Alondra Park is located about two miles southeast of Hawthorne. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of. of it is land and of it is water.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Alondra Park had a population of 8,592. The population density was 7,518.4 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Alondra Park was 3,716 White, 806 African American, 32 Native American, 1,396 Asian, 48 Pacific Islander, 2,167 from other races, and 427 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,304 persons. The Census reported that 8,527 people lived in households, 59 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 were institutionalized. There were 2,719 households, out of which 1,198 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,383 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 442 had a female householder with no husband present, 223 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 174 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 17 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 513 households were made up of individuals and 132 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14. There were 2,048 families ; the average family size was 3.56. The population was spread out with 2,332 people under the age of 18, 818 people aged 18 to 24, 2,581 people aged 25 to 44, 2,091 people aged 45 to 64, and 770 people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. There were 2,818 housing units at an average density of 2,465.9 per square mile, of which 1,362 were owner-occupied, and 1,357 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 4,188 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,339 people lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Alondra Park had a median household income of $54,484, with 20.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,622 people, 2,830 households, and 2,046 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,562.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 2,933 housing units at an average density of 2,572.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 41.57% White, 12.62% Black or African American, 0.81% Native American, 16.32% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 22.04% from other races, and 6.23% from two or more races. 40.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,830 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.56. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,722, and the median income for a family was $45,852. Males had a median income of $33,000 versus $28,494 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,175. About 15.8% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
operates the Masao W. Satow Library, located in Alondra Park. In 1913 the Moneta Branch was formed. In 1919 the Strawberry Park branch was formed. In 1958 the Strawberry Park and Moneta branches merged into the West Gardena Branch. In 1969 a fire forced the West Gardena branch to go to a new location. The current Satow building, dedicated on February 26, 1977, was named after a Japanese American in the community.
