▁of ▁ 0 . 6 4 8 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Lat inos ▁made ▁up ▁ 5 3 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁ ▁black s ▁were ▁at ▁ 1 6 . 3 %, ▁A si ans ▁at ▁ 1 6 %, ▁whites ▁at ▁ 1 1 . 8 % ▁and ▁others ▁at ▁ 2 . 4 %. ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁places ▁of ▁birth ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 0 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁abroad , ▁considered ▁an ▁average ▁percentage ▁of ▁foreign - born ▁when ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁The ▁$ 4 7 , 8 4 9 ▁median ▁household ▁income ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁dollars ▁was ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁city . ▁R ent ers ▁occupied ▁ 5 9 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁units , ▁and ▁home own ers ▁occupied ▁the ▁rest . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁poor est ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁between ▁Rose cr ans ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bou lev ard . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁area ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁" in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁taking ▁over , ▁several ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁independent ▁cities ▁of ▁Wil ming ton ▁and ▁San ▁Pedro " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁sl im ▁shape , ▁once ▁li ken