Research Data Visualization

The Urban Inversion

Mapping ethno-racial succession and displacement across the South LA and South Bay Corridor (2015–2025).

County Pop Loss

500,000

Residents lost since 2015

Black Flight

-8.9%

County-wide decline (14 years)

Latino Share (Core)

64%

Majority in South LA Plan Area

Property Surge

+64%

Inglewood value spike since 2015

Geographic Distribution Analysis

Map visualizing 19 zip codes based on 2024 ethno-racial estimates.

0-15% Pop
15-30% Pop
30-50% Pop
50%+ Pop

The Displacement Mechanism

Structural factors driving population shifts in the Inglewood-Watts corridor.

01

Financialization of Housing

Hyper-capitalized redevelopment (SoFi/Intuit Dome) created "abnormal" price surges, decoupling costs from local wages.

02

Spatial Mismatch

Rising property values in historic Black bastions like 90301 (Inglewood) forced working-class families toward the Inland Empire.

03

Demographic Maturation

The Latino community has stabilized with a shrinking foreign-born base and declining birth rates, leading to smaller, older households.

Regional Pop Trend

Aggregated change across the 19 core zip codes.

Note the intersection point where Latino population growth levels off as international migration slows.

Inglewood Transformation

Net population change in 90301-90305 since 2010.

Key Insight

"Inglewood has lost more than 11,000 Black residents while the White population increased by 60%."

Comparative Prosperity

Median Home Value ($) in 2024 by Region.