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Northeast Los Angeles (abbreviatedNELA) is a 17.18 sq mi (44.5 km2) region ofLos Angeles County, comprising seven neighborhoods withinLos Angeles.[1] The area is home toOccidental College located inEagle Rock.
The bulk of the area closer toPueblo de Los Angeles-Downtown Los Angeles was part of the originalSpanish and Mexican land grants ofRancho San Rafael andRancho San Pascual when the city incorporated in 1850. One of the first annexations of the city wasHighland Park in 1895. Other nearby communities attached to Los Angeles wereGarvanza (1899),Arroyo Seco (1912) andEagle Rock (1923). Development in the Northeast was fostered by service of theLos Angeles Railway "Yellow Cars."
Traditionally a heavily Latino and working-class part of the city, Northeast Los Angeles has undergone gentrification starting in the 2000s. With the influx of young professionals, Northeast Los Angeles has gained attention for itshipster culture and a new wave of commercial development; however, increasing housing prices have caused tensions with long-time residents.[2]
According to theMapping L.A. survey of theLos Angeles Times, Northeast Los Angeles consists of a 17.18 sq mi (44.5 km2)region bounded on the south and west by theInterstate 5, the north by the cities ofGlendale andPasadena, and bounded on the east by theArroyo Seco Parkway.[1] Much of Northeast Los Angeles is located on or around theSan Rafael Hills.
The same survey identifies the following sevenneighborhoods as comprising Northeast Los Angeles:[3]
Other neighborhoods within the region are:
According to the 2013-2017 American Community Survey and the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning,[4] Northeast Los Angeles had 243,925 residents. The racial and ethnic breakdown wasLatino, 64%,White, 16.7%,Asian, 16.5%;Black, 1.8%,Native American 0.5%,Pacific Islander 0.4%, and Other, 0.8%.
The area has a relatively large immigrant community, with approximately 38% of the population being foreign-born.
In the 2000 census, Northeast Los Angeles had 167,674 residents in its 17.18 square miles, which amounted to 9,757 people per square mile. The densest neighborhood was Highland Park, and the least dense was Mount Washington.[5]
About 54% of the area's population lived in rental units, while 46% lived in owner-occupied housing. Highland Park was the neighborhood with the highest rental occupancy, and Eagle Rock had the lowest. The latter district also had the oldest population, and Cypress Park had the youngest. Eagle Rock also was the wealthiest neighborhood and Cypress Park the poorest. Eagle Rock was the neighborhood with the largest percentage of residents holding a four-year academic degree and Cypress Park had the lowest percentage.[5]
The ethnic breakdown in 2000 wasLatino, 62.5%,White, 16.6%,Asian, 16.0%;Black, 2.0%, and Other, 2.9%. Eagle Rock was the most ethnically diverse neighborhood and Cypress Park the least.[5]
The area is well-served by freeways and public transportation. California's first freeway, the 1940Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR 110), connects the area with Downtown and Pasadena.Interstate 5 (theGolden State Freeway) andInterstate 10 (theSan Bernardino Freeway) lie directly to the south of the district.
TheMetro A Line light rail's four stations (Lincoln/Cypress,Heritage Square,Southwest Museum, andHighland Park) connect Northeast Los Angeles with Downtown and Pasadena.
Metro'sNorth Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Project line will serve Eagle Rock, with stations planned at Eagle Rock Plaza, Colorado/Eagle Rock and Colorado/Townsend.[6]
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