los Angeles Almanac

East Los Angeles Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

• Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
• Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

East Los Angeles Population (2000)

(From 2000 Census, as reported by individuals)

Nearby Cities and Towns

East Los Angeles Colleges

(List of All California Colleges)

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