The Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles is a neighborhood within the

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. It is notable within the city for its high density of population, its relatively low household income, its youthful population, its high average household size, the high percentage of its families headed by single parents and the high percentage of residents born outside the

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Map of Adams-Normandie district, Los Angeles, California

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Geography

Description

The Adams-Normandie neighborhood touches

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on the north, University Park on the east, the Exposition Park neighborhood on the south and Jefferson Park on the west ."South Los Angeles"
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on the north, Western Avenue on the west,

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on the east and Jefferson Boulevard on the south.

Population

A total of 17,596 residents lived in Adams-Normandie's 0.81 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 21,948 people per square mile, among the highest

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in both the city and the county. The median age was 26, young for the city and the county, and the percentages of residents aged 11 to 34 were among the county's highest. There were 839 families headed by single parents; the rate of 24.4% was considered high for both the city and the county. Within the neighborhood,

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made up 62.2% of the population, while black people were 24.8%. Other ethnicities were

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, 5.6%; Asian, 5.2%; and other, 2.1%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 46.7% of the residents who were born abroad, considered a high percentage of foreign-born for the city as a whole. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $29,606, considered low for both the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.2 people was also considered high. Renters occupied 79.4% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.

Education

Only 9.5% of Adams-Normandie residents 25 and older held a four-year bachelor's degree, a low percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of residents age 25 and older with less than a high school diploma was high for the county. Schools within the boundaries of Adams-Normandie include: * St. Agnes Parish School (private), 1428 West Adams Boulevard *

Elementary School (

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), 1435 West 27th Street * John W. Mack Elementary School (LAUSD), 3020 South Catalina Street

Recreation and parks

* Loren Miller Recreation Center, 27th Street between Dalton and Halldale avenues (2717 Halldale Avenue) * Richardson Family Park, 2700 South Budlong Avenue (unlighted, unstaffed, closed at night)

References

External links

Van Buren Place, Community Restoration Association in Historic West Adams

North Area Neighborhood Council

Comments about living in Adams-Normandie

Adams-Normandie crime map and statistics
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