COVID cases rise in lower-income communities, again

Wealthier areas, some of which experienced a spike a month ago, see rates fall
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The Delta variant’s stampede across Los Angeles has slowed in recent weeks, with the number of new daily infections plateauing in the general range of 2,500-3,500, and hospitalizations declining. 

 

Yet improvements are far from uniform, with some of the poorest parts of Los Angeles still experiencing a surge, while certain wealthy areas are enjoying a decrease in cases. 

[Scroll down to find out how your LA community fared last month.]

That appears to be another reversal from the course the virus was taking just a few weeks ago. Crosstown last month reported that the surge in cases brought on by the Delta variant was being heavily felt in some wealthier communities. South Pasadena, Bel-Air and Manhattan Beach were among the neighborhoods that saw a large percentage increase in cases. 

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In the last few weeks, that has shifted again, as a number of lower-income areas have started to see numbers rise.

 

East Los Angeles experienced the largest percentage increase, a 270% shift from the 381 cases in July to 1,409 in August. There was a 237% jump in Historic South-Central, the 110 July cases ballooning to 371 the following month.

Neighborhoods with greatest increase in coronavirus cases from July to August

Table showing communities with largest coronavirus case increase in August

 

The spike in those neighborhoods may also reflect comparatively lower vaccination rates. For example, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 85.5% of people 12 and older in South Pasadena have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. In Manhattan Beach the rate is 84.7%.

 

By comparison, in unincorporated East Los Angeles, 70.2% of residents have received at least one dose. The rate in Adams-Normandie is 67.4%.

 

As lower-income neighborhoods continue to suffer, some of the wealthier areas hit hard a month ago are now seeing conditions improve. West Hollywood experienced a monthly caseload drop of 25%, from 556 infections in July to 417 in August. In Bel-Air, the 64 cases in July declined 14%, to 55 last month. 

 

In Beverly Hills the month-to-month decline was 3%. In Brentwood it was 2.8%.

 

During the pandemic, Los Angeles County has sometimes seen surges of the virus start in relatively affluent neighborhoods, and then migrate into lower-income areas with a greater number of essential workers who are largely unable to do their job from home. These communities have been hit disproportionately hard and for sustained periods.

 

