Population 32,944 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Echo Park
Household size in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.91 | 3.14 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.76 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.65 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.30 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.61 | −0.13 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Echo Park are small: just 2.30 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.91, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.9 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.3 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.7 | 38.0 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.1 | 39.5 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.2 | +4.0 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Echo Park is 38.1 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 34.9 in 2006–10, as it has nationally. The youngest areas are in the southwest, the oldest in the northeast.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 14.3% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 14.1% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.6% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.7% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.7% of households in Echo Park, well below the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share is down 3.8 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Echo Park
Renters in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.8% | 48.8% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 71.5% | 50.8% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 70.7% | 51.4% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 73.5% | 51.6% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +2.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in Echo Park: 73.5% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. More than a third of owners (36.2%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%. Renting is most common in the southwest and least common in the northeast. The renter share has edged up 0.8 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.9 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in Echo Park: 5.8% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing. The Los Angeles area as a whole looks much the same. Vacancy has fallen 5.9 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1947 | 1965 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1947 | 1966 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1949 | 1966 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1954 | 1969 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
Echo Park is a place of older homes: half were built before 1954, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. The median year built has moved up from 1947 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. Newer construction is concentrated in the southeast, while the center has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,016 | $1,328 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,221 | $1,415 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,526 | $1,755 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,110 | $2,279 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,094 | +$951 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Echo Park runs $2,110 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Locally, though, rents here are lower than in the Los Angeles area overall ($2,279). Rents are up $1,094 a month from 2006–10, a 108% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. Rent takes 32.2% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Echo Park
Bachelor's degrees in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.5% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 34.2% | 30.7% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.7% | 33.7% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 51.2% | 37.6% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +23.7 pts | +7.9 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Echo Park: 51.2% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 23.7 points, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 65.8% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.3% | 77.7% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 76.9% | 80.0% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.4% | 82.1% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +17.6 pts | +5.4 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Echo Park never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. That is in line with the rest of the Los Angeles area. The share with a diploma is up 17.6 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Echo Park
| Period | Echo Park | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.9 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Echo Park: 8.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Unemployment is down 3.9 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Echo Park compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Park | 2.30 | 38.1 | 7.7% | 73.5% | 5.8% | 1954 | $2,110 | 51.2% | 83.4% | 8.1% |
| Silver Lake | 2.09 | 40.3 | 7.1% | 64.4% | 9.2% | 1951 | $2,178 | 60.5% | 89.6% | 8.4% |
| Chinatown | 1.88 | 41.2 | 4.9% | 98.7% | 3.8% | 1992 | $2,048 | 18.6% | 63.7% | 8.3% |
| Historic Filipinotown | 2.57 | 37.6 | 13.1% | 86.0% | 7.0% | 1967 | $1,812 | 37.2% | 76.7% | 7.9% |
| Cypress Park | 2.74 | 40.3 | 13.6% | 55.0% | 4.7% | 1948 | $1,889 | 34.5% | 74.4% | 8.3% |
| Civic Center Little Tokyo | 1.88 | 37.8 | 7.3% | 91.8% | 10.6% | 2001 | $2,551 | 53.5% | 87.3% | 5.9% |
| New Downtown | 1.50 | 40.1 | 4.1% | 89.9% | 14.8% | 1992 | $2,198 | 58.0% | 86.1% | 6.8% |
| Westlake | 2.67 | 35.5 | 17.2% | 96.0% | 7.3% | 1966 | $1,424 | 21.5% | 59.0% | 7.3% |
| Lincoln Heights | 2.71 | 33.8 | 19.2% | 66.7% | 3.2% | 1966 | $1,877 | 35.7% | 66.8% | 7.8% |
| Downtown Los Angeles | 1.38 | 38.5 | 4.4% | 92.3% | 16.0% | 1939 | $1,738 | 44.1% | 89.1% | 13.0% |
| Montecito Heights | 3.00 | 39.9 | 15.0% | 66.7% | 4.9% | 1953 | $1,560 | 22.5% | 64.7% | 8.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Echo Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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