Alondra Park, California

Geography

Alondra Park is located about two miles (3 km) southeast of Hawthorne.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 sqmi. 1.1 sqmi of it is land and 0.04 sqmi of it (3.17%) is water.

Demographics

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Alondra Park first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census as part of the Inglewood census county division; and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Alondra Park had a population of 8,569. The population density was 7,754.8 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Alondra Park was 24.3% White, 11.3% African American, 2.2% Native American, 16.8% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 29.6% from other races, and 15.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.1% of the population.

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.

There were 2,829 households, out of which 36.7% included children under the age of 18, 45.1% were married-couple households, 7.6% were cohabiting couple households, 27.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 19.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.2% of households were one person, and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.01.

The age distribution was 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% aged 18 to 24, 28.8% aged 25 to 44, 25.7% aged 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 36.9years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.

There were 2,921 housing units at an average density of 2,643.4 /mi2, of which 2,829 (96.9%) were occupied. Of these, 47.9% were owner-occupied, and 52.1% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $86,064, and the per capita income was $35,909. About 6.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census reported that Alondra Park had a population of 8,592. The population density was 7,518.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Alondra Park was 3,716 (43.2%) White (21.8% Non-Hispanic White), 806 (9.4%) African American, 32 (0.4%) Native American, 1,396 (16.2%) Asian, 48 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 2,167 (25.2%) from other races, and 427 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,304 persons (50.1%).

The Census reported that 8,527 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 59 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,719 households, out of which 1,198 (44.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,383 (50.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 442 (16.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 223 (8.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 174 (6.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 17 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 513 households (18.9%) were made up of individuals, and 132 (4.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14. There were 2,048 families (75.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.56.

The population was spread out, with 2,332 people (27.1%) under the age of 18, 818 people (9.5%) aged 18 to 24, 2,581 people (30.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,091 people (24.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 770 people (9.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

There were 2,818 housing units at an average density of 2,465.9 /sqmi, of which 1,362 (50.1%) were owner-occupied, and 1,357 (49.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 4,188 people (48.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,339 people (50.5%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Alondra Park had a median household income of $54,484, with 20.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

Infrastructure

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Lennox Station in Lennox, serving El Camino Village (Alondra Park).

Government

In the California State Legislature, Alondra Park is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Alondra Park is in .

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Alondra Park is served by the Lawndale Elementary School District. Three elementary schools, Kit Carson Elementary School (Preschool), Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School (grades TK-5), and Mark Twain Elementary School (PK-5), are located inside and serve portions of Alondra Park. Residents are zoned to Rogers Middle School in Lawndale. For high school residents are in the Centinela Valley Union High School District.

Colleges and universities

El Camino College is partially inside Alondra Park, while the remainder is in Torrance.

Public libraries

County of Los Angeles Library operates the Masao W. Satow Library, located in Alondra Park.

In 1913 the Moneta Branch was formed. In 1919 the Strawberry Park branch was formed. In 1958 the Strawberry Park and Moneta branches merged into the West Gardena Branch. In 1969 a fire forced the West Gardena branch to go to a new location. The current Satow building, dedicated on February 26, 1977, was named after a Japanese American in the community.

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