Pico-Robertson
# Pico-Robertson

Pico-Robertson is a relatively densely-populated neighborhood in the Westside of Los Angeles, California, flanked on the north, northeast, and west by Beverly Hills, on the east by Carthay and Mid-City, on the south by Mid-City, Beverlywood and Cheviot Hills. It is notable for its large Jewish population.

## Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 18,019 residents in the 1.03-square-mile Pico-Robertson neighborhood—an average of 17,468 people per square mile, among the highest population densities for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 19,253. The median age for residents was 36, older than the city at large; the percentages of residents aged 19 to 34 and 65 and older were among the county's highest.

The neighborhood was considered "not especially diverse" ethnically. The breakdown was whites, 73.5%; Latinos, 7.3%; Asians, 5.7%; blacks, 5.6%; and others, 7.9%. Iran (37.2%) and Israel (5.7%) were the most common places of birth for the 34.6% of the residents who were born abroad—about the same percentage as in the city at large.

### Jewish community

The neighborhood is home to a substantial Jewish community, with large yeshivas, Jewish day schools, synagogues, and mikvahs.

### Income

In 2000, the median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $63,356, an average figure for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.1 people was low for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 73.1% of the housing stock, and house or apartment owners held 26.9%.

## Nearby places

Relation of Pico-Robertson to nearby places, not necessarily contiguous:

Places adjacent to Pico-Robertson :

Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills & Hollywood Hills West

Carthay & Beverly Grove

Beverly Hills & West Los Angeles

Pico-Robertson

Mid-City

Cheviot Hills

Mid-City, Beverlywood & Cheviot Hills

Mid-City & West Adams :

## Enclaves

Smaller neighborhoods within Pico-Robertson include:

* Beverlywood
* Castle Heights
* Crestview
* Reynier Village
* La Cienega Heights

## Education

Forty-eight percent of residents aged 25 and older possessed a four-year degree in 2000, a high rate for both the city and the county. The percentages of those residents with a master's degree was considered high for the county.

There are no public schools within Pico-Robertson. The six private schools in the neighborhood include:

* Bais Chaya Mushka Chabad, K-12, 9051 West Pico Boulevard
* Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy, elementary, 1055 South La Cienega Boulevard
* St. Mary Magdalen Elementary School, 1223 South Corning Street
* Mesivta Birkas Yitzchok, boys grades 9-12 yeshiva high school, 6022 W. Pico Boulevard
* Yeshiva Ketana Tashbar Sephardic, boys Pre-kindergarten-8th grade, 1210 South La Cienega Blvd.
* Yeshiva of Los Angeles boys High School, 9760 West Pico Boulevard
* Yeshiva of Los Angeles girls High School, 1619 South Robertson Boulevard
* Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Los Angeles, boys grades 9-12, 1540 South Robertson Blvd.
