Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 34th | |
| | Prior Rank: 29th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 24th | |
| | Prior Rank: 20th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Los Angeles-Long Beach area had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in walls, signs of mice, and water leaks from the outside. Central city units were less likely to have open cracks or holes in walls and floors, signs of mice, a lack of complete plumbing, and window problems. Homes outside the central city had fewer signs of mice, water leaks from outside, and water supply stoppages. The owner-occupied dwellings in Los Angeles-Long Beach had fewer problems with mice, water leaks from the outside, and water supply stoppage.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, broken plaster and peeling paint, signs of rats, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, heating equipment breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, rooms without a working electrical outlet, lack of kitchen facilities, and window problems were all concerns in most segments of the metro area. Central city homes were more likely to have issues with signs of rats, water supply stoppage, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, rooms without a working electrical outlet, or a lack of kitchen facilities. Areas outside the central city were more likely than the national average to have evidence of rats, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, heating equipment breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, rooms without a working electrical outlet, or a lack of kitchen facilities. Rental properties were more likely than the national average to have evidence of rats, room heaters without a flue, rooms with no working electrical outlet, or a lack of kitchen facilities. When compared to the national average, owner-occupied dwellings had more issues with broken plaster and peeling paint, evidence of rats, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, heating equipment breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, exposed wires, roofing problems, and a lack of kitchen facilities.
Community Information: The Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA is comprised of Los Angeles County, California. In 2011, the MSA included 3,229,042 occupied dwelling units, 52.3% of which were located in the central city of Los Angeles. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest and most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 29th (15.0%) for the MSA and 20th (19.7%) for the central city. The median house age in the Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA was 1961. The percentage of rental units ranked 1st (53.8%) for the MSA and 6th (61.2%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Los Angeles-Long Beach had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 44th (19.3%) for the entire MSA and 27th (20.3%) for homes in the central city.