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Mid City
Neighborhood Intelligence

Mid City in Los Angeles: permits, LAPD offenses inside the council's outline, with small parks, schools and Metro Local bus lines.

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25,592

Population

$78,170

Median Income

$1,150,000

Median Home Value

10,643

Housing Units

Based on 2024 ACS data

About Mid City

Mid City is a compact section of Los Angeles, with PICO and Olympic Park to the north, West Adams to the south and United Neighborhoods to the east. About 25,600 people live inside the council's outline. Local place names in the data include Victoria Park, Mid-City Heights and Lafayette Park Square.

Named places inside include the Eleanor Green Roberts Aquatic Center, the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center and Genesee Avenue Park. Metro Local lines 35/38, 33, 212, 217, 210, 105 and 30 stop inside the outline. Zoning in Mid City is mostly multi-family residential (RD1.5, RD2, R2), with public facility in smaller shares; the exact district varies by parcel. Every layer on this page is clipped to the council's outline.

Boundaries

N PICO and Olympic Park
S West Adams
E United Neighborhoods
W South Robertson

Transit

Metro Local 35/38
Metro Local 33
Metro Local 212
Metro Local 217
Metro Local 210
Metro Local 105
Metro Local 30

Landmarks

Eleanor Green Roberts Aquatic Center
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
Genesee Avenue Park
Mascot Park

Nearby:PICO →South Robertson →United Neighborhoods →West Adams →Olympic Park →

What CivicScout Tracks in Mid City

SAF

Safety & Crime Data

CivicScout counts LAPD reported offenses that carry a location, clipped to the Mid City Neighborhood Council outline (LAPD places each offense on its hundred block, so offenses on a boundary street can fall on either side). Traffic crashes and food inspections are not available for Los Angeles (LAPD’s collision feed stopped updating in March 2025), so their absence here means no data, not no incidents.

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BLD

Building Permits

LADBS issued 272 permits for addresses in Mid City over the past 12 months in the public data: 59% alterations and repairs and 15% new buildings. Among alteration, addition and new-building permits, the most common use is single family (33%).

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DEV

What's Being Built

Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.

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ZON

Zoning Intelligence

Zoning in Mid City is mostly multi-family residential (RD1.5, RD2, R2), with public facility in smaller shares; the exact district varies by parcel.

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SCH

Schools

The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.

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RPT

Location Reports

A CivicScout report for any Mid City address combines permits, LAPD offenses, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile. Traffic crashes, food inspections and code violations are not available for Los Angeles.

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