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Westlake South
Neighborhood Intelligence

Westlake South, around MacArthur Park: LADBS permits, LAPD offenses, 311 requests, parks and zoning inside the council's outline.

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22,908

Population

$37,770

Median Income

$606,000

Median Home Value

8,931

Housing Units

Based on 2024 ACS data

About Westlake South

About 22,900 people live inside the council's outline.

Teragram Ballroom, Loyola Law School and Westlake / MacArthur Park Station (Metro B and D Lines) are among the places mapped inside the outline. Esperanza Elementary and John H. Liechty Middle are among the Los Angeles Unified schools listed. The Metro D Line, Metro B Line and Metro Local 51, 18, 66, 2, 93, 20 and 28 stop inside. Zoning in Westlake South is mostly commercial (CW, C2, C4), with multi-family residential in smaller shares; the exact district varies by parcel. Every layer on the page is clipped to the council's outline.

Boundaries

N Westlake North and Downtown Los Angeles
S Pico Union and Downtown Los Angeles
E Downtown Los Angeles and Westlake North
W MacArthur Park and Westlake North

Transit

Metro D Line
Metro B Line
Metro Local 51
Metro Local 66
Metro Local 2
Metro Local 20
Metro Local 18
Metro Local 28

Landmarks

Teragram Ballroom
Loyola Law School
Westlake / MacArthur Park Station (Metro B and D Lines)
Westlake Theater

Nearby:Downtown Los Angeles →MacArthur Park →Pico Union →Westlake North →

What CivicScout Tracks in Westlake South

SAF

Safety & Crime Data

CivicScout counts LAPD reported offenses that carry a location, clipped to the Westlake South 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 19 permits for addresses in Westlake South over the past 12 months in the public data: 89% alterations and repairs and 5% grading.

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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 Westlake South is mostly commercial (CW, C2, C4), with multi-family residential 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 Westlake South 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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