Mexican Community • Los Angeles
Mexican Community in Los Angeles
Mexican-origin population: ~3.6 million in LA County (48% of county) • Key regional communities: Oaxacan, Jaliscience, Michoacano, Poblano, Yucatec Maya • Last updated: March 2026
Last updated: March 2026 • All Mexican City Guides →
Why Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the largest Mexican city outside of Mexico. Nearly half of LA County — 3.6 million people — is of Mexican origin. Greater LA is home to 14% of all Mexican immigrants in the entire United States. But what makes LA truly unique is not just the size of the Mexican community — it’s the regional diversity. LA has the largest Oaxacan community outside of Oaxaca itself (150,000–250,000 people), with an officially designated Oaxacan Corridor on Pico Boulevard. It has deep Jalisco and Michoacán roots in East LA and the southeast suburbs dating to the Bracero era. It has Poblano cemita shops, a 50-year-old Yucatecan bakery, and indigenous Mixtec and Zapotec communities with their own newspapers and interpreter networks. Whatever part of Mexico you are from, LA almost certainly has your community already established here.
Where the Mexican Community Lives — By Region of Origin
This is what makes LA’s Mexican community different from every other city: families from specific Mexican states and regions have settled in specific LA neighborhoods, creating distinct cultural corridors with their own restaurants, shops, and organizations. Here’s where to find YOUR community.
Oaxacan Community — Pico Union, Koreatown & Westlake
The Oaxacan Corridor is a 1.6-mile stretch of Pico Boulevard from Westmoreland Avenue to Arlington Avenue, officially designated by the LA City Council in October 2023 by unanimous vote (14-0). It is home to 70+ Oaxacan restaurants and businesses — the densest concentration of Oaxacan culture anywhere outside of Oaxaca. The corridor includes restaurants serving all seven regions of Oaxaca, specialty markets selling mole paste, chapulines, clay pots, and Oaxacan chocolate, and businesses run by Mixtec, Zapotec, and other indigenous community members.
The surrounding neighborhoods of Pico Union, Koreatown, Westlake, and Harvard Heights form the heart of LA’s Oaxacan community (150,000–250,000 people). The area is dense, walkable, and transit-rich with Metro Purple and Red Line access. Rent averages ~$1,348 for a 1BR — well below the LA city average of $2,758. This is a first-generation immigrant neighborhood: Westlake is 67.6% foreign-born (ACS 2022). Every year, the Calenda Parade travels along Pico Boulevard from Crenshaw to Normandie, filling the streets with Oaxacan music, giant puppets, and community celebration.
Jalisco, Michoacán & Guanajuato — East LA, Boyle Heights & the Southeast Suburbs
East LA (unincorporated) is the historic heart of Mexican-American Los Angeles, home to multigenerational families with roots in Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guanajuato stretching back to before World War II. It’s also home to Self Help Graphics (which has hosted the nation’s longest-running Día de los Muertos celebration for 52 years) and the annual East LA Mexican Independence Day Parade — an 80-year tradition and the oldest and largest Latin parade in the United States, drawing 20,000+ attendees. Because East LA is unincorporated LA County (not City of LA), it has been more stable and less subject to gentrification pressure than neighboring Boyle Heights.
Boyle Heights is the iconic Mexican-American neighborhood, home to Mariachi Plaza and a dense corridor of Jalisco-origin birria restaurants including Birriería Don Boni (since 1972), Birria El Jalisciense, and Birriería Chalio. The neighborhood is 80% renter-occupied and facing significant gentrification pressure — some rents have increased 80% in a single year. A Boyle Heights Community Plan adopted in 2020 includes zoning protections against luxury construction, and community organizations like Unión de Vecinos actively organize for tenant rights. Current 1BR rent averages ~$2,264.
The southeast LA suburbs — South Gate, Huntington Park, Bell Gardens, Maywood, and Cudahy — are where many Michoacán, Jalisco, Sinaloa, and Zacatecas families settled when high-wage factories left in the 1980s. Huntington Park is 97% Hispanic (ACS 2022) with 75.8% Mexican (ACS 2022) ancestry and half its residents foreign-born. Bell Gardens is 96.2% Hispanic (ACS 2022). These are working-class, family-oriented communities with strong Mexican commercial corridors and the most affordable rents in the metro: Bell Gardens averages ~$1,196/month and South Gate ~$1,563.