Find out how your community fared between July and August

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Neighborhood New cases in July New cases in August # change % change
acton 30 114 84 280.00%
adams-normandie 24 86 62 258.33%
agoura-hills 92 192 100 108.70%
agua-dulce 21 49 28 133.33%
alhambra 297 587 290 97.64%
alondra-park 36 56 20 55.56%
altadena 189 301 112 59.26%
angeles-crest 8 15 7 87.50%
arcadia 168 255 87 51.79%
arleta 148 360 212 143.24%
arlington-heights 40 60 20 50.00%
artesia 68 210 142 208.82%
atwater-village 74 123 49 66.22%
avalon 3 7 4 133.33%
avocado-heights 48 143 95 197.92%
azusa 195 499 304 155.90%
baldwin-hillscrenshaw 245 361 116 47.35%
baldwin-park 252 703 451 178.97%
bel-air 64 55 -9 -14.06%
bell 132 355 223 168.94%
bellflower 495 1011 516 104.24%
bell-gardens 121 352 231 190.91%
beverly-crest 90 89 -1 -1.11%
beverly-grove 193 246 53 27.46%
beverly-hills 359 348 -11 -3.06%
beverlywood 97 147 50 51.55%
boyle-heights 273 895 622 227.84%
bradbury 0 2 2 #DIV/0!
brentwood 209 203 -6 -2.87%
broadway-manchester 307 683 376 122.48%
burbank 605 928 323 53.39%
calabasas 134 192 58 43.28%
canoga-park 270 708 438 162.22%
carson 498 1043 545 109.44%
carthay 193 246 53 27.46%
castaic 154 295 141 91.56%
castaic-canyons 109 159 50 45.87%
central-alameda 178 563 385 216.29%
century-city 75 99 24 32.00%
cerritos 147 304 157 106.80%
charter-oak 56 129 73 130.36%
chatsworth 219 422 203 92.69%
chatsworth-reservoir 253 405 152 60.08%
chesterfield-square 233 493 260 111.59%
cheviot-hills 56 79 23 41.07%
chinatown 57 78 21 36.84%
citrus 47 157 110 234.04%
claremont 96 253 157 163.54%
commerce 72 169 97 134.72%
compton 552 1131 579 104.89%
covina 244 594 350 143.44%
cudahy 103 306 203 197.09%
culver-city 219 263 44 20.09%
cypress-park 102 164 62 60.78%
del-aire 58 84 26 44.83%
del-rey 218 255 37 16.97%
desert-view-highlands 11 24 13 118.18%
diamond-bar 180 330 150 83.33%
downey 565 1316 751 132.92%
downtown 755 1343 588 77.88%
duarte 87 207 120 137.93%
eagle-rock 175 284 109 62.29%
east-compton 74 152 78 105.41%
east-hollywood 143 308 165 115.38%
east-la-mirada 37 127 90 243.24%
east-los-angeles 381 1409 1028 269.82%
east-pasadena 4 8 4 100.00%
east-san-gabriel 49 122 73 148.98%
echo-park 305 527 222 72.79%
elizabeth-lake 3 9 6 200.00%
el-monte 330 830 500 151.52%
el-segundo 95 124 29 30.53%
el-sereno 175 421 246 140.57%
elysian-park 34 53 19 55.88%
elysian-valley 38 77 39 102.63%
encino 312 447 135 43.27%
exposition-park 246 427 181 73.58%
fairfax 548 723 175 31.93%
florence 188 596 408 217.02%
florence-firestone 220 717 497 225.91%
gardena 351 633 282 80.34%
glassell-park 109 276 167 153.21%
glendale 1104 2083 979 88.68%
glendora 212 513 301 141.98%
gramercy-park 111 168 57 51.35%
granada-hills 379 672 293 77.31%
green-meadows 307 683 376 122.48%
green-valley 109 159 50 45.87%
griffith-park 200 301 101 50.50%
hacienda-heights 177 370 193 109.04%
hancock-park 113 125 12 10.62%
hansen-dam 65 166 101 155.38%
harbor-city 186 335 149 80.11%
harbor-gateway 233 402 169 72.53%
harvard-heights 68 128 60 88.24%
harvard-park 233 493 260 111.59%
hasley-canyon 154 295 141 91.56%
hawaiian-gardens 75 157 82 109.33%
hawthorne 535 915 380 71.03%
hermosa-beach 145 231 86 59.31%
hidden-hills 12 16 4 33.33%
highland-park 223 372 149 66.82%
historic-south-central 110 371 261 237.27%
hollywood 749 821 72 9.61%
hollywood-hills 269 300 31 11.52%
hollywood-hills-west 269 300 31 11.52%
huntington-park 179 499 320 178.77%
hyde-park 262 412 150 57.25%
industry 1 14 13 1300.00%
inglewood 973 1252 279 28.67%
irwindale 5 33 28 560.00%
jefferson-park 45 86 41 91.11%
koreatown 558 899 341 61.11%
la-canada-flintridge 64 137 73 114.06%
la-crescenta-montrose 64 145 81 126.56%
ladera-heights 61 65 4 6.56%
la-habra-heights 4 5 1 25.00%
lake-balboa 244 463 219 89.75%
lake-hughes 1 3 2 200.00%
lake-los-angeles 50 133 83 166.00%
lake-view-terrace 65 166 101 155.38%
lakewood 494 858 364 73.68%
la-mirada 187 470 283 151.34%
lancaster 1029 2416 1387 134.79%
la-puente 147 394 247 168.03%
larchmont 548 723 175 31.93%
la-verne 98 305 207 211.22%
lawndale 158 278 120 75.95%
leimert-park 136 198 62 45.59%
lennox 69 182 113 163.77%
leona-valley 8 12 4 50.00%
lincoln-heights 147 301 154 104.76%
littlerock 7 49 42 600.00%
lomita 64 220 156 243.75%
long-beach 2216 4888 2672 120.58%
lopezkagel-canyons 8 21 13 162.50%
los-feliz 200 301 101 50.50%
lynwood 324 700 376 116.05%
malibu 66 92 26 39.39%
manchester-square 70 140 70 100.00%
