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. 2014 Aug 19;11(8):8475–8490. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110808475

Table 1.

Description of the Sixteen Communities and Coalitions in the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Project (LACCDR) Project.

Community Population Race/Ethnicity Median Household Income Percent Renters Participating Organizations
Acton &
Agua Dulce
10,938 His/Lat:18.1% White: 75.9%
Afr. Amer: 1.0%
Asian: 2.0%
Acton: $87,896; Agua Dulce: $97,000 10.8% Town Committees, Sheriff’s Department, CERT, U.S. Forest Service
La Cresenta 19,653 His/Lat: 11.4%, White: 57.9%, Afr. Amer: 0.7% Asian: 27.2% $83,048 35.6% Fire Safe Committee, Chamber of Commerce, CERT, Fire and Sheriff’s Departments, Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources (ASTER)
Pomona 149,058 His/Lat: 70.5%, White: 12.5%, Afr. Amer: 6.8%
Asian: 8.3%
$50,893 44.9% Emergency Manager, Pomona College, Chamber of Commerce
American Red Cross, City Youth and Family services, Police, Tri-city Mental Health
Pico Union 44,664 His/Lat: 66.4%, White: 9.1%, Afr. Amer: 6.2%
Asian: 16.5%
$26,424 89.4% Neighborhood Committee, Police, Fire, County School District, Elementary Schools, Neighborhood Watch, Prevencion y Rescate, Salvation Army, Health Center, Pueblo Nuevo, Kolping House, Latino Community Chamber of Commerce
Culver City 38,883 His/Lat: 23.2%, White: 48.0%
Afr. Amer: 9.2%
Asian: 14.5%
$75,596 45.7% Culver City Coalition, Westside Children’s Center, Sony Pictures Entertainment, City School District, Open Paths Counseling Center, Kids are 1st, Medical Center
Watts 51,223 His/Lat: 73.4%, White: 0.6%
Afr. Amer: 24.8%, Asian: 0.2%
$25,161 60.0% Watts Gang Task Force, Kaiser Permanente, City of LA, Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles, Housing Authority, The Center of Grief and Loss
Huntington Park 58,114 His/Lat: 97.1%, White: 1.6%,
Afr. Amer: 0.4%
Asian: 0.6%
$35,107 73.0% Community Development Corporation, Fire, Police, American Red Cross, Head Start, Salvation Army, Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington 53,815 His/Lat: 88.8%, White: 4.7%
Afr. Amer: 2.7% Asian: 2.0%
$37,277 60.4% Tzu Chi Clinic, Hubbard Christian Center, Chamber of Commerce, American Red Cross, G.A.P. (Gang Alternative Program), Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Wilmington Teen Center, Philips 66 Refinery, Women of Wilmington, Port Police
Quartz Hill 10,912 His/Lat: 24.6%, White: 62.3%, Afr. Amer: 6.9%, Asian: 2.6% $56,070 30.4% Town Committee, Fire, Sheriff’s Department, County School District, Water Board, CERT
San Fernando 23,645 His/Lat: 92.5%, White: 5.3%, Afr. Amer: 0.6%, Asian 0.8% $52,021 45.5% City Parks and Recreation, State University Police Services, Valley Care Health System, Mission Community Hospital, Partners in Care Foundation, Police, Public Works, Providence Health Services
San Gabriel 39,718 His/Lat: 25.7%, White: 11.4%, Afr. Amer: 0.8%, Asian: 60.4% $57,666 50.8% La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center, Asian Youth Center, Fire, Hope Christian Fellowship, First Presbyterian, St. Anthony’s, Church of our Savior
Hollywood 27,434 His/Lat:: 32.1%
White: 48.7%
Afr. Amer: 7.6%
Asian: 8.1%
$31,415 96.0% Neighborhood Committees, Hollywood United (H.U.N.K.), United Methodist Church, American Red Cross
Palms 57,964 His/Lat: 29.7%, White: 36.8%, Afr. Amer:10.1%,
Asian: 18.9%
$60,728 78.8% Fire, Police Department, American Red Cross, Community Police Advisory Board (CPAB)
Compton 96,455 His/Lat: 65.0%, White: 0.8%,
Afr. Amer:32.1%,
Asian: 0.2%
$43,311 44.8% PACRED churches, Sheriff’s Department, Compton Unified School District, Compton Office of Emergency Management, YWCA.
Hawaiian Gardens 14,254 His/Lat: 77.2%, White: 7.3%,
Afr. Amer: 3.4%, Asian: 10.5%
$42,898 55.7% Emmanuel Church, Celebration Christian Center, Fire Department, City of Hawaiian Gardens, School District, City Committeeman
Gardena 58,829 His/Lat: 37.7%, White: 9.3%,
Afr. Amer: 23.9% Asian: 25.8%
$46,961 52.1% South Bay Coalition for the Homeless, Police Department, CERT, Asian Community Center, Baptist Church