Glassell Park, Los Angeles
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| Neighborhood of Los Angeles | |
 Glassell Park, as delineated by the Los Angeles Times |
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| Coordinates: 34°07′01″N 118°13′59″W / 34.116944°N 118.233056°W | |
| Named for | Real estate attorney Andrew Glassell |
Glassell Park is a moderately diverse neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles, California, known for the high percentage of Asians and Latinos living there. The household size in Glassell Park is larger than in most other parts of Los Angeles. More than half of its 24,000+ residents were born outside the United States.
The relatively hilly neighborhood was affected by the housing boom of the early 2000s, with a rise in population. Most of the population lives in rental housing, and middle-class people have been attracted there by the abundance of historic homes at relatively inexpensive cost.
The neighborhood began its urban development with subdivisions being sold in 1907. There is one high school and three other schools in Glassell Park. The Rio de Los Angeles State Park is within the neighborhood.
The 2000 U.S. census counted 23,467 residents in the 2.75-square-mile Glassell Park neighborhood—or 8,524 people per square mile, an average population density for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 24,816. The median age for residents was 30, about average for the city and county.
The neighborhood was considered moderately diverse ethnically, with a high percentage of Asians and Latinos. The breakdown was Latinos, 66.1%; whites, 13.7%; Asians, 17.4%; blacks, 1.4%; and others, 1.4%. Mexico (49.3%) and the Philippines (16.2%) were the most common places of birth for the 51.5% of the residents who were born abroad—a high percentage, compared to the city at large.
The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $50,098, an average figure for Los Angeles. The percentage of households that earned $20,000 to $40,000 yearly was high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 3.3 people was high for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 56.2% of the housing stock and house- or apartment owners held 43.8%.
Today Glassell Park is largely working class, Latino, white, and Filipino. The neighborhood has been significantly affected by the Southern California real estate boom that began in the early 2000s. An influx of middle-class families have moved into the neighborhood, attracted by the abundance of Craftsman homes and relatively low prices.
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