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Encino is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
Encino is situated in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is flanked on the north by Reseda and the Sepulveda Basin, on the east by Sherman Oaks, on the southeast by Bel-Air, on the south by Brentwood and on the west by Tarzana.
The 2000 U.S. census counted 41,905 residents in the 9.5-square-mile (25 km2) Encino neighborhood 4,411 inhabitants per square mile (1,703/km2), among the lowest population densities for the city but average for the county. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 44,581.
In 2000 the median age for residents was 42, considered old for city and county neighborhoods; the percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the county's highest.
The neighborhood was considered "not especially diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles, with a high percentage of white residents. The breakdown was whites, 80.1%; Latinos, 8.5%; Asians, 4.9%; blacks, 2.4%; and others, 4.1%. Iran (30.1%) and Russia (6.4%) were the most common places of birth for the 32.8% of the residents who were born abroad—an average percentage for Los Angeles.
The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $78,529, considered high for the city. The percentage of households that earned $125,000 and up was high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 2.3 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. Renters occupied 38.4% of the housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 61.6%.
The percentages of divorced residents and of widowed men and women were among the county's highest. In 2000 military veterans amounted to 10.6% of the population, a high rate for the county.
Encino Notable people:
Bud Abbott, comedian
Steve Allen, actor, author
Don Ameche, actor
Daniel Amen, psychiatrist, born in Encino
Marc Anthony, singer-songwriter
Gilbert Arenas, NBA player* Catherine Bach, actress
Foster Brooks, comedian
Edgar Rice Burroughs, author
Reggie Bush, NFL player
Richard Carlson, actor and film director
Jack Carson, actor
Johnny Carson, talk show host
Dana Carvey, actor-comedian
Johnny Cash, singer
Richard Crenna, actor
Cherie Currie, singer and actress, born in Encino
Marie Currie, singer and actress, born in Encino
Sondra Currie, actress
Lenny Dykstra, professional athlete
Alice Faye, actress
David Forst, general manager of Oakland Athletics
Annette Funicello, actress
Clark Gable, actor
David Gregory, television journalist
Dave Grohl, musician
Phil Harris, musician
Phil Hartman, actor
David Hasselhoff, actor and singer
Chick Hearn, sportscaster
Edward Everett Horton, actor
Ron Howard, actor, director and producer
Ice Cube, rapper and actor
Jackson family, musical group
Samuel L. Jackson, actor and producer
Kelly Johnson, engineer, Lockheed Aircraft executive
Al Jolson, singer and actor
Daren Kagasoff, actor, born in Encino
Lisa Kudrow, actress
Nick Lachey, singer
Tim Laker, professional baseball player
Martin Lawrence, actor and comedian
Carole Lombard, actress
Julie London, actress
Jayne Meadows, actor, author
Leighton Meester, actress and singer
Michael Milken, financier, born in Encino
Mahbod Moghadam, internet entrepreneur
Lori Nelson, actress
Barney Oldfield, race car driver
Gary Owens, disc jockey, actor, radio announcer
Kelly Paris, baseball player, born in Encino
Candace Parker and Shelden Williams, basketball stars
Chris Paul, NBA player
Logan Paul, YouTuber, actor, and director
Daniel Pearl, journalist
Tom Petty, singer-songwriter
Richard Pryor, actor and comedian
Billy Ray (born 1971), screenwriter and film director
Sally Ride, physicist and astronaut, born in Encino
Jenni Rivera, singer
Mickey Rooney, actor
Kyle Richards, Real Housewives star and actress
Ann Sheridan, actress
Dan Sheridan, actor
Victoria Justice, actress and singer
Ashlee Simpson, singer and actress
Slash, musician
Kenny Smith, NBA player and TNT host
Bob Thomas, Hollywood reporter and author
John Travolta, actor
Arthur Treacher, actor[41]
Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic! At the Disco
Steve Vai, guitarist[80]
John Wayne, actor and director[44]
Jack Webb, actor and director[25]
Roger Williams, pianist[81]
John Wooden, basketball coach[82] XxRMV8HBIBE |