Firestone Blvd / Otis St median real estate price is $796,230, which is more expensive than 43.0% of the neighborhoods in California and 84.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Firestone Blvd / Otis St is currently $2,147, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 84.3% of California neighborhoods.
Firestone Blvd / Otis St is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in South Gate, California.
Firestone Blvd / Otis St real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Real estate vacancies in Firestone Blvd / Otis St are 4.4%, which is lower than one will find in 70.9% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Firestone Blvd / Otis St is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood than in 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Firestone Blvd / Otis St (24.5%) than in 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 86.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Firestone Blvd / Otis St is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 90.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (52.7%) than are found in 98.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood in South Gate are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 28.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood, 45.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (15.8%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 90.9% of households. Some people also speak English (9.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood in South Gate, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (86.1%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (3.8%). In addition, 52.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Firestone Blvd / Otis St neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (66.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (24.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.