manhattan-beach 191 298 107 56.02%
marina-del-rey 103 108 5 4.85%
mar-vista 305 289 -16 -5.25%
mayflower-village 71 137 66 92.96%
maywood 91 264 173 190.11%
mid-city 400 600 200 50.00%
mid-wilshire 339 402 63 18.58%
mission-hills 166 319 153 92.17%
monrovia 135 344 209 154.81%
montebello 247 650 403 163.16%
montecito-heights 147 301 154 104.76%
monterey-park 164 334 170 103.66%
mount-washington 102 164 62 60.78%
northeast-antelope-valley 20 68 48 240.00%
north-el-monte 168 255 87 51.79%
north-hills 261 661 400 153.26%
north-hollywood 1122 1717 595 53.03%
northridge 441 723 282 63.95%
northwest-antelope-valley 8 33 25 312.50%
northwest-palmdale 14 41 27 192.86%
north-whittier 66 88 22 33.33%
norwalk 478 1141 663 138.70%
pacific-palisades 113 155 42 37.17%
pacoima 322 889 567 176.09%
palmdale 827 2105 1278 154.53%
palms 251 329 78 31.08%
palos-verdes-estates 52 82 30 57.69%
panorama-city 349 779 430 123.21%
paramount 285 641 356 124.91%
pasadena 530 846 316 59.62%
pico-rivera 232 681 449 193.53%
pico-robertson 59 117 58 98.31%
pico-union 127 354 227 178.74%
playa-del-rey 21 27 6 28.57%
playa-vista 83 117 34 40.96%
pomona 740 2365 1625 219.59%
porter-ranch 203 340 137 67.49%
quartz-hill 69 143 74 107.25%
ramona 76 190 114 150.00%
rancho-dominguez 34 37 3 8.82%
rancho-palos-verdes 139 258 119 85.61%
rancho-park 52 56 4 7.69%
redondo-beach 324 571 247 76.23%
reseda 445 998 553 124.27%
ridge-route 154 295 141 91.56%
rolling-hills 8 20 12 150.00%
rolling-hills-estates 45 69 24 53.33%
rosemead 106 289 183 172.64%
rowland-heights 96 251 155 161.46%
san-clemente-island 0 0 0 #DIV/0!
san-dimas 128 366 238 185.94%
san-fernando 136 349 213 156.62%
san-gabriel 87 167 80 91.95%
san-marino 12 43 31 258.33%
san-pasqual 1 2 1 100.00%
san-pedro 447 1012 565 126.40%
santa-clarita 1372 2773 1401 102.11%
santa-fe-springs 94 236 142 151.06%
santa-monica 625 675 50 8.00%
sawtelle 272 340 68 25.00%
sepulveda-basin 312 447 135 43.27%
shadow-hills 31 37 6 19.35%
sherman-oaks 721 911 190 26.35%
sierra-madre 39 61 22 56.41%
signal-hill 92 107 15 16.30%
silver-lake 295 416 121 41.02%
south-diamond-bar 96 251 155 161.46%
southeast-antelope-valley 30 61 31 103.33%
south-el-monte 60 195 135 225.00%
south-gate 478 1200 722 151.05%
south-park 146 471 325 222.60%
south-pasadena 91 176 85 93.41%
south-san-gabriel 16 51 35 218.75%
south-san-jose-hills 68 155 87 127.94%
south-whittier 220 636 416 189.09%
stevenson-ranch 118 227 109 92.37%
studio-city 194 213 19 9.79%
sunland 95 219 124 130.53%
sun-valley 279 570 291 104.30%
sun-village 19 38 19 100.00%
sylmar 512 1064 552 107.81%
tarzana 156 342 186 119.23%
temple-city 63 173 110 174.60%
toluca-lake 98 103 5 5.10%
topanga 78 126 48 61.54%
torrance 519 993 474 91.33%
tujunga 128 321 193 150.78%
tujunga-canyons 2 1 -1 -50.00%
unincorporated-catalina-island 6 30 24 400.00%
unincorporated-santa-monica-mountains 78 126 48 61.54%
unincorporated-santa-susana-mountains 16 13 -3 -18.75%
university-park 120 235 115 95.83%
valinda 95 249 154 162.11%
valley-glen 186 366 180 96.77%
valley-village 203 327 124 61.08%
val-verde 16 48 32 200.00%
van-nuys 469 1015 546 116.42%
venice 364 406 42 11.54%
vermont-knolls 102 256 154 150.98%
vermont-slauson 233 493 260 111.59%
vermont-square 342 811 469 137.13%
vermont-vista 293 694 401 136.86%
vernon 5 2 -3 -60.00%
veterans-administration -35 13 48 -137.14%
view-park-windsor-hills 86 124 38 44.19%
vincent 76 190 114 150.00%
walnut 80 178 98 122.50%
walnut-park 46 157 111 241.30%
watts 231 569 338 146.32%
west-adams 354 602 248 70.06%
west-carson 99 223 124 125.25%
westchester 331 409 78 23.56%
west-compton 41 87 46 112.20%
west-covina 485 972 487 100.41%
west-hills 253 405 152 60.08%
west-hollywood 556 417 -139 -25.00%
westlake 321 583 262 81.62%
westlake-village 10 17 7 70.00%
west-los-angeles 272 340 68 25.00%
westmont 293 536 243 82.94%
west-puente-valley 77 240 163 211.69%
west-san-dimas 5 4 -1 -20.00%
west-whittier-los-nietos 102 321 219 214.71%
westwood 272 359 87 31.99%
whittier 352 973 621 176.42%
whittier-narrows 47 -7 -54 -114.89%
willowbrook 391 921 530 135.55%
wilmington 259 688 429 165.64%
windsor-square 113 125 12 10.62%
winnetka 247 530 283 114.57%
woodland-hills 474 786 312 65.82%

 

How we did it: We analyzed coronavirus data provided by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health from April 1 through August 31, 2021. 

Interested in our data? Check out the Crosstown coronavirus interactive map or email us at askus@xtown.la.