General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Beach Port, local and regional connectivity through proximity to freeways I-405, I-105
and I-101, and the Metro Green Line along the I-105.
• The increasing attention being paid to public transportation in the wider Los Angeles and
Southern California region needs to be incorporated into long-term development
opportunities for the City and its local residents.
• These development opportunities include transit oriented development and development
of technology and business parks.
• Being located adjacent to LAX, the greater Inglewood is already a favored lodging
destination for tourists. Increasing public transportation connectivity within Los Angeles
and the wider Southern California region will likely to create more lodging opportunities
within the City.
• Further, the City provides excellent future opportunities for businesses that serve
specialized tourist needs.
Demographic Trends
• In the five-year period from 2000 to 2005, Inglewood’s population increased from
112,580 in 2000 to 118,164 in 2005, at an average annual growth rate of 0.97 percent.
• The average household size in Inglewood increased from 2.91 in 2000 to 3.22 in 2005.
Similar increases in average household size have occurred in both the South Bay Cities
and Los Angeles County.
• The City of Inglewood’s average annual growth rate was also much lower than that of the
South Bay Cities, 0.27 percent as compared to 0.63 percent in the period from 1990 to
2000 and 0.97 as compared to 1.27 in the period from 2000 to 2005.
• The City of Inglewood is the second largest incorporated city in the South Bay,
representing about 15 percent of the South Bay’s population.
Housing and Overcrowding
• In both 1990 and 2000, about 36 percent of Inglewood’s population owned their housing
unit while about 64 percent rented their place of residence.
• Severe overcrowding, as defined as 1.51 or more occupants per room, increased
significantly between 1990 and 2000 in both Inglewood and Los Angeles County. There
was a 28.1 percent increase in the number of severely overcrowded housing units in
Inglewood and a 35.3 percent increase in Los Angeles County.
• Overcrowded units are a reflection of the increasing population growth without a relative
increase in the number of housing units to meet this need.
Race and Ethnicity
• The City’s racial composition is markedly different from that of Los Angeles County as
whole. In 2000, the non-Hispanic White population comprised only 4.1 percent of
Inglewood’s population, compared with 31.1 percent in the County.
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc. vii Economic Conditions and Trends
April 20, 2006
City of Inglewood General Plan Update