| Basic
Data |
| Incorporated: |
November
29, 1984
84th City in Los Angeles |
| City
Size: |
1.88
square miles, surrounded by the Cities of Beverly Hills and Los
Angeles |
| Climate: |
Average
of 72 degrees |
| Population: |
39,000 |
| Households: |
22,000 |
| Businesses: |
2,900 |
| Government: |
Council/Manager |
| City
Council: |
Mayor
John Duran
Councilmember Sal Guarriello
Councilmember John Heilman
Councilmember Abbe Land
Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Prang |
| City
Manager: |
Paul
Arevalo |
| Area
Codes: |
323
east of La Cienega Blvd.
310 west of La Cienega Blvd. |
| Zip
Codes: |
90069
90046
90048
90038 |
| Fire
Protection: |
Los
Angeles County Fire Department 310-358-3430 |
| Police
Protection: |
Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Department 310-855-8850 |
| Utilities: |
Time
Warner
Southern California Edison
SBC
The Gas Company |
| Water: |
Provided
by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power and the City of
Beverly Hills
|
| Sewers: |
Los
Angeles County Sanitation District No. 4
205,8000 linear feet (39 miles) |
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| Getting
Started |
| Housing
Rental Services |
|
| HomeHunters: |
323/848-3490 |
| Westside
Rental Connection |
323-634-7368 |
|
|
| Utilities |
|
| SBC: |
800/310-2355 |
| Southern
California Edison: |
800/684-8123 |
| The
Gas Company: |
800/427-2200 |
| Dept.
of Water & Power: |
323/481-5800 |
| Beverly
Hills Water: |
310/285-2434 |
| Time
Warner: |
1-888-683-1000 |
|
|
| Newspapers/Magazines |
|
| Frontiers
Magazine: |
323/848-2222 |
| LA
Weekly: |
310/313-9683 |
| Los
Angeles Times: |
310/314-1245 |
| Park
La Brea/Beverly Press: |
323/933-5518 |
| West
Hollywood Independent: |
323/556-5720 |
| Westside
Chronicle |
310-450-3400 |
|
|
| Employment
Services |
|
| W.H.
Employment Service & Training: |
323/761-8888 |
| W.H.
24-Hour Job Hotline: |
323/848-6309 |
|
|
| City
Services |
|
| West
Hollywood City Hall: |
West
Hollywood City Hall
8300 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
| Main
Number: |
323/848-6400 |
| Emergency
Number: |
9-1-1 |
| AIDS
Services: |
323/848-6510 |
| Cedars-Sinai
Hopsital: |
310/855-5000 |
| Childcare: |
323/848-6510 |
| Christopher
Street West: |
323/969-8302 |
| City
Clerk: |
323/848-6409 |
| CityChannel
10: |
323/848-6388 |
| Dial-a-Ride: |
800/447-2189 |
| Disability
Services: |
323/851-6746 |
| Domestic
Partnerships: |
323/848-6332 |
| Farmers'
Market: |
323/848-6502 |
| Fire
Department: |
323/262-2111 |
| Garbage: |
323/848-6404 |
| Gay
& Lesbian Services: |
323/848-6510 |
| Housing
Services: |
323/848-6749 |
| Libraries |
|
| -
Internationl Gay & Lesbian Archives: |
310/854-0271 |
| -
June Mazer Lesbian Collection: |
310/659-2478 |
| -
West Hollywood Library: |
310/652-5340 |
| -
Will & Ariel Durant Branch: |
323/876-2741 |
| Neighborhood
Watch: |
323/848-6371 |
| Noise
Complaints: |
323/848-6475 |
| Parking
Permits: |
323/848-6392 |
| Parks |
|
| -
Plummer Park: |
323/848-6530 |
| -
West Hollywood Park: |
323/848-6534 |
| -
William S. Hart Park: |
323/848-6308 |
| Public
Safety: |
323/848-6558 |
| Recreation
Services: |
323/848-6308 |
| Recycling/Residential: |
323/848-6404 |
| Rent
Stabilization: |
323/848-6450 |
| Residential
Referral List: |
323/848-6419 |
| Senior
Services: |
323/848-6510 |
| Sheriff's
Department: |
310/855-8850 |
| Social
Services: |
323/848-6510 |
| Street
Repair: |
323/848-6375 |
| Tenant/Landlord
Disputes: |
323/848-6450 |
| Trash
Collection: |
323/848-6404 |
| WH
Chamber of Commerce |
323/650-2688 |
| WH
Convention & Visitors Bureau: |
310/289-2525 |
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| Schools |
| LA
Unified School District |
|
| Administrative
Cluster: |
213/742-7572 |
| Downtown
LA Office: |
213/625-6000 |
|
|
| Local
Elementary Schools |
|
Gardner