San Fernando Valley
The Valley is 42% Hispanic (ACS 2022) (of 1.8 million residents), with the largest Mexican concentrations in Pacoima, San Fernando, Sylmar, Canoga Park (60%+ Hispanic), Panorama City, Van Nuys, Sun Valley, and North Hollywood. The feel is more suburban and car-dependent than central LA, with a mix of first-generation immigrants and established Mexican-American families. Rents range from $1,400–$2,200 depending on the area.
Puebla & Yucatán Communities
LA’s Poblano community is smaller than New York’s “Puebla York” but has a visible presence through cemita restaurants in East LA, particularly along Lorena Street and Indiana Street — including La China Poblana (since 1991, 25 styles of cemitas) and Cemitas Poblanas Juquilita. The Yucatec Maya community is anchored by two landmark restaurants: La Flor de Yucatán in Pico Union (serving the first cochinita pibil tacos in LA since 1971) and Chichen Itza at Mercado La Paloma (founded 2001).
Food by Regional Origin
A guide that just says “Mexican restaurants” is useless. Birria is Jalisco. Carnitas in copper pots are Michoacán. Cemitas are Puebla. Tlayudas are Oaxaca. Here’s where to find the food from YOUR region.
Oaxacan Food
Guelaguetza (Koreatown/Harvard Heights) — THE Oaxacan landmark. Founded 1994 by Fernando López Sr. James Beard America’s Classic Award winner (2015). Famous for mole negro made from the family’s Oaxacan recipe, six varieties of tlayudas, and tortillas from 100% organic Oaxacan corn. Sabores Oaxaqueños (Koreatown, near W. 8th & Irolo) specializes in Costa Chica region cuisine — named best mole in LA by LAist. Expresión Oaxaqueña (2648 W. Pico Blvd) has served Sierra Norte cuisine since 1996. Las 7 Regiones de Oaxaca (Pico Union, 25+ years) is known for mole-stuffed tamales in banana leaves. For Oaxacan groceries, Corredor Oaxaqueño Market (4475 W. Pico Blvd) carries traditional mole paste, chapulines, clay pots, and hard-to-find Oaxacan ingredients.
Jalisco Food — Birria
Boyle Heights is LA’s birria capital. Birriería Don Boni has been serving authentic Jalisco-style birria de chivo (goat) and de res (beef) since 1972 — over 50 years. Birria El Jalisciense (corner of Olympic Blvd & Spence St) does a weekend-only goat roast with two-stage cooking — cash only, open until sold out. Birriería Chalio has been a Boyle Heights landmark since the 1980s. La Única (Boyle Heights + Mid-City) serves beef and goat birria as tacos, quesatacos, and mulitas.
Michoacán Food — Carnitas
Real Michoacan carnitas are cooked in a cazo de cobre (copper pot) with lard — not a steam tray. Carnitas El Momo has been called the best carnitas in California. Carnitas El Artista (510 N. La Brea Ave, Inglewood) uses a 4-generation family recipe in traditional copper pots. Los Cinco Puntos (3300 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave) serves cazo-braised carnitas daily. For ice cream, La Michoacana paleterías are scattered across LA with handmade paletas — look for locations on Sherman Way, Cesar Chavez Ave, Glenoaks Blvd, and Gage Ave.
Puebla, Yucatán & Mexico City
Puebla cemitas: La China Poblana started as a food truck near Salazar Park in 1991 and now offers 25 styles of cemitas — the pioneer of the cemita scene in LA. Cemitas Poblanas Juquilita (532 S. Lorena St) is a family-owned Puebla specialist. Yucatecan: Chichen Itza at Mercado La Paloma (3655 S. Grand Ave) serves cochinita pibil, sopa de lima, and poc chuc. La Flor de Yucatán in Pico Union has been making cochinita pibil since 1971 — 52+ years. Yuca’s Hut in Los Feliz (since 1976) was founded by Socorro Herrera from Mérida. Mexico City al pastor: Taquería Juquilita (5944 Santa Monica Blvd) rivals Mexico City quality. Tacos Los Guichos (South LA, off the 110 freeway) serves CDMX-style al pastor from giant stainless steel cazos.
