Broadway-Manchester
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Demographics in Broadway-Manchester
- Population 23,471, according to the 2000 census, about average in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods
- The 2008 population is estimated at 25,797.
- 1.6 square miles, small in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods
- 15,001 people per square mile, among the highest densities in the city
Source: Census 2000
Ethnicity
- The percentages of black and Latino people are among the city's highest.
- Moderately diverse in comparison to the rest of the city
Source: Census 2000
Household income in thousands of 2008 dollars
- $29,897 median household income, low in comparison to the rest of the city
- Adams-Normandie, East Hollywood and Green Meadows have the most similar household incomes.
- The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less is among the city's highest.
Source: Census 2000
Occupied housing units
- Average household size of 3.7, about average in comparison to the rest of the city
- 63.1% of households are renters, an average percentage in comparison to the rest of the city. Vermont Square, Valley Glen and Canoga Park are the most similar.
Source: Census 2000
Males
Females
- The percentages of never married females, never married males and widowed males are among the city's highest.
- 1,116 single mothers, 23.4% of families, among the highest percentages in the city
Source: Census 2000
Education level
- The percentages of residents with less than a high school diploma and a high school diploma are among the city's highest.
Source: Census 2000
Age
- The median age is 23 years old, young in comparison to the rest of the city.
- Florence, Historic South-Central and South Park have the most similar median age.
- The percentages of residents age 10 or less and 11-18 are among the city's highest.
Source: Census 2000
- Mexican (42.9%) and Other African (1.5%) are the most common ancestries.
- 8,210 (35.0%) of residents are foreign born , about average in comparison to the rest of the city's neighborhoods. Mexico (74.7%) and El Salvador (12.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth.
Source: Census 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, California Department of Education
Credits: Robert Browning, Stephanie Ferrell, Megan Garvey, Mark Hafer, Thomas Suh Lauder, David Lauter, Maloy Moore, Sandra Poindexter, Doug Smith, Ben Welsh
Credits: Robert Browning, Stephanie Ferrell, Megan Garvey, Mark Hafer, Thomas Suh Lauder, David Lauter, Maloy Moore, Sandra Poindexter, Doug Smith, Ben Welsh
Reader comments on life in Broadway-Manchester
It's Sad how these people live. and raise there kids to follow in there Foot steps. YES!!! you heard me correct.. They GANG BANG!!! and teach there kids to do the same. And want us to feel sorry for them..I feel sorry for the kids born to these people Because they did'nt have a chance at Birth. But as they grow and learn right for wrong. I don't feel sorry for them either. and these parents that has lost there control over there kids and there getting into gangs. if!! you love them like you claim you do. turn there butts in to DPSS or turn them over to the police and tell there crimes there doing. to save the people from them. and there GUNS, robing, BeaTINGS,and DEATH. that there planning for us. and by turning them in you might be saveing them from a life of crime, prison or death. and giveing them a New chance at life. to live a productive life and be somebody. Because i am a single Mother liveing right in los Angeles> and i don't keep company with anyone that don't have morals, or values.. and i raise my kids. and DON'T let my kids raise ME!!! I direct my kids in the right direction. I am involved. in there schooling. and they live by my rules.. they are NOT!!! allowed to interact with anyone NOT!!! liveing a constructive life.. I grew up im LA.. and I know what's out there. and i want better for my KIDS!! I WANT THEM TO BE SOMEBODY!!!! I DON'T let my KIDS walk no WHERE!!! I take them BECAUSE i know what can happen AND I know THERES GANG MEMBERS OUT THERE SHOOTING ANY BODY FOR FAVOR! AMONG THERE GANG MEMBERS!!! THROUGH GODS GRACE AND MERCY.. I WILL DO ANYTHING SO IT WON'T BE MY KIDS THEY GUN DOWN!!!!!!
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