Street Elementary:
7450 Hawthorn Avenue
LA, CA 90046 |
323/876-4710 |
| Huntley
Preschool |
310-360-3923 |
Laurel
Elementary:
925 N. Hayworth Avenue
LA, CA 90046 |
323/654-1930 |
Rosewood
Elementary:
503 N. Croft Avenue
LA, CA 90048 |
323/651-0166 |
West
Hollywood Elementary:
970 N. Hammond Street
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
310/274-5313 |
|
|
| Area
Middle Schools |
|
Bancroft
Middle School:
929 N. Las Palmas Avenue
LA, CA 90038 |
323/464-3174 |
Burroughs
Middle School:
600 S. McCadden Place
LA, CA 90005 |
323/938-9146 |
|
|
| Area
High/Adult Schools |
|
Fairfax
High School:
7850 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046 |
323/651-5200 |
Fairfax
Adult School:
7850 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046 |
323/653-4085 |
Hollywood
High School:
1521 N. Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
323/461-3891 |
Walt
Whitman High School:
7795 Rosewood Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036 |
323/651-0645 |
|
|
| Private
Schools |
|
Center
for Early Education:
563 N. Alfred Street
West Hollywood, CA 90048 |
323/651-0707 |
Montessori
School:
1105 N. Laurel Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046 |
323/650-2922 |
Pacific
Hills School:
8628 Holloway Drive
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
310/276-3068 |
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| Community
Services & Organizations |
| Post
Offices |
|
| Zip
Codes: |
90069
90046
90048
90038 |
Bicentennial
Station:
7610 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048 |
800/275-8777 |
Cole
Branch:
1125 N. Fairfax Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046 |
800/275-8777 |
Sunset
Station:
1425 N. Cherokee Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046 |
800/275-8777 |
West
Branch:
820 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
800/275-8777 |
|
|
| Churches
and Synagogues |
|
Congregation
Kol Ami:
9056 Santa Monica Boulevard
Ste. 100
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
310/248-6320 |
Crescent
Heights United Methodist:
1296 N. Fairfax Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046 |
323/656-5336 |
First
Baptist Church:
9025 Cynthia Street
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
310/276-3978 |
Metropolitan
Community Church (MCC):
8714 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
310/854-9110 |
St.
Ambrose Catholic Church:
1281 N. Fairfax Avenue.
West Hollywood, CA 90046 |
323/656-4433 |
St.
Thomas Episcopal Church:
7501 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90046 |
323/876-2102 |
St.
Victor Catholic Church:
8634 Holloway Drive
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
310/652-6477 |
United
Methodist:
P.O. Box 691283
West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
323/969-4664 |
West
Hollywood Presbyterian:
7350 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90046 |
323/874-6646 |
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| Population
Statistics |
| Population
Growth |
| Year |
City
Population |
%
Increase |
| 1970 |
29,426 |
|
| 1980 |
35,703 |
21% |
| 1990 |
36,118 |
1% |
| 1996* |
37,117 |
2% |
| 1999 |
37,600 |
1% |
|
|
|
| Age
Distribution |
| Age |
County |
City |
State |
| 0 to 9 |
15.50% |
4.48% |
15.49% |
| 10
to 17 |
10.70% |
2.53% |
10.52% |
| 18 to 24 |
11.90% |
6.64% |
11.17% |
| 25
to 34 |
20.00% |
29.18% |
19.29% |
| 35 to 44 |
15.10% |
20.47% |
15.61% |
| 45
to 54 |
9.80% |
9.49% |
9.93% |
| 55 to 64 |
7.30% |
8.78% |
7.50% |
| 65
to 74 |
5.70% |
8.66% |
6.27% |
| 75 to 84 |
3.00% |
7.30% |
3.25% |
| 85
and over |
0.90% |
2.47% |
0.97% |
| Median Age |
30.8 |
38.2 |
31.7 |
|
|
|
| Ethnic
Characteristics |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Caucasian |
56.9% |
85.6% |
60.8% |
| African-American |
11.2% |
3.4% |
6.6% |
| Asian/Pac.
