The neighborhood, part of the South Los Angeles area, is home to over 23,000 residents.

[2] It is bounded by Manchester Boulevard on the north, San Pedro Street on the east, the Los Angeles City boundary on the south and Interstate 110 on the west.

There were 1,335 families headed by single parents; the rate of 27.9% was considered high for both the city and the county.

Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 35% of the residents who were born abroad, about an average percentage for the city as a whole.

[1] Only 3.9% of Broadway-Manchester residents held a four-year degree, a low percentage for both the city and the county.