Demographics and the Outsider Perspective

Demographics: Sepulveda Braddock
If there was a fictional television show that could summarize, Culver City it would be a diverse version of Mayberry. The citizens all seemed to have an old fashion since of community. The citizens that my group ran into were all very friendly and diverse. The city at large seemed to thrive for arts, music and entertainment in the downtown area, home of the Mega Sony Picture Studio. The downtown area gives you a trendy since of livelihood with the center café’s, restaurants, and community festivities. We were encouraged to check out the upcoming music and wine tasting festival. An annual event the cities residents enjoys with live music, wine, entertainment and food. The heart of the city represents and old Mayberry feeling of community safety with the police force at its center. While having coffee at the corner of Sepulveda and Braddock, a police officer sat and shared coffee with a family sitting beside him. The family and the officer seemed to bridge the feeling of safety and neighborly love. The city streets were clean and the police officers took a firm hand in ensuring the city was free from tagging and defaming public property. The city caters largely to family with large parks and recreational activities. Located near Sepulveda and Braddock was a family ice skating ring where a couple can go to unwind after a long hot day for the cost of $9.00.

Socioeconomic Trends and the Outsider Prospective
The dominant ethnic group was Caucasian although there was a good indication that this trend was shifting. While visiting the teen Center located 4153 Overland Avenue the children represented a rainbow of nationalities. Our group at large started our tour at the Culver City Senior Center located at 4095 Overland Avenue the large majority of the Culver City Senior were Caucasian. The Culver City teens and younger youth were of all nationalities.
If I were an outsider moving to the city of Culver City for the first time after getting through the initial shock of being in a new place I think I would find the city had a lot to offer me. The many assets an incoming family could benefit from are: great recreation, community safety, and a since of camaraderie. Many of the community members overall have lived and grew up in the city of Culver City all their lives. Many of the Culver City residents have had some college education or higher many of them stay in their same town and community instead of venturing on to other cities. The median and average income is currently listed between sixty to 78,000 dollars per household according to <http://www.culvercity.org/planning/demographics.asp> (2009, August 31). Overall a family of two with some education would have a higher chance of sustaining their cost of living than a family with more limited resources.