East Los Angeles

East Los Angeles is one of the most historically significant Mexican American communities in the country, and it has held onto that identity for generations rather than diluting into something more generic. Streets like Whittier Boulevard carry real weight here, tied to decades of Chicano history and civic organizing that shaped how the neighborhood sees itself. The housing stock is mostly small, older single-family homes built from the 1920s through the 1950s, many on modest lots, with a good number of multi-generational households and long-time owners who bought decades ago and never left. It's dense, walkable in parts, and unincorporated, which means county services and permitting work a little differently than in the cities that surround it. People stay in East LA because family is often right there, sometimes on the same block for two or three generations, and because it offers a level of cultural rootedness that's hard to find once you move further out. It's not a place people pass through. It's a place people come back to.

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Average Sales Price

$910,905

Median Sales Price

$767,500

Population

127,608

Total Listings

Demographics

Data provided by Attom Data

Population

Employment

Population

127.6K

127.6K in 2020

Density

17.1K

per square mile

Households

31K

Total households

Gender

50% / 50%

Men Vs Women

Occupancy

35% / 65%

Owned Vs Rented

Age Median: Years

Education Level

Educational Environment

Elementary Schools (25)Middle Schools (10)High Schools (12)

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El Canelo Tacos Al Vapor

6168 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Phone: 562-467-3000
Tila’s Kitchen

3909 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mexican Phone: 323-264-5513
Kazi Foods

5601 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Phone: 323-721-1172
Tacos El Corita

5830 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Mexican
La Foca Restaurant

5000 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Phone: 323-269-3019
Christines’ Mexican and Italian

3818 E Ceasar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Italian Phone: 310-883-3681
Acapulco Mexicatessen

929 S Kern Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Mexican Phone: 323-266-0267
Tom’s Burgers

3566 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Fast Food Phone: 323-261-7536
El Rey Azteca

5372 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Mexican Phone: 323-728-8400
Tortas Ahogadas El Guero

4508 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Mexican Phone: 323-262-8900
La Flor De Sahuayo

4601 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Mexican Phone: 323-266-1140
Nick’s Burgers

6101 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Burgers Phone: 323-721-3777
El Mercadito Mariachi Restaurant

3425 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Mexican Phone: 323-268-3451
Taqueria La Que Si Llena

3630 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Mexican Phone: 323-261-1864
Pizza Hut

4209 E Cesar E Chavez Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90063

Italian Phone: 323-260-7100
Dave’s Deli Catering

213 S Mednik Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Delis Phone: 323-265-3555
Carl’s Jr.

5633 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Fast Food Phone: 323-724-5488
Jack In the Box

3600 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Fast Food Phone: 323-780-9909
Tacos El Sapo

6250 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Food Trucks Phone: 323-200-3711
El Manglar

Olympic and Herbert St, Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mexican Phone: 323-494-5645
Subway

4770 E Cesar E Chavez Ave Ste A, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Fast Food Phone: 323-780-7255
Calimex Restaurant

711 1/2 S Kern Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Mexican Phone: 323-261-7271
tacos El cuate

3763 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Mexican
Palenque

4513 Dozier Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022

Latin American Phone: 323-264-5945

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