General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 2 – COMMUNITY OVERVIEW
This chapter provides a descriptive profile of demographic characteristics and trends for the City
of Inglewood. This includes population, households, household income, housing characteristics
and employment. In addition, key demographics for the South Bay communities, including
population, households and income are discussed.
2.1 Population
Population Growth from 1970 to 2005
• Figure 2-1 illustrates the population growth trends for the City of Inglewood from 1970 to
2005; in this period of time, the average annualized growth rate was 0.78 percent.
• As shown, modest growth occurred in the period from 1970 to 1980; this increase from
89,985 in 1970 to 94,162 in 1980 represents an increase in the population of 4,177, which
amounts to an average annualized growth rate of 0.46 percent.
• As shown, the most rapid rate of growth occurred in the 1980’s when the population jumped
from 94,162 in 1980 to 109,602 in 1990. This increase of over 15,000 represents more than a
15 percent increase in the total population and amounts to an average annualized growth rate
of 1.53 percent.
• As shown, population growth leveled off considerably in the 1990’s. In this ten year period,
the population increased from 109,602 in 1990 to 112,580 in 2000; this amounts to an
average annualized growth rate of only 0.29 percent.
• In the five-year period from 2000 to 2005, Inglewood’s population has increased
significantly. As shown, the population increased from 112,580 in 2000 to 118,164 in 2005,
a net increase of 5,584. This amounts to an average annualized growth rate of 0.97 percent.
• Only about 13.4 percent of the housing stock in the City was built from 1980 to 2000. In
comparison, 19.2 percent of the housing stock in the County was built during this period.
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc. 5 Economic Conditions and Trends
April 20, 2006
City of Inglewood General Plan Update