Walnut Park is a
census-designated placeA 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 cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 16,180 at the 2000 census.
Walnut Park is located at (33.968781, -118.223790).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe 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. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 16,180 people, 3,610 households, and 3,191 families residing in the CDP. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 8,442.1/km² (21,919.0/mi²).
Walnut Park is a
census-designated placeA 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 cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 BureauThe 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. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 16,180 people, 3,610 households, and 3,191 families residing in the CDP. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 8,442.1/km² (21,919.0/mi²). There were 3,814 housing units at an average density of 1,990.0/km² (5,166.8/mi²). 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 racesRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 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 couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
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 incomePer 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. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
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 DistrictLos Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. During the 2007-2008 school year, LAUSD served 694,288 students, and had 45,473...
schools serve Walnut Park:
- Walnut Park Elementary School
- Gage Middle School
- Huntington Park High School
Huntington Park High School is located in Huntington Park, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 4243 students in grades 9-12....
A new middle school, South Region Middle School 3, will open in Walnut Park in 2011.
Politics
In the
state legislatureThe 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
SenateThe 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. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
District, represented by Democrat Gilbert Cedillo, and in the 50th
AssemblyThe 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 TorreHector De La Torre is a member of the California State Assembly for the 50th Assembly District. He is a Democrat. His district serves the cities of Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Downey, Lynwood, South Gate, and the unincorporated communities of Florence-Graham and Walnut Park.He...
. Federally, Walnut Park is located in
California's 34th congressional districtCalifornia's 34th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and is California's most heavily Hispanic district. Its current representative is Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard. Rep. Roybal-Allard ran against Republican challenger Christopher Balding in the 2008 election.-Voting:-List...
, which has a
Cook PVIThe Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an American congressional district or state leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole...
of D +23 and is represented by Democrat
Lucille Roybal-AllardLucille Roybal-Allard , an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing , which includes downtown Los Angeles....
.