The real population should be somewhere around 55000 and should go up to over 75000 in the next couple of years.
That doesn't include commuter and tourists. Downtown had over 10 Million visitors last year, that's around 30000 a day.
The district is home to over 500000 jobs (2013 study, 2016 should be higher), so RuFFy is correct.
But it makes no sense (like you guys wrote before) to compare the population/commuter/stores of Downtown L.A. and Manhattan.
Manhattan has a bigger population per sq mi, but it's like comparing the size of a melon and an apple.
Areas:
Manhattan
Total: 33.6 sq mi (22.83 sq mi Land)
Downtown L.A.
Total: 4.41 sq mi
So please, let's communicate this logically. The practice of quoting out of context is leading to nothing.
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Last edited by black_crow; May 13, 2016 at 4:57 PM.
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