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The percentage of single parents measures the portion of families with kids that have a head of household who is unmarried.

Rank Neighborhood Single Parents
1 Veterans Administration 63.3%
2 Watts 38.9%
3 Westmont 36.1%
4 Vermont Knolls 33.7%
5 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 31.9%
6 Chesterfield Square 29.8%
7 Hyde Park 28.5%
8 Vermont Vista 28.2%
9 Florence 28.1%
10 Broadway-Manchester 27.9%
11 South Park 27.9%
12 Leimert Park 27.7%
13 Green Meadows 27.6%
14 Exposition Park 27.3%
15 Hawthorne 27.2%
16 Vermont Square 26.7%
17 Jefferson Park 26.6%
18 Inglewood 26.5%
19 Central-Alameda 26.3%
20 Manchester Square 25.6%
21 Signal Hill 25.3%
22 Historic South-Central 24.9%
23 Willowbrook 24.8%
24 Vermont-Slauson 24.8%
25 Westlake 24.6%
26 Athens 24.5%
27 Adams-Normandie 24.4%
28 Harvard Park 24.1%
29 Cudahy 23.8%
30 Arlington Heights 23.5%
31 Mid-City 23.4%
32 Pico-Union 23.3%
33 Harvard Heights 23.1%
34 Florence-Firestone 23.0%
35 Compton 22.4%
36 Lennox 22.3%
37 Paramount 22.3%
38 Long Beach 22.1%
39 Bell Gardens 22.0%
40 Gramercy Park 21.9%
41 West Adams 21.8%
42 Lancaster 21.7%
43 Van Nuys 21.3%
44 Highland Park 21.1%
45 West Compton 21.1%
46 Boyle Heights 21.1%
47 Lawndale 20.6%
48 Echo Park 20.5%
49 Bellflower 20.4%
50 University Park 20.3%
51 Panorama City 20.2%
52 East Hollywood 20.1%
53 East Compton 20.0%
54 Hawaiian Gardens 19.9%
55 Avalon 19.9%
56 Koreatown 19.7%
57 Bell 19.6%
58 North Hollywood 19.6%
59 Huntington Park 19.5%
60 Lincoln Heights 19.5%
61 Alondra Park 19.5%
62 Lynwood 19.4%
63 Harbor Gateway 19.4%
64 Wilmington 19.3%
65 Palmdale 19.0%
66 Maywood 18.7%
67 Harbor City 18.6%
68 East Los Angeles 18.5%
69 Elysian Park 18.4%
70 Azusa 18.3%
71 Covina 18.2%
72 Canoga Park 18.1%
73 Lomita 18.0%
74 North Hills 18.0%
75 Vincent 17.9%
76 El Monte 17.9%
77 Pacoima 17.8%
78 Hollywood 17.8%
79 Pomona 17.7%
80 Commerce 17.6%
81 Monrovia 17.5%
82 El Sereno 17.5%
83 San Pedro 17.5%
84 Montebello 17.4%
85 Lake Los Angeles 17.2%
86 Charter Oak 17.1%
87 Glassell Park 16.6%
88 Cypress Park 16.6%
89 South Gate 16.6%
90 South El Monte 16.5%
91 Gardena 16.4%
92 Valley Village 16.2%
93 South San Gabriel 16.2%
94 Valley Glen 16.1%
95 Downey 16.1%
96 Baldwin Park 15.7%
97 Mid-Wilshire 15.7%
98 Silver Lake 15.5%
99 San Fernando 15.3%
100 Palms 15.2%
101 Whittier 14.9%
102 Citrus 14.8%
103 Sylmar 14.8%
104 La Puente 14.8%
105 Del Aire 14.7%
106 Unincorporated Catalina Island 14.7%
107 Mount Washington 14.7%
108 Westchester 14.7%
109 South Whittier 14.6%
110 Reseda 14.5%
111 Irwindale 14.5%
112 Elysian Valley 14.2%
113 Montecito Heights 14.1%
114 Sun Valley 14.1%
115 Larchmont 13.9%
116 Atwater Village 13.7%
117 Venice 13.6%
118 Tujunga 13.6%
119 Lake Balboa 13.6%
120 Carthay 13.6%
121 Walnut Park 13.5%
122 Downtown 13.5%
123 Quartz Hill 13.4%
124 Pasadena 13.4%
125 Culver City 13.4%
126 Del Rey 13.4%
127 Sherman Oaks 13.4%
128 Duarte 13.3%
129 Burbank 13.1%
130 Pico Rivera 13.1%
131 Sun Village 13.0%
132 El Segundo 13.0%
133 South Pasadena 13.0%