Mexican Grocery Stores
Northgate González Markets (38 stores across LA, Orange, and San Diego counties, founded 1980) is the largest Mexican-focused grocery chain. Vallarta Supermarkets (55 California locations) and El Super (headquartered in Paramount, CA) both have multiple LA locations. For regional specialties, Mercado La Paloma (3655 S. Grand Ave) is a 35,000 sq ft converted garment factory housing Oaxacan, Yucatecan, and other vendors alongside Donají fair-trade Oaxacan artisan crafts. Grand Central Market (Downtown, since 1917) has Mexican vendors selling mole, tlayudas, and traditional ingredients.
Cultural Life & Community Organizations
Oaxacan Community Organizations
ORO (Organización Regional de Oaxaca) — 37+ year old community-sustained organization that promotes and preserves indigenous Oaxacan culture in California. ORO organizes the annual Festival Guelaguetza (20,000+ attendees, 2-day celebration with music, dance, food, and basketball tournament), the Calenda Parade along Pico Boulevard, scholarships for Oaxacan students, and music and dance groups for Oaxacan folk performance. Website: guelaguetzaoro.com
CIELO (Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo) — An indigenous women-led organization founded by Zapotec women Odilia Romero and Janet Martínez, designated a Cultural Treasure of South LA. CIELO’s Community Indigenous Language Program trains community members as professional interpreters, connecting courts, hospitals, and nonprofits with indigenous language services. They also run language revitalization workshops and mental health services. Website: mycielo.org
FIOB (Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales) — Founded in LA in 1991, FIOB serves indigenous migrant communities across California and Mexican states of origin. Programs include decolonization workshops, MIEL (Mujeres Indígenas en Liderazgo) women’s leadership program, indigenous language workshops for hospitals and courts, “Recipes for Change” intergenerational Zapotec cuisine project, and the magazine El Tequito. Website: fiob.online
Impulso Newspaper — Founded in 2004, the region’s only newspaper dedicated to LA’s ~250,000 Oaxacan residents. Free, distributed biweekly across LA and Santa Monica. Trilingual staff (Zapotec-Spanish-English). Website: impulsonewspaper.com
Hometown Associations & State Federations
LA is the national capital of Mexican hometown associations. The Council of Presidents of Mexican Federations of Los Angeles coordinates 12 of 13 state federations in the region. The Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses del Sur de California (founded 1989–1991) is the largest in the US with 103+ affiliated clubs and is a national leader in 3×1 matching-fund projects for hometown infrastructure. The Federation of Zacatecan Clubs has 75 clubs in LA and pioneered the 3×1 Program that was later adopted across all 31 Mexican states. In total, over 1,000 Mexican HTAs operate across the region.
Charreada — LA’s Living Jalisco Heritage
The Pico Rivera Sports Arena (11003 Sports Arena Rd) is a 6,000-seat facility built in 1978 expressly for charreadas, earning Pico Rivera the designation “Ciudad de Charros” (City of Cowboys). The Charros de Los Angeles, federated by the Federación Mexicana de Charrería in 1962, is the first official U.S. charro association. The arena hosts El Clásico de las Américas, a week-long charreada considered the biggest of its kind. Events include el paso de la muerte (jumping bareback from a tame horse to a wild one), coleadero (steer tailing), and escaramuza — precision equestrian choreography performed by all-women teams. Charrería was popularized by the charros of Jalisco and became Mexico’s official national sport.
Major Cultural Events
Día de los Muertos — LA has multiple major celebrations: Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6000 Santa Monica Blvd) hosts the largest celebration outside Mexico, with ~40,000 attendees over three sessions. Self Help Graphics & Art in East LA runs the nation’s longest-running Día de los Muertos — now in its 52nd year — with a free event featuring a procession on the Metro E Line from Mariachi Plaza, Danzantes Aztecas, community altars, and free October workshops for papel picado and paper flowers. Olvera Street / Placita Olvera hosts nightly programs from October 25 through November 2.
Fiestas Patrias (September 16) — The East LA Mexican Independence Day Parade is an 80-year tradition (since 1946), the nation’s largest and oldest Latin parade, drawing 20,000+ attendees and broadcast on ABC7. El Grito celebrations take place at El Pueblo/Olvera Street, LA City Hall, and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (501 N. Main St, adjacent to Olvera Street) — A Smithsonian Affiliate museum and cultural center on 2.22 acres with permanent exhibitions on Mexican-American LA history, a teaching kitchen (“LA Cocina de Gloria Molina”), and free programming including salsa concerts, book talks, film screenings, and family days.
