Rosemead, California
Rosemead is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 51,185. Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities, along with Alhambra, Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a growing Asian-American population.
History
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the area around Rosemead was populated by Native Americans known as the people of the willow houses or better known as the Kizh, alternatively Tongva or as the Spaniards renamed them, the Gabrieleños. In 1771, the Spanish founded the first Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the area that was formally known as the village of Shevaangna or Siba what is now known as La Misión Vieja or Whittier Narrows on the border between Montebello and Rosemead. In 1775, the mission moved to avoid the spring floods that ruined the first crops, to its present location in San Gabriel formally known as the village of Tovisvanga.During the Spanish Colonial era, the area that is now the City of Rosemead was part of the land administered by the San Gabriel Mission. As part of the Mexican government's Secularization Act of 1833, the land, formerly held by the Mission, was distributed to private citizens, requiring only that they build a house and graze cattle, bringing to an end the Mission Era Following the Mexican–American War and the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe which transferred sovereignty over the territory now known as the State of California to the United States, Anglo-American immigration began to flow to the area. The southern part of Rosemead was part of Rancho Potrero Grande which was originally granted to a Native American man named Manuel Antonio, who was a "mayordomo" at the San Gabriel Mission. The ranch was later transferred to Juan Matias Sánchez.
In 1852, John and Harriet Guess moved cross-country in an ox drawn wagon, to the San Gabriel Valley from Conway County, Arkansas. In 1855, the couple camped where present-day Savannah Elementary School is located on Rio Hondo Avenue. They rented the land until 1867, when John Guess purchased of a ranch and named it Savannah. The land stretched from Valley Boulevard to Marshall Street, and from Rosemead Boulevard to the Eaton Wash.
Other pioneers, Frank Forst and Leonard John Rose, also settled in this valley. Rose and his wife Amanda bought about of land between what is now Rosemead Boulevard and Walnut Grove Avenue. Rose bred and trained horses for a living. He named his ranch "Rose's Meadow" which was eventually shortened to Rosemeade and gave the city its name. Rosemeade was once again shortened to Rosemead. The peaceful, pastoral community flourished with small truck farms and rabbit and chicken farms. Settlers moved in and also raised vegetables, fruits, grain and feed for the animals. It wasn't until August 4, 1959, the citizens elected to incorporate Rosemead into a city.
Rosemead Airport
Rosemead Airport is one of the vanished former airports which once were spread all throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Western Air College operated the airport. The airport at this location in Rosemead was apparently built at some point between 1940 and 1942, as it was not depicted on a 1940 LA street map. The earliest depiction of this airport was on a 1942 street map, which labeled the field as the Western Air College Airport. At some point between 1942 and 1944 the airport was renamed Rosemead, as that is how it was labeled on the 1944 LA Sectional Aeronautical Chart. A flying school was also operated at Rosemead Airport.Fletcher Aviation acquired the airport from the Heasley brothers during the Korean War and later sold to AJ Industries in the 1960s, AJ immediately sold the portion of the land from Rio Hondo Avenue almost to Rosemead Boulevard to AeroJet Corporation and they built a large facility there. It was named Flair Park and the roadway that parallels I-10 was named Flair Drive.
Demographics
Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities in the west San Gabriel Valley with a growing Asian population. Rosemead has a significant population from Mexico, among other Latino nationalities. Less than 1% of the population is African-American or Native American.Rosemead was first listed in the 1960 U.S. census as part of the Southwest San Gabriel Valley census community division.
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 4,295 | 2,549 | 1,664 | 8.03% | 4.74% | 3.25% |
| Black or African American alone | 262 | 176 | 221 | 0.49% | 0.33% | 0.43% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 112 | 56 | 42 | 0.21% | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| Asian alone | 25,970 | 32,439 | 32,758 | 48.54% | 60.34% | 64.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 18 | 14 | 20 | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other race alone | 26 | 26 | 130 | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.25% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 725 | 357 | 444 | 1.36% | 0.66% | 0.87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22,097 | 18,147 | 15,906 | 41.30% | 33.75% | 31.08% |
| Total | 53,505 | 53,764 | 51,185 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Rosemead had a population of 51,185. The population density was. The racial makeup of Rosemead was 7.7% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 64.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 17.3% from other races, and 8.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.1% of the population.The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.
There were 14,459 households, out of which 35.9% included children under the age of 18, 50.4% were married-couple households, 5.0% were cohabiting couple households, 26.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.8% of households were one person, and 6.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.51. There were 11,821 families.
The age distribution was 18.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% aged 18 to 24, 25.4% aged 25 to 44, 29.1% aged 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.5years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males.
There were 14,889 housing units at an average density of, of which 14,459 were occupied. Of these, 47.0% were owner-occupied, and 53.0% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $123,220, and the per capita income was $60,820. About 2.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010
The 2010 United States census reported that Rosemead had a population of 53,764. The population density was. The racial makeup of Rosemead was 11,348 White, 273 African American, 396 Native American, 32,617 Asian, 32 Pacific Islander, 7,940 from other races, and 1,158 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18,147 persons.The Census reported that 53,351 people lived in households, 135 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 278 were institutionalized.
There were 14,247 households, out of which 6,267 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,028 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,502 had a female householder with no husband present, 1,373 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 571 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 74 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,739 households were made up of individuals, and 844 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.74. There were 11,903 families ; the average family size was 3.99.
The population was spread out, with 12,231 people under the age of 18, 5,225 people aged 18 to 24, 14,952 people aged 25 to 44, 14,392 people aged 45 to 64, and 6,964 people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
There were 14,805 housing units at an average density of, of which 6,972 were owner-occupied, and 7,275 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 26,324 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 27,027 people lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States census, Rosemead had a median household income of $45,760, with 18.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.