Usera began to grow from the 1960s onwards with immigrants mainly from rural areas in the rest of Spain, which developed a new network of commercial and service industries.

It is bordered by the district of Carabanchel to the west and northwest, Arganzuela to the north, Puente de Vallecas to the east and Villaverde to the south.

Usera is home to the Caja Mágica (Magic Box), a multipurpose stadium used mainly for tennis competitions.

The Caja Mágica hosts the annual Madrid Open, part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.

Since the 2000s Usera has become the location of Madrid's Chinatown and is the neighbourhood with the largest concentration of the Chinese community in Spain.

[6] Within the district of Usera are two commuter train stations, Doce de Octubre and Orcasitas, both are part of the C-5 line of the Cercanías Madrid.