Indigenous Communities — 36 Languages, One City
LA’s Mexican community is not only Spanish-speaking. Los Angeles County is home to at least 24 distinct indigenous migrant communities from Mexico and Central America, speaking 36+ indigenous languages that are not Spanish and not mutually intelligible. California overall has an estimated 170,000 indigenous migrants from Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Michoacán. This is the part of LA’s Mexican community that no other guide covers.
Zapotec Community — The Largest Indigenous Group
An estimated 200,000 Zapotecs live in Los Angeles County, making LA the largest Zapotec population center outside of Oaxaca. Zapotec families are concentrated in Pico-Union and Koreatown (zip code 90006 is the densest Zapotec area on CIELO’s language map). In a 2021 CIELO survey of indigenous migrant families, 65% identified as Zapotec. Employment patterns are distinct from the broader Mexican community: 44% work in the restaurant industry, 29% in cleaning and janitorial services, and 11% in garment factories. Zapotec migration to California began in the 1940s through the Bracero Program, and the community has maintained deep connections to home villages through ORO, CIELO, and FIOB (described in the Cultural Life section above).
Chinantec, Triqui & Mixtec
The Chinantec community makes up roughly 8% of LA’s indigenous population, concentrated in the Long Beach area and San Gabriel Valley. Many arrived during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Triqui community (also about 8%) is most concentrated in California’s agricultural regions — Madera, Oxnard, and Greenfield — with some presence in LA proper. About 20,000 Triquis live in Mexico total. Mixtec (Tu’un Savi) speakers are more numerous in agricultural areas like Ventura County and the Central Valley than in LA itself, and their language has so many regional variants that speakers from different towns may not understand each other.
Purépecha, Nahua & Yucatec Maya
The Purépecha community from Michoacán speaks a language isolate — unrelated to any other language family in the Americas. Purépecha presence in LA is smaller than in the San Joaquin Valley, where Proyecto Purépecha works to restore language, music, and dance traditions. An estimated 140,800 Nahuatl speakers live in the United States, and LA is one of the major Nahua migratory capital cities. Academia Semillas del Pueblo, a charter school in LA, teaches Nahua language and culture, and UCLA offers Nahuatl language instruction. For the Yucatec Maya community, the Mundo Maya Foundation (founded 2000) provides education, immigration, and health services, and partners with the LA County Department of Mental Health on culture-based community healing programs.
The “We Are Here” Language Map
In 2022, CIELO collaborated with UCLA cartographer Mariah Tso (Diné/Navajo Nation) to create an interactive map of indigenous languages in LA, documenting 30+ communities and 17+ indigenous languages based on surveys of ~2,500 households (~11,000 individuals). The map confirms that Zapotec is dominant in 90006 (Pico-Union/Koreatown) and K’iche’ (Guatemalan Maya) is dominant in 90057 (Westlake). CIELO offers free language classes in Dilla Xhon (Zapotec), Tu’un Savi (Mixtec), Maya T’aan, and Ayuujk (Mixe) — the only organization in LA providing indigenous language instruction at this scale.
The 2022 City Council Scandal — A Turning Point
In October 2022, leaked audio revealed LA City Council President Nury Martinez making anti-indigenous, anti-Oaxacan remarks, calling indigenous community members “short little dark people” and “ugly,” while Council Member Gil Cedillo responded “puro Oaxacan.” Martinez resigned. CIELO co-founder Odilia Romero (Zapotec) responded: “Institutionalized racism, and prejudice, we see it.” The scandal catalyzed the Oaxacan Corridor designation one year later (October 2023), introduced by Councilwomen Heather Hutt and Eunisses Hernandez — a proposal that ORO had originally pitched to former Council Member Cedillo a decade earlier.
Faith & Religious Life
The Virgen de Guadalupe unites every Mexican community in LA regardless of regional origin. The Archdiocese of LA’s annual Guadalupe Procession (94+ years running) starts at Ford Boulevard near the 710 Freeway, stops at Our Lady of Solitude Parish for the Archbishop’s blessing, and draws 20,000+ faithful with 35 andas (decorated carts carrying Virgin images), 37 Aztec dance groups, equestrian troupes, and Catholic school students. It is the defining religious event for East LA every December.
