Vermont-Slauson is a 1.44-square-mile

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within the

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region of

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Geography

Map of Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of Los Angeles California

The Vermont-Slauson neighborhood touches

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on the north,

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on the east,

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on the south and Harvard Park on the west.
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on the south and Western Avenue on the west.

Demographics

2000

A total of 26,797 residents lived in Vermont-Slauson's 1,44 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census — averaging 18,577 people per square mile, among the highest

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in both the city and the county.
"Vermont-Slauson," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'' The median age was 25, young for the city and the county, and the percentages of residents younger than age 18 were among the county's highest. There were 1,370 families headed by single parents; the rate of 24.8% was considered high for both the city and the county. Within the neighborhood, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino made up 60.5% of the population, while

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were 36.8%. Other ethnicities are

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2.3%; Asian, 0.3%; and other, 1%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 39.2% of the residents who were born abroad, about an average percentage for the city as a whole.

2008

The median household income in 2008 dollars was $31,236, 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 3.5 people was also considered high. Renters occupied 61.5% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.

Recreation and parks

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Park, Hoover Street between 69th and 70th Street
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Education

The following public schools are operated by the

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: * Augustus F. Hawkins High School - 825 W. 60th Street *

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Middle School - 5929 South Vermont Avenue * Budlong Avenue Elementary - 5940 South Budlong Avenue * Sixty-First Street Elementary School - 6020 South Figueroa Street * Sixty-Eighth Street Elementary School - 612 West 68th Street

References

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