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Chinatown

Excludes population of the L.A. County jail complex.

Population

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Income

Household income in thousands of 2000 dollars

Education

Education level

Age

Age

Housing

Occupied housing units

Families

Males
Females

Military

Military era

Ancestry and immigration

  • Chinese (56.5%) and Mexican (17.1%) are the most common ancestries.
  • 6,960 (72.4%) of residents are foreign born, high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county. China (55.3%) and Mexico (12.4%) are the most common foreign places of birth.

Chinatown

is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles in the Central L.A. region of Los Angeles County. It contains Victor Heights.
The neighboring communities are Boyle Heights, Downtown, Echo Park, Elysian Park and Lincoln Heights.
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About This Project
Chinatown 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