San Judas Tadeo (Saint Jude) devotion — a marker of Mexico City working-class identity — has multiple centers in LA: St. Thomas the Apostle Parish (2727 W. Pico Blvd, right on the Oaxacan Corridor), Santuario San Judas Tadeo (11553 Leffingwell Rd, Norwalk), and Iglesia de San Judas Tadeo (11855 Hart St, North Hollywood). For the Oaxacan community specifically, the Virgin of Juquila feast day (December 8) draws 5,000+ families from across California for a day-long pilgrimage with Oaxacan food, dance, and prayer.
LA’s growing evangelical and Protestant community (~15% of Mexican Americans) has deep roots — modern Pentecostalism was born in LA, and almost every Protestant denomination has Spanish-language congregations. Mexican Evangelical Memorial Church (5839 Whittier Blvd) is one of many serving the community.
Job Market & Economy
LA’s Mexican workforce spans every sector. Construction is a major employer with average hourly wages of $26–$27/hr ($23–$32 range). The garment industry employs ~40,000 workers (overwhelmingly female immigrants from Mexico and Central America) — LA manufactures 80%+ of US-made garments — though the industry has faced documented wage theft issues, addressed in part by California’s Garment Worker Protection Act (SB 62, 2021). Hospitality, food service, and domestic work are major employers across Mexican neighborhoods. Agricultural work in surrounding counties (Ventura, Kern, Riverside) employs many from indigenous communities.
Mexican-owned business corridors include the Oaxacan Corridor on Pico Boulevard (70+ businesses), commercial strips along Cesar Chavez Avenue and 1st Street in Boyle Heights, Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park, and the historic Olvera Street marketplace. The entertainment industry — the defining LA employer — has become increasingly diverse, with a majority nonwhite workforce as of 2022. Union representation is strong through SEIU (whose LA janitors made history in the 1990 Justice for Janitors strike) and the Garment Worker Center.
Professional associations with deep roots in LA include MAES (Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, founded in LA in 1974) working to increase Hispanic representation in STEM fields, ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for Finance and Accounting, founded in LA in 1972) — the first national Latino professional association in the United States, and MEXCHAMBER (Mexican International Chamber of Commerce & Industry, founded in LA in 1984) supporting import/export businesses between Mexico and the US. The LA Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and LA Latino Chamber of Commerce provide networking and mentoring for small business owners across the region.
Cost of Living
LA is expensive — but Mexican neighborhoods offer some of the most affordable options in the metro. Here’s a realistic breakdown:
Bell Gardens: ~$1,196/mo avg • Pico Union: ~$1,348/mo (1BR) • East LA: ~$1,500–$1,800/mo • South Gate: ~$1,563/mo • San Fernando Valley: $1,400–$2,200/mo • Huntington Park: ~$1,950/mo • Boyle Heights: ~$2,264/mo (rising) • LA city average: ~$2,758/mo
LA is significantly more expensive than Houston, Phoenix, or Chicago for Mexican families. California also has state income tax (unlike Texas), which reduces take-home pay. However, the southeast suburbs (Bell Gardens, South Gate, Huntington Park) remain relatively affordable, and the density of Mexican businesses means groceries and dining at regional restaurants can be competitive. Tenant protections are strong: LA’s rent stabilization ordinance covers buildings built before October 1978, and California’s AB 1482 caps rent increases at 5% + inflation (max 10%) for buildings 15+ years old, with just-cause eviction protections.
Gentrification warning: Boyle Heights and Pico Union/Westlake are both under displacement pressure. Families being priced out are moving to the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties), the Antelope Valley (Palmdale, Lancaster), or the southeast suburbs. Some are leaving California entirely for Las Vegas or Phoenix.
Schools & Education
LAUSD operates 101 dual-language immersion programs across elementary and middle schools, with Spanish-English programs at schools including Queen Anne, Eastman, Nevada, Grand View, Montara, and Santana Arts Academy. Aldama Elementary in northeast LA has the longest-established Spanish-English dual-language program (since 2008, TK–5th grade). To find programs near you, call the LAUSD Choices Support Line at (213) 241-4177. Classes split time equally between English and Spanish instruction with mixed classrooms of English learners and English speakers.
