Attractions include restaurants and a post office named for singer Ray Charles, who had his recording studio in Mid City.

The 2000 U.S. census counted 52,197 residents in the 3.47-square-mile neighborhood—an average of 15,051 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in Los Angeles County.

Mexico (46%) and El Salvador (15.6%) were the most common places of birth for the 35.1% of the residents who were born abroad, a figure that was considered average for the city and county.

The census found 2,748 families headed by single parents, the 23.4% rate being considered high for both the city and the county.

The Rimpau Loop in Mid City was an important terminus of the Los Angeles Railway ("Yellow Cars") streetcars.

As a result, the Pacific Electric ordered its future cars to be made of steel, and it was recommended that signaling be introduced on the PE's lines.

[11] As part of their long-range plans, the Los Angeles County MTA has proposed an extension of the K Line, which would place a rail transit station in Mid City.

The old Vineyard Junction site is now occupied by the end terminal for the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.

Currently, the Mid City alignment is unfunded and part of the K Line's proposed northern extension.