Glassell Park, Los Angeles

Glassell Park is a moderately diverse neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles, California, known for the high percentage of Asians and Latinos living there. The household size in Glassell Park is larger than in most other parts of Los Angeles. More than half of its 24,000+ residents were born outside the United States.

The relatively hilly neighborhood was affected by the housing boom of the early 2000s, with a rise in population. Most of the population lives in rental housing, and middle-class people have been attracted there by the abundance of historic homes at relatively inexpensive cost.

The neighborhood began its urban development with subdivisions being sold in 1907. There is one high school and three other schools in Glassell Park. The Rio de Los Angeles State Park is within the neighborhood.

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 23,467 residents in the 2.75-square-mile Glassell Park neighborhood—or 8,524 people per square mile, an average population density for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 24,816. The median age for residents was 30, about average for the city and county.