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Koreatown
Population
- 115,070 population in 2000, according to the U.S. Census
- 124,281 population in 2008, based on L.A. Department of City Planning estimates.
- 2.70 square miles
- 42,611 people per square mile, among the highest densities for the city of Los Angeles and among the highest densities for the county
Ethnicity
- The percentages of Asian and Latino people are high for the county.
- Highly diverse for the city of Los Angeles and highly diverse for the county
Income
- $30,558 median household income (2008 dollars), low for the city of Los Angeles and low for the county
- In Los Angeles County, Downtown, University Park and Chinatown have the most similar household incomes.
- The percentages of households that earn $20,000 or less and $20,000 to $40,000 are high for the county.
Education
- 21.4% of residents 25 and older have a four-year degree, about average for the city of Los Angeles and about average for the county
- In Los Angeles County, Signal Hill, San Gabriel and North El Monte have the nearest percentage of residents 25 and older with a four-year degree.
- The percentage of residents 25 and older with less than a high school diploma is high for the county.
Age
- The median age is 30, about average for the city of Los Angeles and about average for the county
- In Los Angeles County, Arlington Heights, Avalon and Castaic have similar median ages.
- The percentage of residents ages 19 to 34 is among the county's highest.
Housing
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Families
- The percentages of never married males and never married females are among the county's highest.
- There are 5,122 families headed by single parents. The rate is 19.7%, about average for the city of Los Angeles but high for the county
Military
- There are 2,833 veterans, or 3.3% of the population, low for the city of Los Angeles and low for the county overall
- The percentages of veterans who served during 1990-99 and 1975-89 are among the county's highest.
Ancestry and immigration
- Mexican (22.4%) and Korean (21.2%) are the most common ancestries.
- 78,221 (68.0%) of residents are foreign born, high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county. Korea (28.6%) and Mexico (23.9%) are the most common foreign places of birth.
Koreatown
is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles in the Central L.A. region of Los Angeles County. It contains Park Mile, Wilshire Center and Wilshire Park.
The neighboring communities are Arlington Heights, East Hollywood, Harvard Heights, Larchmont, Mid-Wilshire, Pico-Union, Silver Lake, Westlake and Windsor Square.
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