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Bell Gardens

Population

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Income

Household income in thousands of 2000 dollars

Education

Education level

Age

Age

Housing

Occupied housing units

Families

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Military

Military era
  • There are 619 veterans, or 2.3% of the population, low for Southeast and low for the county overall
  • The percentages of veterans who served during 1975-89 and 1990-99 are among the county's highest.

Ancestry and immigration

  • Mexican (77.8%) and Salvadoran (2.3%) are the most common ancestries.
  • 22,216 (50.4%) of residents are foreign born, high for Southeast and high for the county. Mexico (85.6%) and El Salvador (5.6%) are the most common foreign places of birth.

Bell Gardens

is a city in the Southeast region of Los Angeles County.
The neighboring communities are Bell, Commerce, Cudahy, Downey, Maywood and South Gate.
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Bell Gardens is one of the 272 neighborhoods in Mapping L.A., The Times’ resource for crime, neighborhoods, demographics and schools.
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Source: Census 2000, SCAG, Los Angeles Department of City Planning