Islander |
10.8% |
2.9% |
8.5% |
| Native
American |
0.50% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
| Hispanic |
37.3% |
7.8% |
22.6% |
| Male/Female
Ratio: |
49.9/50.1 |
52.8/47.2 |
50.0/50.0 |
|
|
|
Level
of Education
Based on population age 25
and over |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Less that 9th
Grade |
15.6% |
6.0% |
11.2% |
| 9-12th
Grade (no dipl.) |
14.4% |
9.0% |
12.6% |
| H.S. grad. (or
equivalent) |
20.7% |
18.7% |
22.3% |
| Assoc./Bach.
Degree |
21.8% |
32.0% |
23.2% |
| Hispanic |
37.3% |
7.8% |
22.6% |
| Grad./Prof.
Degree |
7.8% |
12.1% |
8.1% |
|
| ^TOP^ |
| Business
Statistics |
Top
10 Employers
(in numerical order) |
| Los
Angeles County MTA |
| Pacific Design
Center |
| The
Lot |
| House of Blues |
| The
Vons Companies |
| Wyndham Bel Age
Hotel |
| City
of West Hollywood |
| Hyatt West
Hollywood |
| The
Mondrian Hotel |
| Le Parc |
|
|
|
| Lease
Rates |
|
| Office
Space: |
$2.50-$4.50
per sq. ft. |
| Retail
Space: |
$2.50-$7.50
per sq. ft. |
|
|
| Business
Profile |
| Category |
Number |
Percent |
Retail/Wholesale
&
Manufacturers |
860 |
53% |
| Corporate
Headquarters |
35 |
2% |
| Service
Providers |
487 |
29% |
| Production:
TV, Radio, Motion Pictures & Publishing |
70 |
4% |
| Professionals |
202 |
12% |
|
|
|
Employment
Comparisons
Based on total employed
persons age 16 and older. |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Manager/Professional |
27.6% |
46.1% |
28.6% |
| Tech./Sales/Admin. |
32.3% |
32.6% |
32.4% |
| Service
Occupations |
12.3% |
11.7% |
12.4% |
| Farm/Forestry/Fishing |
1.2% |
0.5% |
2.7% |
| All Others |
26.6% |
9.1% |
23.9% |
|
|
|
| Household
Size |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| 1 person |
33.7% |
59.6% |
23.2% |
| 2
people |
27.8% |
29.5% |
31.0% |
| 3 to 4 people |
29.9% |
9.5% |
31.3% |
| 5
of more people |
17.5% |
1.4% |
14.5% |
| Avg. Household
Size |
2.90 |
1.59 |
2.79 |
| *22%/34.6%
of those living alone are age 65 or older. |
|
|
|
| Household
Income |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Under
10,000 |
12.8% |
16.2% |
11.5% |
| 10.000-14.999 |
7.5% |
8.3% |
7.4% |
| 15.000-24.999 |
15.2% |
18.0% |
15.2% |
| 25,000-34,999 |
14.5% |
16.6% |
14.7% |
| 35,000-49,999 |
17.3% |
15.4% |
18.2% |
| 50,000-74,999 |
17.3% |
14.5% |
18.4% |
| 75,000-99,000 |
7.5% |
4.6% |
7.6% |
| 100,000
and over |
7.9% |
6.4% |
7.1% |
| Median
Income |
34,965 |
29,314 |
35,798 |
| Average
Income |
47,252 |
39,014 |
46,247 |
| Per
Capita Income |
16,149 |
24,386 |
16,409 |
Persons
living at or
below poverty level |
15.1% |
11.4% |
12.5% |
|
|
|
| General
Housing |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Owner-Occupied |
45.5% |
21.1% |
51.6% |
| Rented |
49.0% |
73.6% |
41.2% |
| Vacant |
5.5% |
5.3% |
7.2% |
|
|
|
| Housing
Units |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Single
Family Units |
55.0% |
11.0% |
61.8% |
| Building
w/5 or more |
33.2% |
79.7% |
23.4% |
| Other |
12.8% |
9.3% |
14.8% |
|
|
|
| Median
Year |
| Category |
County |
City |
State |
| Structures
Built |
1960 |
1959 |
1967 |
|
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