134 Eagle Rock 12.9%
135 Santa Monica 12.8%
136 Norwalk 12.7%
137 Alhambra 12.7%
138 Ridge Route 12.7%
139 Santa Fe Springs 12.6%
140 Winnetka 12.5%
141 Altadena 12.5%
142 San Gabriel 12.5%
143 Lake View Terrace 12.3%
144 Avocado Heights 12.1%
145 Rosemead 12.1%
146 Littlerock 12.0%
147 Northridge 11.8%
148 Pico-Robertson 11.7%
149 Tarzana 11.7%
150 Santa Clarita 11.7%
151 Northeast Antelope Valley 11.6%
152 West Whittier-Los Nietos 11.5%
153 West Covina 11.5%
154 Arleta 11.5%
155 Temple City 11.4%
156 East San Gabriel 11.3%
157 Carson 11.3%
158 Mar Vista 11.3%
159 Sawtelle 11.3%
160 Lakewood 11.2%
161 Studio City 11.2%
162 Glendora 11.1%
163 South San Jose Hills 11.0%
164 Marina del Rey 11.0%
165 Desert View Highlands 10.8%
166 North El Monte 10.8%
167 Redondo Beach 10.8%
168 Monterey Park 10.8%
169 Rancho Dominguez 10.8%
170 Castaic Canyons 10.8%
171 Elizabeth Lake 10.6%
172 Mayflower Village 10.6%
173 Tujunga Canyons 10.5%
174 San Dimas 10.4%
175 Lake Hughes 10.4%
176 Valinda 10.4%
177 Cheviot Hills 10.3%
178 Artesia 10.3%
179 East La Mirada 10.2%
180 Rancho Park 10.1%
181 Calabasas 10.1%
182 West Carson 10.0%
183 Ladera Heights 10.0%
184 Chatsworth 10.0%
185 Agoura Hills 9.9%
186 Sunland 9.9%
187 Arcadia 9.8%
188 Torrance 9.8%
189 Windsor Square 9.8%
190 Mission Hills 9.8%
191 West Puente Valley 9.7%
192 Toluca Lake 9.7%
193 La Verne 9.7%
194 Chinatown 9.6%
195 West Hollywood 9.6%
196 View Park-Windsor Hills 9.6%
197 Hancock Park 9.6%
198 Claremont 9.6%
199 Los Feliz 9.5%
200 Hasley Canyon 9.5%
201 Glendale 9.4%
202 Granada Hills 9.4%
203 Woodland Hills 9.4%
204 Encino 9.2%
205 Shadow Hills 9.0%
206 North Whittier 9.0%
207 Beverly Hills 9.0%
208 Rowland Heights 8.8%
209 Acton 8.8%
210 La Crescenta-Montrose 8.8%
211 Val Verde 8.3%
212 Unincorporated Santa Susana Mountains 8.3%
213 Lopez/Kagel Canyons 8.1%
214 Unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains 8.1%
215 Hacienda Heights 8.1%
216 Malibu 8.0%
217 Castaic 8.0%
218 Southeast Antelope Valley 8.0%
219 Diamond Bar 8.0%
220 Ramona 7.9%
221 Hermosa Beach 7.7%
222 Playa del Rey 7.5%
223 Beverly Grove 7.4%
224 West Hills 7.3%
225 Green Valley 7.1%
226 La Cañada Flintridge 6.9%
227 Beverlywood 6.9%
228 Hollywood Hills 6.9%
229 Manhattan Beach 6.7%
230 La Mirada 6.6%
231 Northwest Palmdale 6.6%
232 Leona Valley 6.6%
233 Angeles Crest 6.5%
234 Pacific Palisades 6.5%
235 Topanga 6.4%
236 West Los Angeles 6.2%
237 Walnut 5.9%
238 Fairfax 5.9%
239 Hollywood Hills West 5.8%
240 Northwest Antelope Valley 5.8%
241 Brentwood 5.7%
242 Sierra Madre 5.7%
243 Beverly Crest 5.6%
244 Cerritos 5.5%
245 Playa Vista 5.5%
246 East Pasadena 5.4%
247 San Marino 5.3%
248 Westlake Village 5.2%
249 Rolling Hills Estates 5.1%
250 Century City 4.9%
251 Stevenson Ranch 4.9%
252 Agua Dulce 4.8%
253 Rancho Palos Verdes 4.8%
254 Hidden Hills 4.7%
255 Westwood 4.5%
256 San Pasqual 4.3%
257 La Habra Heights 4.1%
258 Bel-Air 4.1%
259 Porter Ranch 3.8%
260 Bradbury 3.6%
261 West San Dimas 3.5%
262 Palos Verdes Estates 3.4%
263 Rolling Hills 2.7%
264 Industry 0.1%
265 Vernon 0.0%