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Walnut Park is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a County in California, and is by far, the most List of the most populous counties in the United States in the United States....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, United States
United States

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. The population was 16,180 at the 2000 census.

ut Park is located at (33.968781, -118.223790).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 km˛ (0.7 mi˛), all land.

f the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 16,180 people, 3,610 households, and 3,191 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 8,442.1/km˛ (21,919.0/mi˛).






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Walnut Park is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a County in California, and is by far, the most List of the most populous counties in the United States in the United States....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 16,180 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Walnut Park is located at (33.968781, -118.223790).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 km˛ (0.7 mi˛), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 16,180 people, 3,610 households, and 3,191 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 8,442.1/km˛ (21,919.0/mi˛). There were 3,814 housing units at an average density of 1,990.0/km˛ (5,166.8/mi˛). The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.11% White, 0.36% African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 47.53% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 4.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.77% of the population.

There were 3,610 households out of which 54.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.48 and the average family size was 4.62.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,837, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,211 versus $19,539 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the CDP was $10,275. About 19.9% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment in the United States....
 schools serve Walnut Park:
  • Walnut Park Elementary School
  • Gage Middle School
  • Huntington Park High School
    Huntington Park High School

    Huntington Park High School is a secondary school in Huntington Park, California, California, United States.HPHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District....


A new middle school, South Region Middle School 3, will open in Walnut Park in 2011.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature

The California State Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members....
 Walnut Park is located in the 22nd Senate
California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento, California....
 District, represented by Democrat Gilbert Cedillo, and in the 50th Assembly
California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....
 District, represented by Democrat Hector De La Torre
Hector De La Torre

Hector De La Torre is a member of the California State Assembly for the 50th Assembly District. He is a United States Democratic Party. His district serves the cities of Bell, California, Bellflower, California, Bell Gardens, California, Commerce, California, Cudahy, California, Downey, California, Lynwood, California, South Gate, California,...
. Federally, Walnut Park is located in California's 34th congressional district
California's 34th congressional district

California's 34th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, California and is California's most heavily Hispanic district. Its current representative is Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard....
, which has a Cook PVI
Cook Partisan Voting Index

The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an United States congressional district leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole....
 of D +23 and is represented by Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lucille Roybal-Allard

Lucille Roybal-Allard , an United States politician, has been a United States Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing , which includes downtown Los Angeles....
.