For adult education and English classes, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has an ESL program with an academic track (ESL to English 101 equivalent), free tutoring, counseling, and support for students of all backgrounds. LAUSD’s Division of Adult & Career Education offers additional ESL at locations including the East LA Occupational Center (2100 Marengo St) with a Family Literacy Program.
Practical Information
Mexican Consulate
Address: 2401 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Hours: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM
Phone: (213) 351-6800 Ext. 2518
Matrícula Consular: (213) 351-6837
Appointments: citas.sre.gob.mx
Services: Passports, matrícula consular, birth and marriage registrations, powers of attorney, consular documents
Ventanilla de Salud (Health Window at the Consulate)
Located inside the Mexican Consulate, the Ventanilla de Salud is a free health services program operated by Mexico’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME). Services include chronic disease prevention counseling (diabetes, obesity, hypertension), a Mental Health Module offering workshops and up to 8 free psychotherapy sessions (in collaboration with LA County Department of Mental Health), HIV/AIDS detection, vaccinations (including COVID-19 and influenza), diagnostic screenings, health insurance eligibility guidance, and substance abuse and family violence counseling. No appointment needed for most services.
Plaza Comunitaria (Free Adult Education)
A free adult education program run in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate, Plaza Comunitaria teaches Spanish-speaking adults to read, write, and complete elementary and secondary education across three levels. Graduates receive a diploma from Mexico’s Secretary of Public Education (SEP) that can integrate with GED preparation. In LA, CARECEN (Central American Resource Center) partners with the consulate to deliver Plaza Comunitaria classes, and Cerritos College also hosts a program. Financial stipends may be available for participants.
IME Becas Scholarships
The IME-Becas program, administered through the Consulate General of Mexico in LA in collaboration with The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and AltaMed, provides scholarships for students of Mexican origin. The program supports college and graduate-level students pursuing degrees in fields relevant to the Mexican-origin community. Applications are typically announced through the consulate’s social media and community networks.
Flights to Mexico from LAX
Mexico City: Multiple daily nonstop flights on Aeroméxico, American, Delta, VivaAerobus, and Volaris (5 airlines).
Guadalajara: ~35 flights per week (5/day) on Aeroméxico, Alaska, VivaAerobus, and Volaris.
Oaxaca: Volaris only — 4 flights per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday), approximately 4 hours.
Driver’s License
California’s AB 60 (“Safe and Responsible Driver Act”) allows all California residents to obtain a driver’s license regardless of immigration status. Over 1 million residents have obtained licenses under this law. Requirements: proof of identity (Mexican passport, consular card, or electoral card) + California residency proof (utility bills, rental agreements, school records). You must pass written and behind-the-wheel tests and carry auto insurance. The license reads “Federal Limits Apply” (cannot be used for domestic flights or federal facility access). Appointments: 1-800-777-0133 or dmv.ca.gov.
Healthcare
AltaMed Health Services is the largest nonprofit community health center in California with 40+ clinics serving ~240,000 patients annually. Key locations include East LA (2219 E. 1st St), Westlake (2100 W. 3rd St), Huntington Park, and El Monte. AltaMed accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered California, and offers sliding-scale fees for the uninsured. Their mission is specifically to eliminate health disparities for Latino communities. Additional community health centers include Comprehensive Community Health Centers (CCHC) with primary, dental, behavioral health, and optometry services on a sliding scale, and the LA County Department of Health Services network (dhs.lacounty.gov).
Money Transfers
Western Union is available at thousands of LA locations, with pickup in Mexico at Banco Azteca, Bancoppel, Oxxo, Elektra, Walmart, and Farmacias Guadalajara (38,000 Mexico locations total). Maximum cash pickup: $7,499. Mexico received $63 billion in remittances in 2023 (4.5% of GDP), with an average transfer of ~$400.
Data Sources
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-Year Estimates) • Community organization websites and direct verification • Local school district enrollment data • Zillow and Apartments.com (rent estimates) • Glassdoor and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (salary data) • Redfin (home price data). Community population estimates reflect available Census language data combined with organization-reported figures. Read our full research methodology →